Please help me find matches and safeties

College Search & Selection
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<p>About me:
Major: possibly business, but most likely undeclared
Male
Asian-American (Korean)
Live in Southern California</p>

<p>School does not rank
GPA weighted: 4.24
GPA unweighted: 3.76
About my GPA, my sophomore year I was taking 3 APs and I got 4 B's first semester and 2 B's second semester (3.91 GPA). My junior year I took 5 APs and got straight A's for both semesters (4.8 GPA). Hopefully, this shows at least an upward trend.
UC Eligibility in Local Context ELC (top 4% of class for UCs)
SAT: 790 Math, 780 Writing, 730 Crit Reading, 2300 overall
SAT IIs: Math 780, US History 720, Chemistry (taking in October, expecting around 750+)
APs:
AP Calc AB - 5
AP Calc BC - 5
AP Physics C - 5
AP Environmental Science - 4
AP Euro Hist - 3
AP US Hist - 5
AP Chemistry - 4
AP English Language - 5</p>

<p>Senior Year: AP Stats, AP Physics EM, AP Eng Lit, AP Gov, Spanish 7-8 (did all 4 years of HS), Comp Applications(for requirement)</p>

<p>ECs:
-Math Tutoring Club Secretary (11), Treasurer (12)
-Investment Club founder (12)
-Volunteer at local Hospital (10-12) over 100 hours
-National Honors Society (11-12)
-various local writing and math competition semifinalist
-School JV tennis (9-10), MVP for Sophomore Year
-Piano National CM test Level 10 (9-12)
-participate in city's Youth Symphony (9-12) including its marketing committee
-kiva.org member and participant (9-12)
-smaller school clubs that I might or might not write down
-Stanford EPGY Summer program (11)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Internship at IBM Korea and Deutsche Bank Korea (2 weeks each, not sure which one to write down), can get a 3rd optional rec letter from either
-Volunteer work at North Korean refugee camp in rural South Korea (3 weeks)
-Work at UPS for 4 hours per week during the school year</p>

<p>Rec letters:
-pretty sure of 2 very good recommendations, one from physics another from US History to balance it out
-can get a 3rd optional from one of my internships</p>

<p>Essays: I have one very, very unique experience and another follows a common subject thread that i've constructed over my HS years</p>

<p>Hooks: Very few. Do not need financial aid, and my brother currently attends Dartmouth U.</p>

<p>Antihooks: Asian, Korean, I have alot of ugly B's, upper middle class</p>

<p>List any reach schools, 50/50s, matches, and backups that you think would fit for me. Thanks its greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>any suggestions?</p>

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<p>What part of the country to you want to be in?</p>

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<p>Granted, you have quite a few B’s, but that 2300 will help you out immensely. </p>

<p>It really comes down to where geographically you see yourself. What kind of setting? Urban, rural, suburban?</p>

<p>Size of school? 25000 vs 1000?</p>

<p>Btw, talking about working at UPS would be a good essay hook as well – or that refugee camp.</p>

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<p>I’m definitely applying to UCs because of the instate advantage but other than that I really have no clue where to apply to. I think for the most part its because Im not entirely sure where I stand as an applicant, as in Im not sure how far my credentials can take me. Im pretty much indifferent to size and region as long as I get a good education out of my 4 years.</p>