vinnily

I'm still a junior

Unweighted GPA: 3.5
Weighted: 4.18
Sophomore/Junior year: 4.08
Rank:5?6?7?

SAT I: 1810
SAT II:
math:590
us history: 660

Sophomore:
Honors English
Honors Algebra 2
AP Bio
AP Gov

Junior:
Trig/Precal
AP Chem
AP Us history
AP Lang.

Senior:
AP Environmental
AP Gov
AP Econ
AP Lit
Calculus


i either got 3's or 1's on my AP tests -__-

EC's:
Pres. of Key Club/ member for 3 years
Pres. of Make a wish club/ member for 4 years
VP of Asian Club/member for 4 years
Secretary National Honors Society/ member for 3 years
California Scholarship Federation member for 4 years
Tennis Captain for 2 years and MVP for 2 years
TA for church 1 year
Service for church 7 years
Tutor Elementary Kids
Job at AE
Principal Honor Roll 4.0+ GPA

300+ community service hours
i had two C's in trig/precal which totally bombed my 4.2 because it was the professor's first year.. but it was my fault because i took it..i tried to retake the C's but i couldnt...it wont replace it
i'd like to apply to
UCLA
UCI
UCB
Stanford
UCSD
UCS
Notre Dame
i cant list all the awards but here it is

karinasagun

UCLA - reach
UCI - match
UCB - high reach
Stanford - high reach
UCSD - low reach/reach
UCSC - reach
Notre Dame - reach

Viromonkey

UCLA-high reach
UCI-match
UCB-especially high reach
Stanford-super reach
UCSD-reach
UCS-match
Notre Dame-reach

vinnily

what if the SAT's are changed since thats only my first try?

karinasagun

id say you have a good shot if you get above 2100 for UCs. for stanford you wouldnt get in even with 2400.

PBailey

um..how are you still a junior? Are you a rising senior (judging from your gpa)? I agree more with viromonkey than karinasagun about UCLA, UCB, and UCSD. I would even go so far as to make UCSD a reach/high reach.

I am curious as to how good your high school is considered locally. You are ranked high and your school obviously offers loads of APs, but you write that you did poorly on the tests?

karinasagun

i dont understand how you still have a 4.18 with C's. your high gpa and low test scores, really low test scores for the colleges you are applying to, will make colleges think either you are a poor test taker or your school is not competitive, probably the latter.

gad

why chance a junior? unless you are a rising senior?

vinnily

im a rising senior..
my school's ranked 10 lowest of Orange County
and i took almost all of the Ap's availble at my school.. the reason why i don't do well on ap tests as do most of the kids in my school is that we're all pretty poorly prepared

C's wont totally overshadow your other classes.. ive gotten A's on alot of my ap and honors classes

i hope i answered most questions?

PBailey

Sorry, I think your entire list is at least a reach, except for UC Irvine. You have to understand that while you are very accomplished in context, there are scads of other applicants with all 4s or 5s on the AP tests, above 2200+ for SATs, and 750+s on SAT IIs. I wouldn't apply to Stanford at all. While colleges understand that not all schools are great, they will look poorly on you for not pushing yourself. If your school is so easy, then you should have ALL As. Sorry if I come off as a bit harsh, but I wouldn't want you to apply to schools you have virtually no chance of getting into. I'm not that strong of a candidate either and I appreciate people telling me when I don't have a chance.