worried senior seeking advice/opinions/anything

<p>I'm a Filipino rising senior primarily interested in Cal Poly SLO, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and UCLA. Projected major oscillates between Architecture, ArchE (at Cal Poly), CompE, and Mathematics, while minoring or at least staying exposed to the humanities.</p>

<p>I live in Japan but am considered a California resident in terms of admission and tuition; my father pays taxes and participates in state/municipal elections.</p>

<p>Profile
UC GPA: 4.07
school GPA: 3.868 (UW) -- 4.02 (W)
rank: 2 or 3/120
SAT I: 680M/640V/590W (Jan. 06) -- 700M/600V/690W (May 06)
retaking in November
will take SAT IIs in October (tentatively Math IIC, US Hist., Physics)</p>

<p>I go to an American school on a military installation and advanced classes are limited. My courseload is probably considered one of the most rigorous and is nothing compared to those undertaken by most public-school overachievers, but nonetheless ...</p>

<p>**Notable Classes<a href="7-11">/b</a>
Japanese 1-5 (not a native speaker; the opportunity to study it just presented itself in middle school and I never stopped since. I'm excited about AP next year.)
(11)
AP Physics
AP Calc AB
AP English Lang.
AP US History
(12)
AP English Lit.
AP Calc BC
AP Japanese</p>

<p>Other
-Extracurriculars (probably my weakest area):
Model UN 9, 11-12
Newspaper 9-10, 12 (9-10: columnist and PR/business manager; 12: editor/webmaster of online edition)
National Honor Society 11-12
Mu Alpha Theta 10-12
Mathletes 11-12
-no community service/volunteer work other than Red Cross (5 hours/week) to fulfill NHS requirements.
-various departmental and Pacific regional awards</p>

<p>Evaluate those odds?</p>

<p>Despite my focus on California publics, I'm also interested in the northeast/midatlantic area, just so long as I could qualify for a sizeable financial award (my parents' combined income exceeds $130k so need-based aid probably won't suffice, but outside commitments prevent their ability to pay for a $40k/year education). I'm not limiting my options, I just don't know what they are. So if you have any suggestions of schools I might like to look into, I'd appreciate them :)</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>artographyx:</p>

<p>UCLA: Slight Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Safe Match</p>

<p>dude, i have no clue about UC schools.</p>

<p>But i do have a suggestion for you. I am assuming u are a math/science person according to ur scores and classes. i don't recommend u taking SAT II US Hist cuz it is the most weirdest exam ever (as in i know several geniuses who got 650s and not so geniuses get 780s...I took it and was not satisfied w/ my score). However, do take math ii, physics (you have to review the concepts cuz it covers a lot). most schools only require 2 sat iis. however, if u want a third one, i suggest u take chem or bio, even if u didn't take the AP classes for them. i think one year of each is enough (w/ reviewing) to get u a decent (around 750 score).</p>

<p>you succumbed to temptation! </p>

<p><em>sniffles</em> I'm proud of you.</p>