<p>People use the these terms all the time in telling somebody their chances, but what EXACTLY do they mean? If you're a "match," what are your actual odds of getting in? What percentage and what not? What about a "reach"?</p>
<p>Could somebody please explain to me what these terms mean/imply with respect to what your specific chances are and how excited (or disappointed) you should be?</p>
<p>When i use it its
Match = 60%
Safe Match = >70%
Slight Reach = 40%
Reach = 20%</p>
<p>I use this key:</p>
<p>Safety = >90%
Match/Safety = 66-89%
Match = 46-65%
Match/Reach = 26-45%
Reach = <25%</p>
<p>that really made me sad. people said im a reach for UCLA and UCB, and i thought that is about 50%........</p>
<p>Match shouldn't be at or below 50... It should be like, 60, as it's likely that you'll get in, but not definite.</p>
<p>Arklogic's ranges seem very good.</p>
<p>If you average the low and high from my post (for Match schools) it gives you about a 55% chance, which is a good shot.</p>
<p>And how do these categories - match - safe/match etc) equate to SAT scores 25% to 75% percentiles and are those percentiles for admitted or enrolled. Thanks</p>
<p>For a "regular" school:</p>
<p>Below 25%: Reach
25%-50%: Slight Reach
50%-75%: Match
75% and above: Safety/Safe Match</p>
<p>For ivies and the equivalent (assuming no hook)</p>
<p>Below 25%: Hope you're good at basketball
25%-50%: (unrealistic) Reach
50%-75%: Slight Reach (realistic), maybe around 35% chance
75% and above: Good chance, but not match</p>
<p>keep in mind that admit rates at these schools are low, so it's still hard to predict, and chancing HYP and such don't work.</p>
<p>And this is just my uneducated opinion.</p>
<p>Where does UC Berkeley fall? Also, why exactly are you more lenient in your terms for Ivies and top colleges?</p>
<p>"50%-75%: Slight Reach (realistic), maybe around 35% chance"
35% isn't between 50% and 75%</p>
<p>I'm a bit confused by your scale...</p>
<h2>If you're curious, I was told I'm a "slight reach" with the following stats:</h2>
<p>SAT I:
2250
690 - CR
770 - M
790 - W</p>
<p>SAT II:
720 Math IIC
740 Biology E</p>
<p>ACT - 33
English - 35
Math - 30
Reading - 32
Science - 35</p>
<p>AP:
European History - 2
English Language - 3
Biology - 5
US History - 4</p>
<p>Rank: 3
UC GPA: 4.22
Ethnicity: North Indian (I chose "other")</p>
<p>Current classes:
AP Physics
AP Calculus
AP Government & Economics
AP English Literature
Industrial Engineering Technology
Photography</p>
<p>EC's:
Extracurricular activities:
Science & Technology Club - President (Also do science tutoring)
ENTEC Club (Associated with Industrial Engineering Technology course) - Vice President
T-Bots Club (Robotics club)
Science Olympiad (1st place Regional Division winner: Cell Biology,</p>
<h2>Compute This; 3rd place Regional Division winner: Fermi Questions)</h2>