What are my Chances/How will they look at me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First, thanks for taking the time to read.
A quick summary of who I am/current status:
Sophomore, age 16.
Currently taking:
AP Calculus BC
Quant. Chem (Honors)
AP Physics
AP (Prep) English 10
French II
(Few other miscellaneous classes, but those are irrelevant.)</p>

<p>GPA is unremarkable. (Actually, rather dismal. Low 3's. Unweighted)
Freshman year my average was something along the lines of a C+/B-.</p>

<p>This year it's been slightly better, B/B+ range. (1st Semester) </p>

<p>Had serious family issues Freshman year, including transfer of custody (and a 2000 mile relocation) [Possible mitigating circumstance that would help off-set the terrible grade(s)?]</p>

<p>Took the PSAT, 78 in Math, 69 in English, 72 in Writing.
(I plan on taking the SAT this year, to get a feel for what its like.)</p>

<p>I'm the classic 'underachiever' who never had to develop study habits in Elementary/Middle school in order to succeed. Unfortunately, that little bit of slacking has really destroyed my GPA.
Working on rebuilding it, and I hope to have an 3.75+ average for 2nd Semester Soph/All Junior/Senior year.</p>

<p>Here is a list of the courses I'll be taking next year:
AP US History
AP English 11
(AP [Not sure if I get credit-hours for it) Multi-Variable Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
French III
Band?</p>

<p>Basically, challenging classes [especially math].</p>

<p>Assuming I can bring my GPA up to a 3.5 by the time I finish Junior Year, 3.75 by the time I finish senior year.
Assume that I get a combined 2200 or so on the new SAT.</p>

<p>I'm also considering re-locating to California [moving back, actually] in order to attend a UC school; i.e., UCLA/UCB. IU (or Purdue) are also possibilites [at least for Freshman year. Potential transfer afterwards.]</p>

<p>Can anyone give me general ideas on the level of schools (if possible, specific schools) that I can hope to get in to?</p>

<p>Thanks for your time.
--Trevor</p>

<p>(Side note, any suggestions for what to do senior year? Virtually all of the AP classes will be behind me--someone suggested attending a college part-time?)
-T</p>

<p>Also, working on ECs (I'm hoping they'll be my ticket into college)
Currently doing volunteer work for a few local places, including assembling computers for kids.
Any ideas of other potential ECs that I could get involved with? Please, no sports. Prefer suggestions that involve medicine/law/computers.
-T</p>

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<p>TrevorRC:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>Reach?</p>

<p>Thought you were suggesting a program for OOS students--google'd; no luck.</p>

<p>Mind filling me in on what "Reach" means?
Thanks.
-T</p>

<p>Also...
I previously lived in California with my mother (until ~Feb. of freshman year). Relocated to Indiana to live with my father.</p>

<p>I was considering moving back (to California) at the beginning of senior year in order to:
1) Receive In-State Tuition (I believe it's an extra ~10,000 for OOS students)
2) Increase my chance of being accepted.</p>

<p>Edit:</p>

<p>Got it. Reach, as in not-very-likely.</p>

<p>If I was an in-state student, would my chances improve much?</p>

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<p>OOS stands for "out of state"
reach means that your chances for getting into that college is pretty low.
If you want to go to a UC, I'd advise you to move back to California--it raises your chances of acceptance up a lot.</p>

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<p>Knew what OOS was--I was simply a bit shaky on the term 'Reach'. Thanks though :)</p>

<p>So, assuming I move back in-state, and apply at the end of senior year...is it likely that I'll be accepted?</p>

<p>Or should I stick with IU, then transfer (assuming I do well in college and they put more weight on the success in college)</p>