What are my chances to these schools, Please help

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Rate me to these schools in a percent wise format and Ill rate you back

Cornell
Harvard
Princeton
UPenn
Berkeley
UCLA
CMU
Dartmouth
UCSB
Amherst

Info

Cummulative UW Gpa is 3.75
ACT first try is 33, second try is 35, and superscore is 36
AP tests in Junior year and scores

English Language 5
Micro Econ 5
Macro Econ 5
Physics Mech and EM 5
Stats 5
Calc 5
Enviromental Science 5
Psychology 5
AP US History 5

Self studied 7 of these

I am taking 14 tests this year and will probably get 5’s on all of them too

College Classes taken

Programming in C++ (9th Grade)
Programming in C (9th Grade)
Data Structures (9th Grade)

Calculus Theory (10th grade)
Multi variable Calculus (11th Grade)
Differential equations (11th Grade)
Linear Algebra (11th Grade).
Languages spoken are English, Tamil, Hindi and Spanish

Extracurriculars

Founded and run a nonprofit which focuses on education. It currently has more than 2000 users and I manage 20 people under me
Submitted and placed at regionals for the Synopsys science fair
Also part of the Google Science fair
Amc and Aime tests
Physics bowl and F=MA tests
National Quizbowl team
Science bowl
Vice president of Physics club, Astronomy club and also Science bowl
Won hackathons
Hosted a hackathon and had more than 300 people attend
Developed a project which works with animal shelters in providing animals with replacements for their limbs which arent functional. This included making prosthetic molds and devices to help them regain motion
Part of a math team which was for a math based modelling contest in my school
Tutor college kids in math
Code in C, C++, JSS, CSS, HTML, Java and have multiple apps on different platforms
FBLA bay section
Have written multiple math based models which are currently being used by my nonprofit to obtain data variables and check for specified criteria

Play cricket at the state level in USA and also was part of the national combines
Coach for multiple youth cricket teams
Also a pro bono marketing manager for a local cricket team

Played badminton for my school

Got into the MIT Launch summer program
Interned at UCB
Iterned at local companies for money

Rec Letters
Will have two really good ones. 9/10 ish

Personal
Single parent. Mom died and I have been with dad ever since
Dad remaiired, but later divorced second wife. However, he was caught in a case with her, and due to me living in India, he was out of town very often for this case and I lived alone a lot
Moved to USA in 10th grade

Want to major in CS and Stats

Please be honest while rating me.
Thanks, and Ill rate you back for sure

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Gpa will hurt a lot in private schools listed since you are un-hooked. Since UCs weigh gpa the MOST Important aspect of your application. If you explain your gpa to private schools/ UCs, they will most likely be more forgiving.

Cornell- 7%
Harvard- 0.4%
Princeton- 0.4%
UPenn- 0.6%
Berkeley- 25%
UCLA- 25%
CMU- 40%
Dartmouth- 0 -12%
UCSB - 40%
Amherst - 5%

There are top schools that care less about GPA, such as UChicago, which ranks gpa less than test scores and superscores the ACT. (They are also more sympathetic to misfortunate stories than Ivies.)

One more thing: are you a URM? If you are, multiply the chances above by 1.6x. Race most likely accounts for between 10-20% of private school applications and could push you into Ivies.

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I think chances from poster above are extremely harsh. You have a better chance than that. I would say solid chance at cornell and dartmouth around 30%, Ucs will be lower, 25% HP will be closer to 5%, penn 15%. CMU is right on, amherst will be higher 35%, you’re in at UCSB

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are you an international applicant? I assumed you were. If not then slightly higher chances than what I said.

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UC GPA calculator: https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

If OOS, you only get extra honors points for AP/IB or DE courses taken 10-11th grades. Also be aware of the UC a-g course requirements: http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/

If in-state for California, you can look your HS honors designated courses for the honors points: https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution

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I did my elementary, middle school and freshman year in India, (born in US though), then moved back to USA. But I moved in halfway through semester one in 10th grade and got a few B’s then.

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Also, I have taken like more than 8 semesters of AP or honors classes so my UC GPA is around 4.1-2

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I’m also a CA based student

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@kjake2000 I’m not being “extremely harsh.” I’m going off of the Common Data Set of colleges, not based on premature assumptions about the college application process. At top Ivies, only 1% of students have a 3.7 and below, based on their CDS released data. Also, OP is an Asian male-which is the most competitive pool at top colleges.

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but do all applicants have the same extra curriculars and act score? I understand gpa is the most important factor, but it is not the only one. @AshleyMisAwesome

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Nothing can compromise a mediocre transcript. I’m not saying that it’s the only factor- but it is one of the most important factors- if not the most important. @kjake2000

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The school I go to is a relatively competitive school and my GPA is in the top 10℅ of the students. Does this help in any way? Also what about schools like umich and uiuc?

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My best advice: You should try some lower tier schools. It never hurts to apply to a range of schools to test your chances. Yes, do try Umich and UIUC, as well as lower tier UCs if you live in Ca. I’m not sure how your GPA will be interpreted in rounds, but GPA is so so important, unless you have an extreme hook. Work on that Sr year class rigor and grades. These are academic institutions and academics matter. The mistake too many people make is disregarding academics for the sake of Ecs. ECs and subjective factors can push in an applicant, but it can’t ever save the application, especially in the competitive environ of elite schools, where the admit rate is so low. I would say, apply ED to one of your schools. The point now is to maximize your chances, and SCEA to Harvard or Princeton is a waste. Apply ED to Amherst, CMU, or Dartmouth. Those are schools where ED helps alot. RD will be brutal, not only for you but everyone else. I wish you the best of luck, but also be smart with your choices. (: