Chance me? Ivies/UCs/UWash

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>This is my first post on here so I’m not exactly sure what you’re looking for (read through some but still). But could anyone chance me for the Ivies/UCLA UCSB and UCB/ U Washington?</p>

<p>I’m a senior, Montana residency but attending school in California.
Unfortunately my school barely has any APs, but I’m taking all of them, AP Stats, AP Bio, and AP English. All of my other classes are “Advanced”.
I have a 3.96 unweighted GPA, 4.43 UC GPA, not sure what my weighted is.
I haven’t taken any tests yet (taking ACT next weekend), but my practice simulated tests have been around 32 composite. I’m taking the subject tests in December.
ECs-
-I used to be a very strong ice hockey player, played for 10 years, Varsity fresh/soph years, plus 3 years of a state select team and another year of a very very select team. I had to quit for my junior year because of the another EC/moving to CA, but I’m planning on starting up again this winter. Hoping to be able to play in college.
-(Freshman/Sophomore years) I was in MUN, Key Club (VP), Amnesty International, SAWM (Students against world malnutrition), JV Tennis, JV Cross Country, Academic World Quest, and Student Government.
-My main EC, however, is horseback riding. I am an extremely competitive eventer (like horse triathlon), and yes I am ranked within my state (currently 5th). Not yet nationally-they only rank through 10th nationally and I’m probably around 12th or so for my age/level. My junior year I went to an online high school and got a job working full time (60+ hours/week) for an eventing trainer, worked there from June 2010-Sept 2011, still work there on the weekends although my school is now much less flexible and I don’t have the time for 60 hour work weeks.
My job description (for common app etc) is “Full-time work assisting trainer with all aspects of horse training and care, with daily riding instruction and regular competition at West Coast events. Daily work includes riding horses, working horses, tacking up and untacking horses, caring for horses, cleaning barn, cleaning tack, setting fences, cleaning stalls, turning out horses, feeding.”
So that should allow me to write some good essays, I’m actually counting on that a lot.</p>

<p>I’m also a legacy at Yale.</p>

<p>Chance me? I’m trying to decide if it’s even worth it to apply to any Ivies besides Yale (because of my legacy status.)
Thanks.</p>

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<p>very good chance…i think you would get in at Yale SCEA.</p>

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<p>definetly consider more ivies, and sub ivies (duke?)</p>

<p>good chance at the ucs.</p>

<p>chance back please :)</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance at UW. Consider applying for the Honors program.</p>

<p>Your test scores (32 ACT) are low for the Ivies, but the Yale legacy might help with that a little bit.</p>

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<p>Your talent, with the horseback riding, is a seller. It’s worth applying to other ivies.</p>

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<p>So I’m specifically thinking of Princeton as another Ivy to apply too. I know Harvard is a definite toss up for anyone, but would Princeton be worth it?</p>

<p>I’m interested in Biology/Neuroscience/possibly Pre Med…who knows right now though.</p>

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<p>Princeton is tough for premed because they grade deflate.</p>

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<p>Cornell-target
Yale-low reach
Princeton-reach
Harvard-high reach
UPenn-reach
Dartmouth-low reach
Columbia-high reach
UCLA-high target
UCSB-high target
U Wash-safety</p>

<p>Of course if you get recruited to any of these schools you will most likely get in</p>

<p>chance me <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1226100-chance-me-upenn-seas-ed-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1226100-chance-me-upenn-seas-ed-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Bump…Adding my nearly finalized college list in close to preferential order</p>

<p>Yale
Princeton
UW
UCLA-I’m actually absolutely in love with UCLA at the moment, we’ll see when I visit though
Stanford
Harvard
UC Berkeley
Dartmouth
Seattle University
UCSB
CU-Boulder
Mount Holyoke
Cal Poly SLO</p>

<p>Then most likely not but considering Brown, UVA.</p>

<p>Anyone have any opinions on my chances at this list?</p>