<p>I have a 32 ACT, 3.93 UW GPA, Valedictorian, ELC, solid extra curriculars.</p>
<p>Reach:
- University of Pennsylvania (ED)
- Harvard University
- UC Berkeley
- Brown University
- UCLA
- Ohio State Honors Program
- Villanova Combined BS/MD - (Made it through first round)</p>
<p>Match
- UCSD
- Tulane - Deferred to RD
- UCDavis
- Case Western Reserve University
- Connecticut College</p>
<p>Safety
- UCSB
- UCSC
- Hofstra University
- Juanita
- Fairleigh Dickinson University - (Accepted already) </p>
<p>UCSB has a 36% acceptance rate, that isn’t exactly very high. Furthermore with schools that read personal statements there is always the chance you said the wrong thing. Plus you never know what happens, I had a friend that got accepted to UCLA but rejected to SDSU. Although I doubt you would be shut out of every uni, if you want a balanced list then you should apply to a real safety like your local CSU which should give you priority, </p>
<p>Well, if FDU is affordable to the OP and offers the desired academics, it is now a safety, since it has already admitted the OP. OP is on the high end of the UCSB frosh class stats, so it is probably a low match for admissions unless the OP applied to a particularly competitive division or major. UCSC is probably almost a safety for admission (though the subjective grading of the essay makes it not quite 100% certain). Of course, the OP needs to check affordability (run net price calculators if not done already), because no school can be a safety unless it is affordable for sure.</p>
<p>Also, the UC and CSU deadlines have passed, so no more of them can be added.</p>
<p>I assume that you’re a California resident. If so since you’re in the top 9% of your graduating class you’re a very likely acceptance at a UC. As valedictorian your chances at UCSC and UCSB are very good.</p>