What are my chances? (UC-Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UNC-CH, UVA)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Bio:

  • Citizenship: US, Egypt
  • State of residence: Ohio (Out of State for all of these schools)
  • Class: 2018
  • Race: White (Middle Eastern)
  • Gender: Male
  • Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)

School:

  • Private school (around 200 kids total, 57 in my grade)
  • Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year (there’s normally only around 30 students in a graduating class)
  • APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
  • Honors Offered: 0 (school got rid of them all)
  • Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take

Academic Profile:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.90 (calculated this myself, school doesn’t send unweighted)
  • Weighted GPA: 4.10
  • UC GPA: 3.92
  • APs: 2 junior year, 3 more senior year
  • Honors: 1
  • SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
  • SAT II: Biology, Math Level II (Taking in August, expect 730-800)
  • AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
  • Rank: school does not report class rank

Senior Year Courses (APs):

  • AP Calculus AB (school doesn’t offer BC)
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP United States History

EC (I have more, this is more quality over quantity):

  • Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
  • Science Olympiad co-president
  • 45+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
  • 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
  • 75+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
  • Math Club

Honors:

  • Academic Honor Roll
  • National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
  • National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)

I’m just trying to see how I would fare if I applying to these schools. Thanks for the help!

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Since you are out of state you will be full pay at the UC’s. Can your parents afford $60,000/year for 4 years?

The UC’s do not give financial aid to OOS students.

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My parents are able to pay $60,000/year for 4 years. @TomSrOfBoston

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California will love you.

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If you can also chance me for Emory University and USC, it would be appreciated. Thank you.

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go to OSU!!!
u will save so much money which u can use if u go to med school (less debt)
also Ohio is less competitive than UCs which are crazy for premed.
STAY IN STATE

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UC-Berkeley- High Match/ Low Reach
UCLA- High Match/ Low Reach
UC Santa Barbara- Match
UNC-CH- Low Reach/ Reach
UVA- Low Reach/ Reach
Emory- Reach
USC- Low Reach/ Reach
I assume these are all RD. Which ones are you applying early to?

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on a seperate note:
UC GPA kinda low and SAT is good and ECs are good
UCLA- reach
UCB- reach
-these shcools are reach for all
Emory-reach
UNC- reach- ur OOS
UVA- reach- pretty similar to UCLA
USC- low reach?
UCSB- high match?/ low reach due to lower GPA

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I’ll apply Early Action to all the schools that have it. I don’t think I would apply Early Decision to any of these.

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UPDATE: I completely screwed up my UC GPA.

UC GPA: 4.083

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Ayee! Representing Ohio as well, you seem to be good for all these schools, good luck!

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Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19:

UCB: 14%
UCLA: 14%
UCSD: 44%
UCSB: 54%
UCD: 58%
UCI: 65%
UCSC: 85%
UCR: 94%
UCM: 96%

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How about Wake Forest or University of Rochester? I just got rid of some schools off my list, and I’m trying to find other schools that may be a good fit.