<p>I have a couple of lower safety schools that I will apply to, but UCLA is one of the few colleges that I would really like to attend that isn’t insanely difficult to get into. I’ll be applying to Ivy Leagues, Stanford, etc. but since I probably won’t get in, I was wondering if you think I can rely on UCLA as a pretty good shot?</p>
<p>Scores
SAT I 2170
700 Math 720 Reading 750 Writing
I’ll probably retake this since it was my first one, I did not prepare at all, and I expected a higher math score (I think I got a 78 in math on my PSAT)</p>
<p>SAT II
800 on Math II, 780 on Chem, 710 on Literature (but I think most colleges only ask for the top 2, right?)</p>
<p>Grades
4.0 unweighted, I think my weighted is around 4.3</p>
<p>I’ve always taken the hardest classes available, but I don’t take the AP classes that are a joke at my school (Stats, Psych, etc.) so my weighted GPA is not the highest in my class. I think I’m ranked somewhere between 2-5 out of about 430. I also took AP calculus AB in my junior year, and since my high school does not offer the next level, I’m opting out of a math class for senior year.</p>
<p>ECs:
This is probably my weakest category since I felt like padding my resume was a waste of times, and so I do not have many ECs</p>
<p>Journalism:
I joined in the second semester of my sophomore year, recruited to be a copy editor. I opted against running for editor-in-chief mostly because, as a copy editor, I felt I didn’t have the right experience. My teacher did, however, give me the award for best student in the class. I’ve also won two awards (2nd and 3rd place) for a journalism county competition. I am currently working as a summer intern for the local newspaper.</p>
<p>Academic Decathlon:
I joined the class as a junior and basically fell in love with it. I’ve organized study sessions last year and again this summer. I’m definitely team captain for next year and my coach called me team captain after the first competition last year, but that wasn’t too official.
I won 1st overall in the regional competition, winning seven medals for individual events (golds in science, language and literature, and art)
For state I got third in my division with two bronze medals for interview and science</p>
<p>I am now writing for a company that produces decathlon study material, which is classified as a paid internship. It was a highly competitive spot to get (I’m one of seven writers chosen from across the nation, most of whom are already in college) and I will write material that will be used by thousands of students.</p>
<p>Others:
I’ve done volunteer math tutoring during 9th and 10h grade. I won second twice in the AMC for my junior high school, and I took another second place in a county math competition during sophomore year. </p>
<p>Essays:
I have some good ideas and practice writing these type of prompts, so they should be pretty good, I hope.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>