<p>SAT:
2110 (710 CR, 710 W, 690 M)</p>
<p>SATII:
mandarin 750
chem 720
bio 740
math 2c 760</p>
<p>GPA:
3.88 weighted
3.57 unweighted</p>
<p>took 5 AP’s, taking 4 more senior year,</p>
<p>EC’s:
10+ years boy scouts (eagle scout soon)
4 years marching band
sign club member
media club ICC representative
150+ hours hospital volunteer</p>
<p>NYU
UCSD
UCLA
USC
Harvey Mudd
UCI
Occidental</p>
<p>bummmmmmmmmmpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp</p>
<p>please anyone?</p>
<p>I think you have a good shot at the schools you’re aiming for.</p>
<p>If you just push your EC’s a little more and make them broader i.e. creative/sport/philanthropy/leadership, you’ll be almost guaranteed.</p>
<p>What do you plan to major in? Because that affects the chances A LOT</p>
<p>Alright. </p>
<p>Your scores are fine, above acceptance average for UCLA and USC. Your GPA is a little low, and even with UC weighted, your GPA would be about .25 lower than UCLA accepted average. Your ECs are average for UCs but nothing really stands out. However, that doesn’t mean you don’t have a chance. </p>
<p>I think NYU, USC, and UCLA may be a little difficult, but you are in no way out of the running yet. Focus on the essays and the other personal parts of the application.</p>
<p>Looking just at stats, Mudd will be a bit of a reach. Here are numbers for those who are members of this year’s incoming class: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvey-mudd-college/508004-class-2012-stats-just-released.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvey-mudd-college/508004-class-2012-stats-just-released.html</a></p>
<p>middle 50% SAT scores: M 750-800, CR 670-770, Wr: 680-760. SAT II Math 2: 760-800. Over 25% in top 10% of HS class. Moreover, note that Mudd is one of the schools at which males likely will have a lower admission rate (S1 just finished freshman year–for his class, males had acceptance rate of 17%.). Thus, for a guy, the middle 50% numbers may be misleadingly low. </p>
<p>You mention AP courses–do you have much in the way of Post-AP math/science courses/study? Any hobbies involving science/engineering? Those type of things, research, or fairly good results in competitions will enhance your application.</p>
<p>If you are interested in Mudd though, you are a strong enough candidate to make application worthwhile. Eagle Scout and Band will probably help. Essays mean a lot–and a strong demonstrated interest in math/science will also give a boost.</p>
<p>Hey thanks guys. </p>
<p>@ilovebabypink: i’m planning to major in biopsychology, bioengineering</p>
<p>@stevedad: I’ve taken AP bio, AP chem, AP english (language), AP mandarin, and AP US history. For senior year, I’m taking AP physics, AP english (literature), AP gov, and AP calculus AB.</p>
<p>mudd has higher math sat scores than you do. its a good list though - youre a strong applicant.</p>
<p>I agree with ilovebabypink. It would be very helpful if maybe you joined a sports team or club. Or, if you ran for an office in one of your existing clubs. They want to see some leadership, although I do think you will get into most of the schools that you are interested in. It would help if you raised your math SAT a little bit too, consider the October test. My guess is you will get into most, with your biggest reach being Harvey Mudd. Good luck</p>
<p>yep, I’m retaking SAT’s in october and retaking Math 2c in november (maybe). I really love photography and do alot of photoshop and photographing in my spare time. I really want to show this side of me in my application. My first thought was to include it in an art supplement, but I need a letter of rec from an art teacher…and I never took art at school. I guess maybe my personal statements can be around that? iono</p>
<p>i’m planning to major in biopsychology, bioengineering</p>
<p>You probably know this, but just in case . . . Mudd has a limited number of [url=<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/majors1.html]Majors[/url”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/majors1.html]Majors[/url</a>]. Bio, Chem, Math, Engineering (i.e., general eng’g), computer, physics, and mathematical biology (plus doubles in bio/chem and math/computer). In appropriate circumstances, you can also do an off-campus major or design your own.</p>
<p>Yep, I know those are the majors, I was referring more to UC majors. Anyways, I heard it might be better to apply undecided? Is this a viable option? Downside is, one might not be able to transfer into the major of their choice since space might be limited.</p>
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<p>oh, and I attend a school that is rank 59th in the state of California…so it’s kinda competitive?</p>
<p>Yes, though schools also consider secondary courseload as well as your ranking in the school.</p>
<p>would Boston University be a great choice since BU has as great bioengineering program</p>