Thanks to everyone who is taking the time to help me out, here is a brief overview of my stats
GPA 4.0 UW 4.57 W 4.5 UC (uncapped)
Rank 5
Coming from socal area
White Male, middle class
SAT: 1500/1600
Haven’t taken subject tests yet
Extracurriculars:
Mock Trial 9th- (Team Captain, defense attorney)
-Second place in county
School Newspaper Club 10- (Founder, President, Editor in Chief)
-We have raised money and have begun printing paper issues consistently
-Some of our stories focus on really big, controversial issues
-English department says they will turn it into a real journalism class after I graduate
Independent Jazz Combo
-We have paid to perform at numerous soirees for tech companies
-Performed at the Olympic Club
-Write and perform our own pieces
-Recieved very high scores after performing at the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival
1st Chair in School Jazz Band and Orchestra
Member of California Jazz Conservatory
Boys State
Volunteer Work:
Helped teach basic computer programming/game design to kids (employed by city rec department)
Volunteer at children and family law center 11th grade
Internships:
Paid internship at small local media group that focuses on environmental issues 10th grade
-Interviewed various environmental scientists, interviewed a US congressman which was aired on local NPR affiliate station
-Wrote grants (the media group is a nonprofit)
Work/Miscellaneous
Worked in retail through 11th grade
Worked as a tutor for various middle school students through High School
Awards:
Just various department awards, nothing big
I looked at the stats for my school, and out of a class of ~280 seniors, ~4 got into Berkeley last year
I want to know my chances for:
UCB
UCLA
UCSD
Cornell
Dartmouth
Brown
Columbia
Harvard (LOL)
Georgetown
I realize many of these schools might be reaches, but I’m mainly concerned about the UCs
Thank you
For UCs, the following may help you estimate chances:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1903428-faq-uc-historical-frosh-admit-rates-by-hs-gpa.html
However, intended major is significant in many cases when applying to UCs. Some majors (e.g. computer science) tend to be more difficult to gain admission to than the campus they are at.
The term “Lower Ivies” should not exist.
To start off, your GPA and ECs and pretty solid so good job on that.
An update on the subject tests later on would help, but they’re not as important as SAT1, and since you got a 1500 on that, I’m pretty sure you’ll do well on your subject tests if you study well.
Your ECs, although pretty good, are a little below the average for the institutions that you wish to apply to, but you have a little bit of time to dig up a few things and make up for that.
Since you’re mostly concerned about UCs, I’ll have to say that you’ve got a pretty solid chance at all three of them (Especially UCSD).
For instance, I found an article on StudentTutor the other day and it read the following:
"Alright, let’s review. To pass the UC Berkeley admissions requirements and be a Golden Bear, we recommend the following:
-A 3.85 Unweighted GPA (or higher)
-A 4.39 Weighted GPA (or higher)
-A score of 2171 on the SAT or 33 on the ACT
-Research your major/program (Use UCB’s Academic Guide!)
-Take your UC Berkeley Admissions Test no later than December of your graduating year
-Do well on your UC Berkeley Admissions Essay (Remember the points I gave you!)
-Use the comments section of your essay (if needed)
-Access scholarships and other awards through your MyFinAid Account"
I just copy pasted this from the website, and as you can notice from the first 3 points, you’re doing well.
As for the rest,
Cornell – Accept
Dartmouth – Reject
Brown – Reject
Columbia – Waitlist/Accept
Harvard – Reject
Georgetown – Waitlist/Accept
Work on your ECs and good luck!
There are no lower Ivies.
Lol, no lower Ivies. But you have solid scores and EC’s that you can continue to develop.
Cornell- Waitlst/Accept
Dartmouth- Reject
Brown- Waitlist/Accept
Columbia- Reject
Harvard- Reject
Georgetown- Waitlist/Reject
Chance me back?