Are these colleges reaches?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
University of Texas Austin
University of Florida
Any UC</p>

<p>Illinois resident, prospective civil engineering major</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.37
W GPA: 3.43</p>

<p>Have taken honors pre-calc and will take AP calc AB; the rest of my classes are regular. I am expecting to have an UW gpa of 3.4 and a weighted gpa of 3.5 by the time I graduate. My grades have increased steadily every semester since freshman year, as I have earned at least a 3.6 gpa since. I have also earned a 4.0 gpa this spring, for the first time.</p>

<p>ECs: Very active in the band program since freshman year (symphonic band, jazz band), have also joined the orchestra, pit orchestra (musical and variety show), Tri-M</p>

<p>Also, would you say that the following colleges are matches/safeties?</p>

<p>University of Tennessee Knoxville - Match?
University of Arizona - Match?
University of Central Florida - Match?</p>

<p>University of Illinois Chicago - Safety?
Arizona State - Safety?</p>

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<p>TX is a huge reach. ILL is high match because your instate. Florida is a match I think. The other five at the bottom you should be in at.</p>

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<p>Thanks rdh1991.</p>

<p>Oh yeah, here are my class ranks:</p>

<p>UW: 58/556 = Top 11%/Top 89%
W: 96/556 = Top 18%/Top 82%</p>

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<p>UC’s are a huge reach. Out of states compete for a limited amount of seats with really great students from all around the world.</p>

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<p>SAT’s?</p>

<p>I would put UF as a reach too, unless your SAT was stellar (1400+).
UCF- Match
AZ St.- Safety</p>

<p>That’s all I know…</p>

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<p>ACT is a 26</p>

<p>English & Science - 25
Reading - 23
Math - 30</p>

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<p>I would also say that Texas and UCs are big reaches. UT fills like 80% with in-state top 10%. The rest of the spots you will be competing for with in and out of staters and internationals. I would say raise the ACT to a 28-29 to be competitive. Maybe higher.</p>

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<p>well uc merced is not a big reach, nor uc riverside. uci, ucsb, and ucsc is like eh. ucla, ucsd, and ucb is like forget it.
no offense</p>

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<p>^shows the acceptance rates instate for all the UCs, might be helpful.</p>

<p>You are definitely in at UTK. My dad and uncle are alumni there and Knoxville is probably the greatest college town there is. Everyone is really friendly, weather is excellent, 0 crime.</p>