Yale, UCBerkeley, NYU: what are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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hi! i’m a junior right now, and i wanted to know my chances. i do realize there are some things i need to improve on.

9th grade:
honors english 1
algebra 1 honors
ap world history (3)
biomed 1 honors
biology 1 honors
spanish 2 honors

10th grade
AP psychology (5)
AP human geo (4)
chemistry 1 honors
biotechnology 1 honors
geometry honors
english 2 honors

11th grade
AP chemistry
AP spanish lang
AP english lang
AP united states history
biotech 2 honors
algebra 2 honors

online work:
law studies
physical education
drivers education
(A’s in all)

summer work: precalculus, philosophy, literature dual enrollment, ART criticism online
september 2014 : ACT

course work for senior year:
AP literature
AP calculus
AP spanish literature
anatomy honors
biotech 3 honors
econ/gov honors

SAT I: 2080
SAT IIs to be taken june of this year in chemistry, us history, and spanish

honors:
state poetry competition 2nd place
hosa regionals winner 3rd and 4th place (going to states this year to qualify for nationals)
ap scholar

extracurriculars
NHS 1 year
interact club 1 year
spanish honor society 1 year
science honor society 1 year
HOSA 2 years

community service
fostering dogs from the pound
volunteering in an elementary school
volunteering in museums
canned food drives, baskets, and gift wrapping
autism walks
total hours accumulated: ~400 hours

GPA: 3.737
GOAL: 3.8 by the end of this year

supplemental material:
book published
cspan documentaries

hooks: income < 65,000

intended career path: major in english >>> lawyer

sooo… any advice as well??? :slight_smile: i am trying to get a 34+ ACT. weakness? strengths? :slight_smile: thanks!

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oh and weighted GPA is a 4.7 almost a 5.0

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PS: hispanic if thats a hook as well

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SAT is quite low for Yale and I’d imagine Berkeley as well. Also, AP scores aren’t the greatest–3 in a common sophomore class, and a 4 and a 5 in two of what I’ve heard are the “lighter” APs?

(EDIT: Never mind, didn’t read second post) GPA weighted or unweighted? (/EDIT)

Keep working, but don’t think you’re a shoo-in. Good luck!

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hi @bodangles! for me, AP world is a freshman class. however, this year and next I have very challenging APs. GPA is unweighted. thanks for the feedback! PS average freshman SAT for berkeley is a low 2000 from what i’ve heard! i know yale is A LOT higher

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NYU- low reach, i’d say you have a good chance

Berkeley- They rarely take OOS who cant pay a lot of tuition. Cali tax payers hate their money going to OOS students. Unless you can pay full tuition, chances are pretty slim.

Yale- You may actually have a chance here too but in the end it comes down to luck…

Wait so did you publish a book? And did you have you’re own documentary on CSPAN? Those are crazy hooks haha

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@0br01 ah i didn’t know that about ucb. that’s terrible! :frowning: yale is super competitive but i’ve heard crazy stories. yes, i did :slight_smile: i don’t have it on amazon or anything to collect royalities yet because i haven’t had the time to pull up all the financial info i need, but yes to both! thank you for your feedback