Reach/Match/Safety Suggestions

Applying to College
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<p>I am currently a junior and a Cali resident. I also plan on going into medicine, and suggestions can include both UCs and out of state colleges.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 or 3.95 weighted (Depends on what my second semester grades are. I also did not count non-academic classes such as orchestra or sports.)</p>

<p>Also I'm taking five APs next year which may boost that weighted GPA. </p>

<p>SATs: 2100/800/750</p>

<p>I plan on retaking my SATs this June and next year so scores could be higher. </p>

<p>Honors Courses: 3</p>

<p>AP Courses: 8</p>

<p>ECs: Violin, Basketball, Tennis, around 100 hrs of community service, and hour upon hours of work experience</p>

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<p>UCB-Slight Reach
UCLA, UCSD-Match
All other UCs-safeties</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins since you plan on going pre-med.</p>

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<p>Well, Johns Hopkins would be a reach school for me right?</p>

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<p>Anyone else have any input?</p>

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<p>Are you interested in continuing with your violin studies as well as pursuing pre med?</p>

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<p>Well, your title says "Reach/Match/Safety Suggestions."</p>

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<p>Based on USNEWS numbers</p>

<p>Reaches: Top 15
Safeties: 30 and above!
Matches: 16-29!</p>

<p>!:D</p>

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<p>My 3.9/3.95 weighted GPA is actually good enough for those schools? I thought that my weighted GPA was pretty low.</p>

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<p>Weighted differs from school to school.</p>

<p>If you are in the top 5%, have the hardest courseload, and your 3.9 UW, then shoot for the stars--you have the stats to get into ANY college. You don't need perfection for top 20's, just excellence, passion, and personal flair (essays, interview, etc).</p>

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<p>I think both 3.9 and 3.95 refer to his weighted GPA, but with different ways of calculating it. His unweighted is probably significantly lower, maybe around 3.3/3.4. If this is the case, I'd put UC Berkeley and UCLA as reaches, with UCSD as a good match.</p>

<p>What exactly is your unweighted GPA?</p>

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<p>Yeah, around 3.3/3.4.</p>