UCs, Stanford, Cornell, Columbia, Brown?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a Chinese female, current junior at a semi-competitive high school (only 1/3 the student pop is in IB, the remaining 2/3 rarely attend college) in California. I'm interested in a school with a premed/biology major.</p>

<p>Scores: (have yet to take SAT II Math and Biology M)
PSAT: 225
SAT I: 2260 in one sitting, 2290 separately Math: 720/750 CR: 750 Writing: 790
SAT II US History: 760
SAT II Math: ~ 750+
SAT II Bio: ~ 750+</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9 UW, top 5% of class</p>

<p>APS:
US History - 4
Calculus AB - this year, most likely 5</p>

<p>Courseload - Full Diploma IB</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
IB Biology 2
IB English 2
IB Global Studies
IB TOK
IB Chinese 2
IB Math 2</p>

<p>ECS:
Piano: 7 years
Horseback Riding: 4 years
Varsity Golf: 12th
PR; Chinese Club: 9th
Treasurer; Cancer Awareness Club: 11th, maybe VP 12th?
Webmaster; L'espoir (jewelry club sending proceeds to Children's Town in Malambanya): 11th, most likely 12th
~300+ hours Community Service
Relay 4 Life
Research with UCD Professor: 11th, 12th
Saddle Pals: this summer
Counselor for Equestrian Summer Camp: 2 weeks every summer (11th, 12th)</p>

<p>Considering Applying To:
UC Irvine (safety?)
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Davis (safety?)
UCSD
SCEA - if it helps my chances
Cornell
Columbia
JHU
Brown</p>

<p>I recently recieved a nomination to the National Society of High School Scholars. Is anyone familiar with the program? Will this help in my application?</p>

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<p>UCLA/UCB: Match
UCSD: Safe Match
UCD/UCI: Safety</p>

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<p>i dont know....... probably a 40 to 50 percent chance</p>

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<p>Pretty standard applicant for the top UC's and Stanford -etc. You have no hook though, so I agree with beenpro, 50%</p>

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<p>cf07:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safe Match
UCI/UCD: Safety</p>

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<p>Any ideas on what I could do to strengthen my application/get that hook?</p>

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<p>im a prospective premed too, and i'd say def. get more science related ec's and leadership, PM me if you have questions</p>

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<p>UC Irvine: in
UC Berkeley: most likely in
UCLA: possible, but not definite
UC Davis: in
UCSD: possible, most likely in</p>

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<p>UC Irvine- safety
UC Berkeley- match
UCLA- match
UC Davis- safety
UCSD- safety
Cornell- high match
JHU- slight reach
Columbia- high reach
Brown- high reach
Stanford- super reach (I'd say 4-8%)</p>

<p>Wondering..how can you label your school as "slightly competitive" if 2/3 of its population rarely attend college?</p>

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<p>thanks you guys!</p>

<p>and as for my school, the 1/3 of students that is in IB is incredibly competitive and our school excels in many of the science/math competitions so I guess I was balancing it out? lol</p>