<p>I am an Asian-American born in Nevada, where I still reside. I will be a Senior next year.</p>
<p>I carry a 3.83 cummulative unweighted GPA through Junior year, with a 3.83 in both semesters of Sophomore year and a 3.83 in my first semester of Junior yr and a 4.0 in the 2nd. Junior year I took 2 AP classes, Lang. and Comp. (scored a 4), and US History (3). As a Senior I will be taking 3 AP's Lit. and Comp., Government, and Statistics. There aren't very many AP classes offered at my school.</p>
<p>My class rank is probably somewhere around 25/510</p>
<p>As far as standardized tests go I have only taken the new SAT, in which I scored a cummulative 1950. Critical Reading= 710, Math= 630, Writing= 610. I plan on scoring a 2100+ after taking it again.</p>
<p>My extracurriculars are weak. I played football and basketball Freshmen year. Did next to nothing Sophomore year. And as a Junior I was a member of Key Club.</p>
<p>So what are my chances for the following schools? UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, and UCD? I'd like to know my chances at USC as well. Thanks</p>
<p>Why go to UC schools? Then, you'd have to pay as an "out-of-stater" and that's a lot more expensive. Why don't you look for some private schools that are just as good?</p>
<p>UC schools are pretty hard to get into, from what I've heard, since there's A LOT of Asians applying and their in-state too.</p>
<p>You would maybe have a chance at the UCI/UCD level. Agreed, why would you pay $40K/tr for those compared to the privates you could get into? Smaller classes, less red tape, quicker graduation.</p>
<p>UCB: Reach (out of state)
UCLA: Reach (out of state)
UCSD: Slight Reach (out of state)
UCD: Safe Match (out of state)
UCI: Safe Match (out of state)
USC: Slight Reach</p>
<p>The UC schools are going to be reaches for you not only because you're an out-of-stater, but also because you have few extracurriculars and your SATs and rank won't stand out among the other out-of-state applicants. The fact that you're Asian will also not help you, should you decide to disclose.</p>
<p>I agree that Irvine and Davis would be your best bets (though not safe in any way). I also agree, however, that you should be looking at private colleges instead of the UC system.</p>
<p>From what the OP has written, it's really really hard to defend UCD and UCI as a "safe match" or even a "match" at that. What his extracurricular activities amount to is absolutely nothing of importance or even merit. The writing score is a weak point, what are your SAT II scores? I don't think the applicant has anything to add to his points total for the UCSD formula, and the bar is set several hundred points higher for OOS. SD is absolutely a no, as Berkeley and LA. If you are from an underperforming school, then it doesn't help your case by being ranked only 25th. If you not from a disadvantaged background, then it's even more difficult being an Asian-American (if you haven't noticed, we have a surplus at the UCs). If you really want the UCs, you're going to have to include the likes of Riverside, Merced, and possibly Santa Cruz. Best of luck,</p>