What are my chances?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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Extra-Curricular:
Stem Club 3 years- (club vice-president) attended national robotics competition. Robotics team captain.
Red Cross- end of junior and senior-Volunteered with the Red Cross and Red Cross club founder and President.
Uil Teams for Math and Science- 2 years
Speech and Debate- 2 years – entered forensics league.
Participated in several art contests – Runner up to best of show at a rodeo art contest
Attended STEM related summer camps at the University of Houston-Downtown for two years 9th and 10th.
Over 100 hours of Volunteering in ICU and Recovery department of local Hospital.
Science Fair winner at district went on to regional level.
Participated in several art contests- Runner up to best of show at Rodeo art contest. Winner at regional Scholastic Art contest.
Attended a National Seapech (robotics) competition in Louisiana. Won at district and regional levels.

Academics:
Class Rank: 1
GPA Weighted: 4.65
GPA Unweight: 4.00
Took a total of 4 AP classes. All that were offered at my school. (5) On Spanish. (4) Human geography. (5) World History. (?-don’t know yet) –Microeconomics. My school also offers a multitude of dual credit classes(don’t know if they are as good as AP)- I have taken 20 dual credit classes and will be taking four more first semester of senior year.
SAT: I feel my sat is not doing too good. (1320/1600) that’s about an 1850/2400.
I feel I did much better on my second try- don’t have scores yet. I Plan to take the ACT on September and my subject sat in October. I plan to take Bio, MathI and Math II (should I do that?) then in December take US history and World History.

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I think UCLA is a low reach/high match for you if you can get up those test scores. You sound like a great candidate, but UCLA is very competitive and admission is hard to predict. You can view this years thread of admissions results to get a rough idea http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/1831343-ucla-class-of-2020-applicant-discussion.html

GPA and test scores are the primary things that UCs consider. The middle 50% of scores for the SAT was 1930–2250 and 29–34. Try to get in the middle of that range or higher to give yourself the best chance. Have you calculated your UC GPA yet?

You should also consider which school you are going to apply to and how this may affect your application. What is your major? Some majors are significantly more competitive than others, so you will need higher SAT scores in order to increase your chance of being admitted. Some information on this:

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For the College of Letters and Science, the applicant’s major is not considered during the review process. The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science admits students by declared major, with more emphasis on science and math programs. The School of Nursing also places more emphasis on science and math programs and requires the submission of an additional supplemental application. The School of the Arts and Architecture and the School of Theater, Film and Television admit students by declared major (within the school), and put more emphasis on special talents through a review of portfolios and/or auditions, which are the most significant admission factors for these schools./quote

Don’t take both Math I and II, that’s just repetitive. If you’re applying to the school of engineering and applied science, then UCLA recommends taking

If you aren’t applying for engineering, I would just take the two subject tests you feel most strongly about and see how you do. If you don’t score 700+ I wouldn’t bother sending the scores because UCLA does not require or recommend them for any of the colleges except the school of engineering and applied science. However, if you do score well, it will definitely be a nice addition to your application, but in no way is it going to make or break you.

Also UCLA considers AP scores in admissions if you have them, so I wouldn’t bother taking the World History test since you already have an AP 5.

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performance in college preparatory, honors, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and transferable college courses; passing scores on AP or IB exams/quote

Also start working on your essays if you have time. At least brainstorm what you want to write about and write some rough drafts. The UCs have such an early deadline compared to private schools and once senior year starts you’ll be thankful that you already at least have some ideas down.

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Just make sure your personal essay stands out; I had really good stats like you and, for school of engineering, it’s a reach because I got rejected. For college of letters and sciences it is a very very low reach/high match for you.