What schools could I get into?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've looked at statistics, scores, grades, etc. for so many schools, but I'm still not sure where I fit in. I am currently a senior and will be applying this fall. I have a:</p>

<p>4.3 GPA weighted, 4.0 unweighted
I take multiple challenging AP and Honors classes
AP Scores: 5 on US History, 5 on Lang/Comp
My SAT score total is 2040 (CW 690, M 600, WR 750) (I'm retaking soon to improve my math)
SAT II's are: US History 720, Lit 670 (will retake Lit soon as well)</p>

<p>EC's:
Volunteer tutor for 2 years at an organization that helps struggling kids improve literacy skills
Board member of my school's student run drama company
A huge chunk of my time goes to the drama company after school, where I am costume designing for one show and acting in another
I take painting classes and paint recreationally
I play guitar recreationally
I am also looking for a job this year</p>

<p>In terms of awards, I only really have the "California Arts Scholar" award for attending CSSSA for creative writing
I also received the UC honor "ELC" thing but I'm not sure if that qualifies as an award</p>

<p>That's pretty much it...where do I fit in in terms of applicants? What schools should I be setting my hopes on? Thanks!!</p>

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<p>You need to calculate your UC GPA if you are interested in applying for any of the UC’s. See link:<a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/&lt;/a&gt;
ELC is not an award, it just means that if you apply to the UC’s and you are not accepted into the UC of your choice, you will be given a spot at UC Merced or UC Riverside.
You have good STATs and depending upon your major, you could apply to all the UC’s.
UCLA/UCB: Low Reach
UCSD: High Match
UCD/UCI/UCSB: Match
UCSC: Low Match
UCR/UCM: Safety</p>

<p>You should also consider Cal Poly SLO and San Diego State. For Privates, there are many such as USC, Occidental, Claremont Colleges (Scripps/Pitzer/Claremont McKenna/Pomona), Pepperdine, University of San Diego etc… The list goes on so you need to give posters some criteria of what you are looking for in a college.</p>

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<p>It’s going to come down to what you can afford, probably, OP. Have you run the net price calculators on any of the schools you’re considering and talked to your parents about how much they can offer in help?</p>