What are my chance getting into these majors or schools? Will my SAT score affect me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello I am currently a senior in high school and I am thinking of pursuing a major in Human Biology, but I am still considering Marine biology or Animal Science. I am planning in receiving one day a masters or doctoral degree but the thing is I have a high GPA, strong extracurriculars but I am a horrible test taker and my SAT and ACT scores are not high enough.
The schools I am planning to apply are
UCSD
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UCLA
Berkeley

SDSU
CSUEB
CSUMB
CSU H

Stanford
USC
Wellesley
Cornell

My current weighed GPA is: 4.15, Unweighed: 3.87

Around SAT January 2016: 1210
Around SAT June: 870
Around ACT: 14

AP’S : AP Spanish Language 4, AP Spanish Literature 3, Haven’t taken AP Biology yet.

Extracurriculars:
Ballet for 2 years
Varsity Cheer for 1 year

Volunteer experience at Senior Home, my local parks and recreation swimming pool, school events like fundraisers, city events, tutoring kindergarteners Spanish, manager of my High School baseball team, Public library during the Summer Reading Program and my local Hospital at the maternity and recovery floor
I also had an internship opportunity during school with a local physician for two weeks and she later hired me to work on patient referrals ending with a total of 400 Hours

I’ve taken college courses at UCSD Extension which I passed, I have also been recognized each quarter and semester for maintaining a 3.8 GPA or higher

Some of the clubs I am involved in are, 2017 Senior Committee, Social Justice, ASB, Conduct Review Committee, President of the Health Club and secretary of M.E.Ch.A

Background information
Female
Mexican American
Low-income
First Generation
Mother suffered form stoke
Father passed away

Please let me know what you think, I really appreciate, it
PS: I am confident I will be admitted somewhere but what scares me the most about admissions is the SAT Score

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UCSD - Unlikely
UC Davis - 50/50
UC Irvine - 50/50
UCLA - Unlikely
Berkeley - Unlikely

SDSU - Very Likely
CSUEB Very Likely
CSUMB Very Likely
CSU H? if you mean Dominguez Hills, Very Likely

Stanford - Unlikely
USC - Unlikely
Wellesley- Unlikely
Cornell- Unlikely

IMHO you have a lot of reach and safety schools - not many matches.
Since you want to study Bio/Animal science, you should probably also consider applying to UCSC, UCSB and both Cal Polys. I bet you’ll get into 3 out of the 4.

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Seriously an ACT score of 14 and SAT score of 870? Typo’s ?

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With those scores you expect admission to Stanford ?!

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find a test-optional school, that is honestly your best bet with those test scores. (Tufts, GW)

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Colleges will not accept the “bad test taker” excuse.

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My comments were based on the 1210, which isn’t that bad…

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1210/2400

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@NCalRent january was before the new SAT, so the 1210 is on the 2400 scale. With those test scores, most of those schools are reach schools, especially stanford, cornell, UCB, UCLA, USC, and Wellesley. Even if you are a bad test taker, they won’t care. What if everyone said that? Frankly, your GPA is good but your test scores don’t math, and that is an issue.

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OP, I’d look at test-optional schools. With an ACT of 14 and SAT in the triple digits, the UCs, all the privates you listed, and some of the CSUs are out of reach. Look at Bowdoin, Smith, Wesleyan, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, GWU. Some of those may be similar to Wellesley.