UC Chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know, I'm a **** up...but what are my chances at the UC's?</p>

<p>UCSB is my first choice, then UCI, UCSD, UCD, ....UCLA of course but I don't think I have a chance. UCR is my back up...</p>

<p>Also applying to Stanford (for the hell of it) and USC (...).</p>

<p>SAT:
is currently 1750....but retaking in OCT and i'm scoring around 1900...</p>

<p>SAT II's:
680 Literature<br>
620 World History
590 U.S. History </p>

<p>AP's:
World History 3<br>
US History 4
Environmental Science 1 (I heard we HAVE to include all the scores...)</p>

<p>GPA:
3.51 w
3.00 uw (not sure)</p>

<p>Awards/ExtraCurr:
Won nextSTEP college magazine’s annual contest as a Super Teen
(Featured in the March/April edition)
Member of ISA (Indian Student Association) *secretary in junior year, vp in senior year
Member of AFWA
Madrigals (Chorus) Co-Press Secretary (junior year)</p>

<p>Hobbies:
Reading; singing; writing poetry, short stories, and novels;
Writing music; drawing.</p>

<p>280+ hours at libraries over summer since 7th grade
Put together a Twilight Breaking Dawn midnight release party at Barnes and Noble.</p>

<p>Applying as an English major, if that makes a difference.</p>

<p>Should I schedule an interview at USC?</p>

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<p>USC is probably out for you</p>

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<p>ok…and stanford isn’t???</p>

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<p>Most likely as well, given your own reaction to applying there as well as your low GPA/scores. Sorry, mate. You have a better shot at USC</p>

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<p>Most of the UC’s are reaches, UCR - match</p>

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<p>Yeah you should apply to UCSC because thats a match and its better than ucr or ucm. If you want to balance out your low gpa with a high SAT score, it has to be way above 1900. More like 2100 or at least 2050.</p>

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<p>And sorry theres no hope for stanford. Last year, our number 1 student (~4.5 gpa and 2400 SAT) didnt get in.</p>

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<p>i was thinking i had a better shot at stanford/usc than most of my peers…even ucla, simply because the top students got rejected while some of the lower gpas were accepted…i heard their recs/essays were incredible, which is what i have going for me…wouldn’t i stand a chance then?</p>

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<p>^Those cases are usually rare aren’t they? And I think those cases were usually exceptional..meaning they had some extremely spectacular EC. And statistically, the people who get into usc/stanford/ucla have a very high percentage of high SAT scores and GPAs.</p>

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<p>I agree with the comment about getting a way higher SAT Score. Study your ass off and try for at least 2100 to have a decent chance.</p>

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<p>not at stanford. I am sorry, but a 2400 wouldnt salvage you. Well, unless you are an amazing athlete and donate ALOTTTTTTTTTTTT of money. Its cool that your applying, its a funny feeling to know that the admissions people there spent SOME time on you, lol. Thats why I am applying to Harvard. I am going to frame the rejection letter to my dorm room, and use it as motivation.</p>