what are my chances at:
brown
upenn
berkeley
UCLA
georgetown
vanderbilt
amherst
tufts
USC
NYU
Race: White/Persian
Language: English/Farsi/French
Citizenship: US Citizen
Parents Legacy: no
High School Type: Small Private Competitive
Rank: does not rank but definitely top 15%
gpa at end of junior year: 3.67 uw 4.06 w
Honors: National Merit Commendation, will be an AP scholar with honor
Future plans: Undergraduate + Law school
test scores: ACT 34, Math II SAT2 710, USH SAT2 750, AP World 4, APUSH 5, AP Calc 5, APES 4
Activities: Piano all my life, JV Volleyball 9th+10th grade, Varsity Volleyball 11th+12th (CIF Champions, Regional Semifinalists), Club Volleyball 9th+10th+11th, Peer Tutoring 10th+11th+12th, Varsity Academic Decathlon 10th+11th+12th (captain 10th+11th), MUN 10th+11th, Mock Trial 10th+11th, Internship at St. Joseph’s hospital 9th+10th+11th, Internship with Congresswoman summer of 11th, Volunteering at CHOC children’s hospital 11th+12th, Created two local charity organizations: Presents to the Future (gifts and necessities to the children of homeless shelters) and Healing For Hope (care packages for children at CHOC hospital), internship at Morgan Stanley, research at UCI not gonna go into detail right now
Recommendations: English 3 teacher, APUSH teacher, Counselor all love me
weaknesses: lower freshman year grades
strengths: huge upward trend + internship with a congresswoman + research is cool and legitimate
Brown- reach/low reach
UPenn- reach
UCB- low reach
UCLA- low reach
Georgetown- high match
Vandy- high match
Tufts- high match
USC- high match
NYU-match
You are a competitive applicant and any of these schools. Good test scores, ok GPA, and excellent ECs. I’m sure the GPA will also be further helped by the upward trend and AP classes, as well as various academic honors. A very competitive applicant to say the least! Good luck!
Take a look at my thread if you get the chance too!
All of them seem like matches but Brown, UPenn and Amherst are low reaches. Your profile is excellent however these 3 universities are extremely selective.
I don’t know much about these schools except for Berkeley, UCLA, and USC… Your ACT score is impressive, but that GPA may be a bit of a reach. But I think your ECs will help a lot! Good luck.
brown: reach
upenn: reach
berkeley: low reach
UCLA: high match
georgetown: high match
vanderbilt: high match
amherst: low reach
tufts: match
USC: match
NYU: match