A Dose of Realism, Please?

theloniusmonk
Mon, 01 Jan 2018 18:41:20 +0000

Yeah you do need some matches and safeties and I’d recommend you focus on poly sci as your ECs are more geared to that. Your best matches would be the UC schools so maybe add one more to UCSD and Berkeley, perhaps Davis. Have you been told you’re ELC, that would guarantee you admission into a UC (though it could be Merced, with your stats I doubt it.). You would typically apply to the college of arts and science to these schools and A&S would have both majors. Another match could be Michigan given they have an excellent A&S school, consider them.

Also, consult Naviance for your hs, for reach/match/safety, e.g. if 95% of applicants with a 36/4.0 get into a particular school, that’s a safety.