Top tier university chances? I will chance back!

<p>I am currently a junior in Southern California. I am very interested in going into some kind of engineering, but whether it be aerospace, mechanical, or chemical, I am not yet sure. I promise to chance back. Thanks for any input you all have!</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican-American Male)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2280 (Math 770, Critical Reading 710, Writing 800)</p>

<p>SAT II's: I have not taken them yet, but I would expect to score in the mid to high 700's. Math II (June), U.S. History (October), Physics (October)</p>

<p>AP's/Honors: Honors Humanities, AP Calculus AB (5), AP Biology (4), AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP U.S. History, AP English Language, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Government and Politics, AP English Literature (Total of 10 AP's)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.3 Weighted, 3.94 Unweighted</p>

<p>Extra Curricular's:</p>

<p>Inside of School:
-Speech and Debate Team (Varsity, 3 years)<br>
-Interact Club (Co-President, 2 years)<br>
-California Scholarship Federation (Vice President, 3 years)
-National Honor Society (2 years<br>
-Writing Help and Tutoring Club (Director of Communications, 3 years)
-Link Crew (1 year)
-Peer Counselor (1 year)
-Science Olympiad (2 years)
-Golf Team (Junior Varsity)
-Science Tutoring Club (3 years)<br>
-School Newspaper Writer (2 years)
-School Science Magazine Writer (1 year)
-Fraternity of Academic and Civil Excellence (1 year)
-School Ambassador (1 year)</p>

<p>Outide of School:
-Youth Group at my church
-Library Volunteer (2 years)
-I started a speech and debate program at the local middle school, where I teach speech and debate to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders once a week after school. (2 years)
-Internship at a local Aerospace Company (Summer)
-Volunteer at the Science Center (Summer)
-I plan on hosting a sort of summer Science Olympiad at the library for elementary school students. (Summer)</p>

<p>Awards:
-Principal's Award for exemplary character</p>

<p>Family income:
-Upper middle-class</p>

<p>Probable schools:
UC Berkeley
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbra
Cal Poly SLO
USC
Stanford
California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell
Columbia
Princeton
Carnegie Mellon
Oxford
Cambridge</p>

<p>Assuming that my essay's and letters of recommendation are okay, are some of the top tier schools listed above out of the picture? Or are some of them good fits? Thanks so much for taking your time to do this!</p>

<p>As long as you have an outstanding essay, M.I.T and Stanford would most probably accept. Columbia and Princeton would still be a little hard to get into, but i can’t see you having any other difficulty.</p>

<p>You have a good shot at most of these schools. As Innovativeteen said, Princeton + Columbia will be a bit harder.</p>

<p>UCB - Reach
UCSD - Match
UCSB - Match
UCLA - Low Reach
Stanford - Reach
Caltech - Reach
MIT - Reach
Ivies - Mid/high reach</p>