Below are my guesses as to what your chances for acceptance might be at the colleges on your list.
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
- UNC – Charlotte
Likely (60-79%)
- NC State
Toss-Up (40-59%)
- UNC – Chapel Hill
Lower Probability (20-39%)
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Boston U. (closer to Low Probability)
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Emory ED (move to Low Probability if not ED)
Low Probability (less than 20%)
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UC-Berkeley
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UT-Austin
For the other UCs, I would recommend calculating your UC GPA using this site: GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub and then perhaps someone like @gumbymom or @ucbalumnus might be able to chance you better.
As @tsbna44 asked, how would you feel if UNC-Charlotte is your only option? Would you be happy to enroll and spend four years there? If not, I would suggest finding one or more additional schools that would be extremely likely admits for you.
An answer to this would be really helpful. You are a strong applicant. If you are thinking about something like medical school, those options are generally paid for through loans or family gifts, as scholarships are for med school are virtually nonexistent. As the costs will likely be about $400k for medical school, you may want to consider some less expensive schools if your family would be willing to use any money saved from the $320k they have budgeted for college ($80k x 4 years). The lower costs could be for lower sticker costs or by receiving merit aid.
Also, is that $80k/year figure an “around” $80k max, or does it really mean, we’re not paying one penny more than $80k?
This year’s direct costs to Emory are $79,746, which does not take into account the costs for books, travel, or personal expenses (source). A 4% increase/year would be about $3200/year, meaning that direct costs are likely to be above $90k/year by the time you’re a senior.