still a sophomore...

<p>Im still a sohphomore at a rigorous prep academy (all honors). I was wondering which UC schools i am qualified for.</p>

<p>Also, it would be great if i could get some advice on what to do.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8x (hoping to raise it by senior year)
SATI 1770 (hoping to raise it to at least 2000, do you think it is possible?)
PSAT 188 (with some prep)
SATII Chinese 720
At least 8 APs after jr+sr year</p>

<p>ECs
Key Club- 50 hours (hopefully 200 by senior year)
Piano lessons since 5
Play piano for church
SYMF 4th place solo competition
SYMF 2nd place duet competition
Certificate of merit- Panel finalist 10th grade
Violin in symphonic orchestra 2 years
NHS member (2 years by senior year)
Taekwondo Black Belt 3 years (will be 2nd degree, 5 years by senior year)
JV tennis team 1 year</p>

<p>Also, another issue ive been trying to tackle is whether or not to continue piano lessons. Next year will be my junior year, which is really important. Piano is time consuming, but if i carry through, i can win some more awards, but i think my grades might suffer. If i stop piano, i think i will have more time to concentrate on my grades. What do you guys think?</p>

<p>of course it's best to do piano and have good grades, but it's really up to you.</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars look decent so far, and if you keep up the GPA or get it higher, and raise the SAT's to 2000/2100+, all UC's should be a possibility.</p>

<p>I, personally, would keep up piano because if you win a really prestigious competition, it could be a hook, but if you're GPA dips below a certain range I don't know if it'd be worth it - GPA's pretty important especially since your SAT's aren't stellar (currently)</p>

<p>Make the choice-do you think you can keep up piano?</p>

<p>arklogic:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCB/UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safe Match</p>

<p>I'd say good chances GPA-wise. But try to improve the SAT's to be safe. 1770 to a 2000+ is definitely possible. Train hard though, dont' just talk the talk. Work, and it's very possible to get a 2200+ even.</p>

<p>what would be the stats if everything were the same except sat1= 2000?</p>

<p>arklogic:</p>

<p>Assuming you get an SAT I score of 2000,
UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach
UCSD: Match
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Safe Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safety</p>

<p>k looks like i still have alot to work on; thanks guys</p>

<p>by the way, what does reach and slight reach mean in terms of percentage chance? and, what is the percentage for "match" and safety?</p>

<p>bump ......</p>

<p>I'd say. Reach is like. 20%. Slight reach. 30%. Match. 70%. Safety. 90%. You never know with colleges.</p>

<p>say i win a scholarship for piano for 650 dollars (lol yes i did). Would that be something to mention in ec's?</p>

<p>yes, or perhaps awards/honours would be better</p>