What are my chances for each of the Ivies/UC schools? feedback please!!!:)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] ACT: 32, Math 32, Science 30, Writing 30, Reading 35, Essay 09.
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[ *] Rank: Valedictorian
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered.
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous.
[ /list]Subjective: Honors Calculus, Honors British Literature, Honors Physics, ETC.</p>

<p>[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
- Only student on my schools WASC accreditation community.
- Started a graphic design course, where I am the TA.
- Also started Surf P.E., a huge success!
- School Leadership Team.</p>

<p>[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
- Over 500 hours working with students with autism/on the spectrum.
- School mentorship program.
- Coalition for Compassion, two hours weekly helping with homeless and homeless veterans.
- San Diego Mini Maker Faire volunteer.
- Qualcomm STEAM conference.</p>

<p>[ *] Summer Activities:
Global educational trips to Central Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Costa Rica, and Peru.</p>

<p>[ *] Essays: Very good, speaks to the reader, interests them, with very powerful and moving experiences and statements.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: An AP math and science teacher, and well respected humanities teacher.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Additional Rec: Great</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Independent.
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 150,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Went through a lot of adversity, almost failed out of school, personal stuff, I don't wish to share with the internet, haha. Year round school, had to leave all my friends in order to work on my self. I am now a adverse individual.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Score? Personal statement was powerful, recommendations, small independent school, valedictorian.
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores? </p>

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<p>Please reply and criticize.</p>

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<p>you sound like stuck up rich kid so ur personal statement probably sounds stuck up. fix that.
being valedvictorian will get u into most schools but how small was ur class size?</p>

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<p>OP, do NOT take @Perucho‌ advice. If you look at some of his last posts, he has written a very, very poor essay (which basically puts down all of American culture–excuse me, in his own words, Americans don’t have any culture to speak of), and is not in a position to offer you any kind of advice. </p>

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<p>The ivies are reaches for everyone. I’d say you’re good for the mid tier uc’s. Berkeley and LA are always difficult to predict.</p>

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<p>onlythebest13, you just proved that there is racism in america. trying to crush all opposition to the mainstream views even though you talk so much about freedom of speech in america</p>

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<p>Perucho, you are such an insecure, hateful person. Nobody is trying to “crush all opposition”. You’re the one that’s trying to shut others down with your immature vitriol. Onlythebest13 didn’t even mention or imply anything AT ALL about your race. You’re delusional, dude. </p>

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<p>LOL Perucho is a great at rustling all of your jimmies :^)
He has bemused you with his chicaneries.
You feel rused.
He has coaxed your into a snafu.</p>

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<p>Back to the subject…You said you had a recommendation from an AP teacher, yet you took NO ap’s? were they offered at your school?Also, how were your subject tests? You have to submit 2. Doesn’t seem like there is any kind of “pop” thing here to pull their interest, unless your personal issues make a good essay of “what you overcame”. </p>

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<p>I think the picture is also fake. The posts could also be written to inflame the reader which could also be fake. You never know whats real and not real on the internet. </p>

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<p>Hey, thanks to everyone for their advice, I will definitely take it into consideration. My teacher is an AP math and science teacher, but the high school I attend does not believe in AP, but he has taught many AP classes. About the spoiled “rich white kid thing”, Im not going to deny that my family is very privileged, but that doesn’t mean that a student can’t overcome adversity. I had a hard time in school because there was no way to distinguish myself. I was pretty much booted from the public school system and I had failing grades. But I turned my life around, and I feel like that is at least worth something. I guess i though my “pop thing” was that I was coming from a very small independent school based on socratic method, and that despite all the “bad” things that I have gone through, in the end I was able to succeed. If this is not so, what are some ideas that I can talk about to separate myself from the “herd”.</p>