What are my chances for UCB/UCLA?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi, I know that college admissions are not that simple or easy to predict, but I'd like to know my chances at those schools? Are these schools reaches or are they good targets? Any opinions would be most appreciated. (I'm in-state btw)
Unweighted GPA: 3.9487
Weighted GPA: 4.6857
Class Rank: 1st Decile (cutoff for which is 4.57)
Test Scores:
SAT- 2250 (750 in all 3 sections)
ACT- 32 (34 in English/ Math, 28 in Reading, 30 in Science)
Math II-790
Chemistry-790
USH-780
Spanish (w/out Listening)-750
Biology E- 710
Math I- 670
5's on AP English Lang, Chem, Bio, APUSH, Euro. 4 on Spanish Lang</p>

<p>EC's:
- About 200 hours of volunteering at local hospital
- About 150 hours of volunteering at local library (including leadership role of planning/coordinating events for community events)
-About 60 hours of volunteering at local free clinic
-120 hours of peer mentoring (tutoring struggling students during lunch)
- Teacher's Assistant for a 6th-7th grade writing workshop over the summer. Worked about 90 hours total
- Have position in JSA (Junior State of America) state cabinet in SoCal and have been member of club since freshman year
-Two years of JV Track
-Won a runner-up award for my school district's Reflections program/competition</p>

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<p>I think a definite match for both. Nice SAT! I don’t think that the UC’s accept the Math I subject test though, do they?</p>

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<p>I don’t think they do, but I was worried that it might make me look bad for such top-notch universities (because math I is supposed to be really basic, yet it is much harder than Math II imo)</p>

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<p>I have heard that it is much harder because of the harsh curve. Is UCLA your first choice and are you applying to other schools as well?</p>

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<p>UCLA is not my first choice; it’s probably my 6th choice or so. In addition to UC’s, I’m applying to USC, Stanford, Northwestern, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, UPenn, Yale, NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, and UMKC. I know that private schools care more about Essays and personal qualities, so I don’t think objective data would really predict my acceptance.</p>

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<p>Your chances at the UCs are easy to predict. Based on your stats and resume, you will be accepted to both UCB and UCLA. Also, good to go at USC and NYU. Good shot of acceptance at Northwestern and JHU. The others are more unpredictable but realistic shot at Cornell.</p>