UC Berkeley/Stanford Chances???

<p>I am a senior looking to major in mechanical (possibly electrical) engineering.</p>

<p>[Stats]</p>

<p>SAT: 2150 (720 eng, 720 math, 710 writing)</p>

<p>ACT:31
-35 English
-34 Math
-29 Reading
-27 Science</p>

<p>GPA (unweighted): 3.95 /4.00
GPA (weighted): 4.3</p>

<p>Rank: 27 out of 478</p>

<p>AP Physics: 5
AP BC Calc: 4 -> 5 AB subscore </p>

<p>5 total AP classes (Phys, Bio, BC Calc, Stats, Lit & Comp)
11 total Honors classes</p>

<p>[Extracurriculars]</p>

<p>-Track and Field, 4 years, Varsity, State Qualifier
-NHS, 2 years, 24 hours community service per year
-WYSE (World Youth in Science and Engineering), 2 years
-Science Olympiad, 2 years
-Rec Basketball, 8 years
-Piano, 7 years
-Basketball Referee, 1 year </p>

<p>[Awards]</p>

<p>-National Merit Commended Student
-10th place 2012 IL State 3A 4x400m relay
-1st place WYSE (World Youth in Science and Engineering) team sectional finish
-1st place individual finish in Technical Problem Solving event at Science Olympiad Regionals</p>

<p>[Letters of Recommendation]</p>

<p>-One written by Physics teacher who loves me (5 on AP test, etc.)
-Other written by BC Calc teacher who always writes good letters of rec</p>

<p>[Essays] </p>

<p>Everyone tells me that I'm a good writer so that should help...</p>

<p>[My question to you]</p>

<p>So what are my chances at schools like Stanford and UC Berkeley? Also, I'm from Illinois, so I have already applied to University of Illinois and University of Michigan, which I am pretty sure I'll get in to.</p>

<p>Just ask if there's anything else you need to know.</p>

<p>Overall looks good. It might be better to improve your SAT score a bit. </p>

<p>Sent from my GT-I9300 using CC</p>

<p>Both schools are a reach for you, but I would still apply if I were you.</p>