What are my Chances at USC, UCSB, UCI, NYU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a junior in High School with the year ending in a few months. It is time for me to choose a college and I think I have. UCLA just interests me. It is in the perfect place (a nice, big city), it is a large school, it is not close to home, and it has what I want to major in. Basically, everything I could want. I really want to know if I can get in.Cu</p>

<p>Sophmore/Junior GPA:</p>

<p>Current GPA- 3.25 Not the best, I know but I still have an easy semester left and I plan to take a full senior schedule of easy classes to get it up.</p>

<p>IB classes (AP)- IB Analysis 2, IB Calc (next year), IB Physics</p>

<p>SAT/ACT- On the P-ACT, I scored well in math (29) but not being able to finish in the reading brought my composite down to 22. PSAT I am unsure about. In Senior Sem (taking a year early) we did a practice one for fun really and I got a 600 in math. He shortened the time on each section by 5 min and I am sure I could do better. I am taking both within this school year and will take them again next year.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular/volunteer work- Baseball, Basketball (not for High School though :/), Oregon Humane Society (haven't yet but plan to for Senior Seminar)</p>

<p>So do I have a shot? I really have my heart set so if I don't can you recommend stuff for me to do to get me accepted? Thanks people. </p>

<p>Sophmore and Junior GPA
unweighted: 3.33
weighted: 3.62</p>

<p>Test Scores:
2180 SAT
SAT Critical Reading Score: 730
SAT Math Score: 710
SAT Writing Score: 740
ACT English Score: 33
ACT Math Score: 32
ACT Composite: 32</p>

<p>Sports:
Varsity Soccer (2 years)
Varsity Track & Field (3 years)
Varsity Cross Country (3 years)</p>

<p>Clubs:
Debate Club</p>

<p>Awards Honors:
Individual League Champion for Track & Field Pole Vault twice
Number 3 In City Finals for Pole Vault
Earned a Spot in the Yearbook Art Gallery (Art Contest)
Numerous Track & field and Cross Country Medals and Honors</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Children's Hospital (100+ hours)
An Elementary School</p>

<p>Other:
I have a portfolio of artwork (illustration)
I have a portfolio of photography.
I have been taking singing lessons for about a year now.
Summer job at best buy
I can speak English, Spanish, and French
Girls Scouts Member
Church Youth Group Member</p>

<p>Colleges (in order from 1st choice to last)
USC
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine
NYU</p>

<p>Safety:
Cal State LA</p>

<p>Basically my GPA is what worries me.
Is there any chance of me getting accepted any of the aboev
despite my low GPA considering all of my other achievements?
Any suggestions? Or other schools you suggest?
Thank you all so very much.</p>

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<p>USC: 50-50 shot
UC Santa Barbara: Probably accepted
UC Irvine: Probably accepted
NYU: Pretty good shot, but not sure if accepted
Cal Sate LA: Most likely accepted</p>

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<p>For USC and UCSB try to get nothing but A’s for the rest of the semesters in High school. The GPA is really low compared to what they usually accept. Take more AP classes to reason for the low GPA if possible. Schools prefer students with a lot of AP/IB courses with not so high GPA over students with not a lot of AP/IB classes and high GPA. If your SAT score was higher then they wouldn’t care as much, but if you submit both your ACT and SAT they can offset the low GPA, by a bit. NYU. probably not so much because it’s out of state. Try instate first then go out of state.</p>

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<p>Wait, so do you have a 3.25 or a 3.62? Some confusion there… Also, are you out of state? If so, your chances would be much lower then if you are a resident of California. EC’s and test scores are pretty strong, so id say:
USC- 40% chance accepted
UCSB- match
UCI- low reach
CSLA- In</p>

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<p>USC- reach, UCI- high target/low reach, UCSB- high target, NYU- reach, CSULA- in. You’re right, it’s your GPA that’s lowering your chances since all of your schools except CSULA have GPA averages of at least 4.0. who knows though, these admissions decisions can be unpredictable sometimes. good luck!</p>

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<p>I think you can be a great match for all of the California schools.
But really try to up your GPA and SATI.
Terrific and impressive activities.
I’m not sure about NYU. All I know is that it likes the artsy types; I don’t know much about how competitive it is to get into.</p>