Would they accept me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a second semester junior who has already started the college search. I haven't really narrowed down my list, because well, i'm not too familiar with a lot of schools.
So far I have on my list:
BU
UMadison
USC
UCLA
Berkley
Stanford
Pitzer
UChicago
and one ivy, Dartmouth (extreme reach, i know)</p>

<p>Could anyone suggest any others?
Here are my stats
GPA
9th: 3.7
10th: 3.9 UW, 4 W
11th (1st semester): 3.7 UW, 4.28 W
SAT: 1940 (retaking in March)</p>

<p>Community service: about 60-something hours at a child day care center</p>

<p>Sports:
1 year JV Volleyball, 1 year Varsity Volleyball, 1 year Varsity Rowing, 1 year JV basketball (Captain)
Clubs: Italian Club, Speech and Debate, Photography Club
Extras: Taken Italian classes outside school for 3 years; written for my school newspaper in 8th grade (my school was high school and middle school), photographer for my yearbook in 9th grade, took 2 summer courses at UCLA (in math; got an A in each one); my poems were published in our school's lit journal</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>BU: Probably in
UMadison: In if in state, match if OOS.
USC: Reach
UCLA: Reach
Berkley: Reach
Stanford: Very High reach
Pitzer: match
UChicago: Reach
and one ivy, Dartmouth (extreme reach, i know): reach</p>

<p>your grades are fine. Have you done any AP, honors, or IB courses? If not, these are well out of your reach.</p>

<p>Your ECs are…well, not competitive. It doesn’t seem like you have narrowed a focus on your interests, and nothing is exceptional here anyway.</p>

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<p>I’m guessing you are in-state for California?</p>

<p>Chicago, Stanford, Dartmouth - High Reach
Berkeley, USC - Mid Reach
UCLA - Low Reach
Pitzer - High Match
BU, UWM - Match</p>

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<p>BU: Yes
Wisconsin: Yes
USC: Maybe, you’re pretty much the average candidate at a school with a 24% admit rate
UCLA: In-State Maybe, OOS - Probably yes, if you tell them you’ll be full-pay
Berkeley: See UCLA
Stanford: No<br>
Pitzer: Probably Yes
Chicago: Maybe, see USC</p>

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<p>Maybe with an AP or 2 you could get in these schools.</p>

<p>Anyone help me out :)</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!
Do you think that boosting up my sat to say, 2140+ could open more options? Or is my low-ish gpa the problem?
I’m from CA, but my search isn’t only limited to CA (would love to explore options on the E.C too, maybe even Canada?)
And Carlozz16, I’m taking 4 aps (hence the 4+ W gpa…)</p>

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<p>And Raikoben, I see what your saying about the EC’s…I know they’re not that spectacular, but I forgot to mention a few, so maybe on my application they might stand out a little more??
Thanks for your input</p>

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<p>In everywhere except Stanford, Chicago and Dartmouth. UCB may be a low reach.</p>