what score do i need to get in??

Applying to College
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<p>Hey everybody.</p>

<p>About me:
International Student in Beijing, China (Yes, you heard correctly)
Currently a sophomore
California Resident, (moved here a few years ago)
I'm predicting a 3.7+ GPA Acumulative By Senior Year
Sports Teams: Basketball, Volleyball Every year since 9th grade.
Extra Curriculars: Next year, Joining:
Model United Nations
HFH (Habitat for Humanity)
and possibly more, not sure as of now.</p>

<p>Can anybody tell me what kind of SAT score I'd need to get into a college at least as good as USC safely? I'd like to attend college in California, can i have some feedback on what score range i need? Thanks. =]</p>

<p>David</p>

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<p>No particular SAT score will guarantee you a spot in a good school.</p>

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<p>Well first of all, you don't NEED a specific score to get into any school (ie, friend of mine, asian, middle-upper class got into Johns Hopkins with an SAT score about 140 points lower than mine while I got wait-listed. Another friend had an SAT I of 80 points lower than mine, had SAT IIs a combined ~200 points lower than my SAT IIs, got into Brown's ultra-competitive 8-year medical program while I wasn't even admitted into Brown)</p>

<p>But to answer your question, check out <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.collegeboard.com&lt;/a> or go onto the school's websites to see where students generally fall and see where you fall compared to their middle 50%</p>

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<p>To get into the top UCs (UCB/UCLA) safely with a ~3.7 weighted GPA, I think you would need an SAT I score of at least 2100... :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>that is, if you are a California resident.
If you're not, most UC schools are incredibly hard to get into. A nonresident applicant to a high UC has like the same chance as an applicant to Harvard! (may be not that difficult, but you get the idea) </p>

<p>But since you are a cali resident, I'll post this for other readers...</p>

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<p>this is a little off topic, David. But when you did MUN, did you participate at your school's BEIMUN? I've been there 3 years running now. (Special Conference, Human Rights, then ICJ) I was just wondering if I knew you.</p>