<p>I am going to be a rising senior and would like some feedback on my chances to some universities I intend to apply to. I will also chance back to the best of my ability if asked to.</p>
<p>Colleges of Interest:
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[<em>] Carnegie Mellon (ED)
[</em>] University of Texas - Austin
[<em>] UCLA
[</em>] UC Berkeley
[<em>] UCSD
[</em>] UCD
[<em>] UCI
[</em>] Cal Poly Pomona
[<em>] Georgia Tech
[</em>] University of Washington
[li] CalTech (EA), Stanford (REA), and MIT (EA) for the sake of just applying, I know I will probably not get in.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Major of Interest: Computer Science</p>
<p>Objective:
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[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): First Take: 1890 Composite (550 CR, 670 M, 670 W); Second Take: 2120 Composite (630 CR, 770 M, 720 W). Third Time: (I don’t know. Should I retake? Any suggestions?)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math IIC (Some people say to retake this because percentile wise this is horrible and also because the curve is lenient but, I’m not sure); 650 USH (Retake? Need feedback since not related to major); 640 Chem (Planning to Retake); Physics (Planning to Take)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA <a href=“out%20of%204.0”>9-11</a>: 3.97
[<em>] Unweighted GPA <a href=“out%20of%204.0”>10-11</a>: 4.0
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 4.26
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.45
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/423
[<em>] AP Scores (Took the max offered for junior year and sophomore year at my school): APUSH (4) ;Calculus AB (3); Calculus BC (5, Subscore: 4); English Language and Comp (3)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit; AP Stats; AP Econ (Micro); Computer Science (No AP Offered); AP Government; AP Comp Sci (Self Study); AP Physics C E&M and Mech (Self Study)
[li]Awards: None really, just a Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award and some Outstanding Student Awards from Teachers[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:
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[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Tennis (Grades 10-11); Academic Decathlon (11); Anime Club (Secretary, 11); Math Club (Co-Founder/Secretary; 11th; Projected President for 12th); CSF Chapter Member (10-11); CS Club (Founder, this summer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Think Together Program (Helped tutor kids at local elementary school) [100 Hours, Projected 200 by October/November]; Went abroad for one week to China to help microloan to economically disadvantaged farmers as well as raise public health awareness and tutor kids. (70 Hours)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Internship at UCLA Biomedical Engineering Department as an image analyst for lab experiments, designer for various diagrams for papers and programmer. (300+ Hours); Computer Programming Camp (40 Hours)[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
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[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Socioeconomically disadvantaged, poor, public, Size of 1500 Students.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[*] Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class, 60k[/ul]</p>
<p>I’d say that the Engineering internship is a big plus and you have definitely demonstrated commitment. However, your standardized test scores are low at least on the level of CMU, Stanford, Ivys, etc. Also, you haven’t shown intense interest in CS if that is to be your major. Overall, i’d say you’re a very high reach for CMU, Stanford, MIT, CalTech. Low reach for all the others. Good Luck!</p>
<p>work hard…retake sat…your ec’s are pretty good…but sat scores are slightly low…though to be realistic,you do have a very little chance to make the ivies…but admissions are so random you can never predict</p>
<p>Definately retake SAT consider the ACT because i found it much easier. </p>
<p>University of Texas - Austin
UCLA mid reach
UC Berkeley reach
UCSD reach
UCD match
UCI low reach
Cal Poly Pomona match
Georgia Tech high reach
University of Washington match
CalTech (EA), Stanford (REA), and MIT (EA) for the sake of just applying, I know I will probably not get in. High reach</p>
<p>I would recommend retaking the SAT, although your current score is definitely high enough for a lot of the schools you mentioned. You could also try taking an ACT practice test and see how you do on that. A lot of people prefer one test to another. I think you look pretty good with regards to your activities so that should help you.</p>
<p>Caltech, Stanford and MIT: High reach because they’re so selective, but definitely apply, especially if you boost your scores. </p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon (ED): FYI you can’t do REA to Stanford and ED here. Reach.
University of Texas - Austin: Match
UCLA: Match/High match
UC Berkeley: High match/Low reach
UCSD: Match
UCD: Match
UCI: Match
Cal Poly Pomona: Safety
Georgia Tech: High match/Low reach
University of Washington: Safety</p>
<p>Thanks for the chance. Take a look at the ACT.
Carnegie Mellon (ED): Reach.
University of Texas - Austin: Match
UCLA: High match
UC Berkeley: High match
UCSD: Match
UCD: Match
UCI: Match
Cal Poly Pomona: IDK
Georgia Tech: High match
University of Washington: match
Cannot go Stanford REA and CMU ED</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon (ED)-Reach
University of Texas - Austin-Low reach/high match
UCLA-high match
UC Berkeley-high match
UCSD-low match
UCD-low match
UCI-low match
Cal Poly Pomona- idk
Georgia Tech- match
University of Washington- low match
CalTech (EA)- High reach
Stanford (REA)- High reach
MIT (EA) -High reach</p>
<p>I would definitely retake the SAT to bump up the scores and also consider the ACT in September. Also for University of Washington and Georgia Tech, I doubt you will get much or even any need base aid so keep in mind that they might not be affordable with your parents income that low. Good luck tho :)>- :)>- :)>- </p>
<p>I would definitely retake SAT again but just study hard and focus on CR so you can super score. Or I would suggest taking the ACTs. Since you seem to be better at Math than CR, it may help. I found CR and Writing on ACT MUCH easier than SAT. </p>
<pre><code>Carnegie Mellon (ED) Reach
University of Texas - Austin Match
UCLA High Match
UC Berkeley Reach/Low Reach
UCSD High Match
UCD Match
UCI Match
Cal Poly Pomona I don’t really know enough to say
Georgia Tech High Match
University of Washington Safety
CalTech (EA), Stanford (REA), and MIT (EA) for the sake of just applying, I know I will probably not get in.
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<p>I think Stanford and MIT are both very high Reaches. Your test scores just aren’t high enough. </p>
<p>My sister had a 2330 on SAT, excellent ECs but slacked a tiny bit senior year (still good GPA) and she got waitlisted at MIT and CM. So it may be luck of the draw. Good Luck!</p>
<p>all uc’s, ut austin, and u of washington are matches i think. ur sat is a bit low for high end schools but uc’s put emphasis on gpa, so ur fine. </p>
<p>Good extracurriculars. Yes, you should retake the SAT to get above 2200. Don’t worry about USH for sat 2 but do worry about chem and physics. If all goes well. You have a chance at all the UCs (Berkeley would be best for you) Caltech, Stanford, and MIT are reaches. Please chance back ^_^. </p>
<p>I think some people early on were a tad harsh. First of all, you are compared to the rest of the students in YOUR class. So at a school where your GPA makes you valedictorian, I am assuming that the average SAT is below the national mean. Therefore, a 2120 is absolutely outstanding. At a socioeconomically disadvantaged school, you did your best and surpassed the rest of your class. I would rank your chances as follows:</p>
<p>CMU: High Match
UT Austin: Match
UCLA, UC Berkeley: Match
UCD, UCSD: Low Match
UCI: Safety
Cal Poly Pomona: Safety
Georgia Tech: Match
UWash: Safety
CalTech, Stanford, MIT: High reach, just like they are for pretty much everyone else.</p>
<p>As an engineering major though, I would try for 750+ on your science subject tests, but leave Math 2 as is, I do not think it will hold you back considerably.</p>
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