What are my chances with notsogreat EC's? Looking to do computer engineering

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Where should I apply? What would my chances be at say..UCLA, UCB, UCSD, Carnegie Mellon? Stanford, Caltech, MIT, Brown? (probably reaches..should I even bother applying to them?)</p>

<p>I'm interested in computer engineering, physics, quantum mechanics.</p>

<p>Asian American in a very competitive high school in California.
Rank: 10-25?/~500</p>

<p>Old SATI 1550: 750 Verbal/800 Math (Does this even count anywhere anymore?)</p>

<p>New SATI 2200: 740 Verbal / 760 Math / 700 Writing (retaking, can raise this for sure)</p>

<p>SATIIs
MathIIC: 800
Physics: 800
Biology: 770
Mandarin: 780</p>

<p>229 PSAT</p>

<p>Also taking ACT</p>

<p>GPA Unweighted: 3.98</p>

<p>AP Physics B: 5
AP Statistics: 4</p>

<p>Taking toughest schedule possible for me at high school.</p>

<p>This year's schedule</p>

<p>AP Chem
AP Bio
AP Calc BC
AP English
Discrete/Finite Mathematics
Government/Econ.</p>

<p>Volunteering at tech museum: 4 hrs/week
Job tutoring: 8 hrs/week
Piano: 8 hours/week, 10 years. Certificate of Merit level 10
Key club
Badminton
Church activities: Leading Sunday school children, choir, youth group
300+ Community service hours
I did a three week residential summer program at Stanford on quantum mechanics, don't know if this is worth anything.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, also the school I go to is extremely competitive. Bay Area school with around 65% Asians. 56 NMSQR semi-finalists last yr, three perfect SAT I scores this year, 26 valecdictorians last year. 12% of our class is going to Cal.</p>

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<p>joe552:</p>

<p>UCB: Match (Engineering)
UCLA: Match (Engineering)
UCSD: Safe Match (Engineering)</p>

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<p>Actually, I was quite sure that UCB, UCLA would probably be matches and was just making sure.</p>

<p>However, I am more interested in finding out how much of a reach schools like Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, Caltech, MIT, Brown would be?</p>

<p>Thanks to flopsy for your response.</p>

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<p>I'd say at Carnegie Mellon, Caltech, and MIT you have a decent chance. No clue w/ Stanford and Brown.</p>

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<p>Thanks KallynMN. I want some more opinions though.</p>

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<p>You have a great shot at CMU, because your scores are so high. Caltech, too, and the UCs, because you're in-state. Stanford, MIT, maybe, depending on how they weigh scores, and Brown, probably not as much, since they tend to have the LAC attitude of looking more at ECs and essays.</p>

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<p>Thanks tkb6.
Any more opinions? Please also post if you agree/disagree with tkb6, I'd like to have some more reassurance haha.</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot at CalTech. They are more scores-based, and ECs are not weighted as heavily as other schools. You should definately apply to those schools ( CalTech, MIT, Brown, ect) but I highly recommend CalTech!</p>