What are my chances? Top-tiers west and east

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello all! it would really help me if you could help me see what my chances are for the schools i'm applying to!
this is my list:
USC
UCLA
Georgetown NHS
UC Berkeley
Stanford
NYU
Tufts
Santa Clara (backup)
Princeton
Brown
Yale</p>

<p>major: pre-med/biology</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (620CR, 720M, 670W) (first try, though probably not submitting)
ACT: 31 first try, then got a 34
SAT II: 660 Biology-M, 650 Math Level 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (5.0 scale): 4.43
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), English Lang (4), Art 2D (4), Stats (4), Bio (4), planning on taking Calc BC, English Lit, Art 2D again, Chemistry, and Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): None Offered
Junior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP Art 2D, Human Phys, AP English Lang, APUS
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Art 2D, AP Chemistry, AP English Lit, Psychology, APUS, and Health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Dartmouth Book Award, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (1 National Silver Medal, 2 gold keys, 4 silver keys, 4 honorable mentions)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Brown University Online Pre-College/Sophomore Yr, NAHS chapter (Executive Officer), offer free tutoring at/after school, prepping for Scholastic art awards, NHS (member), MUN club and delegation (delegate), Math Club (member), Link Crew Leader (leader), JV2 Volleyball team (team captain, soph year), Student Congress member (freshman year)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: see above^^
Summer Activities:
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 9/10</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): ?
Country: America
School Type: small-ish (1000 students), public, competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ??
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation immigrant</p>

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<p>USC - match
UCLA - match
Georgetown NHS - not sure
UC Berkeley - match
Stanford - reach
NYU - low match
Tufts - low match
Santa Clara (backup) - safety
Princeton - reach
Brown - reach
Yale - reach</p>

<p>Good GPA. Test scores are a little on the weak end, but your course rigor makes up for it. </p>

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<p>Princeton,Brown,Yale,Stanford - Reach</p>

<h2>No surprise here, these schools are a reach for everybody so don’t take it too hard. Your stats are in the right area for these schools, but I would be a little concerned about the SAT 2’s. They’re a bit low and could use some work if you have the time.</h2>

<p>Georgetown NHS - Low reach</p>

<h2>Not particularly sure of the difficulty of NHS, so I’ll just use regular GU. Georgetown wants 3 subject tests iirc. You should look into it and sign up. Also, I believe every applicant is interviewed so prepare for that as well.</h2>

<p>UCLA, Berkeley, USC, NYU, Tufts - Match</p>

<p>SAT 2’s don’t matter that much for the UC’s, but I’m not sure about USC/NYU. You look solid for the latter regardless. GPA/ACT/Rigor are all excellent in terms of these schools. You should be fine. Berkeley might a BIT random though. I know of someone who got into Harvard and Williams but not Berkeley.</p>

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<p>Santa Clara - Safety
Yeah, you already know.</p>

<p>My only suggestions are to take the subject tests if you can. If you’re a bio major, it’d probably help to show that you’re good at bio doing well on the bio exam (I’m in the same spot only with M2). EC’s are decent, but not amazing for the top schools, so if you have time to work towards that it’s a possibility</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! Yeah I have my interview for Georgetown next week, hopefully it goes well. USC and UCLA are my top schools, so I really hope I can make it into there. I am taking more sat subject tests. Anyways, thank you for your input! @bonsly‌ </p>

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<p>I would say you have a really good shot at both UCLA and USC! I think NYU sort of depends on which school you apply to. As for the Ivies, based on your test scores those are probably reaches, but you never know if you don’t apply! Good luck! </p>

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<p>Sat 2s… everything else looks good. I second everybody above me. Btw, I know someone who got into either cornell or dartmouth and Stanford, but not Berkeley. Hm. At the same time know a guy with no hooks and barely any ecs, and 1700s sat who got into Berkeley for bio engineering or something. Who knows…</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>USC - Safety
UCLA - Target
Georgetown NHS - Target
UC Berkeley - Safety
Stanford - low reach
NYU - target
Tufts - high target
Santa Clara (backup) - safety
Princeton - reach
Brown - low reach
Yale - reach
Excellent GPA and I don’t why he said your test scores are weak because a 34 equals like a 2300 on the SAT so good job on that! And great strength of curriculum and ECs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>if you chance me, i chance back!!</p>

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<p>Ok, although I promised 15 sentences in my thread, I already wrote 30+ sentences for the other people that replied, so I’m tired and will type a shorter response. If i were you, I would retake the SAT again, because 2100 is the popular standard that people in general believe is needed for Ivy League schools. Or you can just leave it out, as you stated. Your GPA, both weighted and unweighted is god-like, so I’m not even going to say anything else about it. Actually, you’re pretty much guaranteed to be accepted in all the non ivy league schools on your list. For ivy leagues, they’re definitely in your reach, though there’s still a chance that they’ll deny you. To further help prevent that, you should add to the quantity of your EC list, since it seems a bit short, however great its quality is. </p>

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<p>USC - match
UCLA - match
Georgetown NHS - no idea
UC Berkeley - match
Stanford - reach
NYU - match
Tufts - no idea
Santa Clara (backup) - safe
Princeton - reach
Brown - reach
Yale - reach</p>

<p>You have pretty good stats :smiley: wish you the best luck. And thanks for chancing me</p>

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<p>USC- High match
UCLA- High match
Georgetwon - Reach
UCB- Low Reach
Stanford- Reach
NYU- High match
Tufts- Low reach
Santa Clara- Safe
Princeton, Brown, Yale - Reach.</p>

<p>I have no idea why anyone would put UCB as a match for anyone. They receive perfect SAT and GPAs every year. You never know who they’ll accept.</p>

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<p>USC - High Match
UCLA - HIgh Match
Georgetown NHS - Low Reah
UC Berkeley - High Match
Stanford - Reach
NYU - Match
Tufts - Match
Santa Clara (backup) - Safety
Princeton - Reach
Brown - Reach
Yale - Reach</p>

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<p>USC- match
UCLA- match
Georgetown NHS- ??
UC Berkeley-low reach
Stanford- high reach
NYU- low match
Tufts- low match
Santa Clara (backup)
Princeton- reach
Brown- reach
Yale- reach</p>

<p>I think your ACT is good enough to avoid the SAT altogether. It also depends on ED/EA and what you’re looking to study.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>USC - high match (very scores driven, work on boosting your SAT 2s!)
UCLA - match (you’re a very compelling candidate)
Georgetown NHS - low reach (Georgetown requires, or strongly suggests, three SAT 2s, so get one more and bulk up your other two)
UC Berkeley - high match/low reach
Stanford - reach (The odds are so impossibly difficult, I think you would need to develop your ECs a little more and make your essays really shine to get in here)
NYU - match
Tufts - high match
Santa Clara (backup) - safety
Princeton - reach
Brown - reach
Yale - reach
Thanks for chancing me!</p>

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<p>bumppp</p>

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<p>I agree with the consensus for the most part. You have a good resume and great GPA. Maybe could improve the test scores but they are similar to mine so i cant talk. I really like your chnces and UC schools. Are you considering other liberal ats schools besides Tufts? Can you guys chance me?</p>

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<p>@jmbakh not really, MAYBE reed college, but other than the schools i have on my list, no other liberal arts schools. Sure!</p>

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<p>bump bump bump :)</p>

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<p>bump</p>