Chances at UCLA, NYU, UC Berkeley, USC, and Stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me
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  • 1450 SAT (Taking again in June)
  • Taking 3 AP Subject Tests in August... will edit later.
  • 4.5 GPA (Assuming Honors classes are weighted)
  • AP World History (4 on exam)
  • AP English Lang (taking exam in a couple weeks)
  • APUSH (taking exam in a couple weeks)
  • AP Gov. & Politics (taking exam in a couple weeks)
  • AP Studio Art 2-D (taking exam in a couple weeks... self study)
  • AP Human Geography (taking exam in a couple weeks... self study)
  • AP Environmental Science (Senior year)
  • AP Macro Economics (Senior year)
  • AP Micro Economics (Senior year)
  • AP Calculus AB (Senior year)
  • AP English Lit. (Senior year)
  • AP Comparative Gov. (Senior year)
  • President of local TSA chapter (I've been in the club for 5 years)
  • Multiple statewide awards in TSA for Photography & Technology Knowledge
  • Member of NHS with multiple gold star awards
  • PT Job as a Lifeguard (very time consuming... worked 500 hours in 2017)
  • Internship with a local campaign for the House of Delegates
  • Internship with a local photographer
  • PT Job as a textbook clerk
  • Did track for 3 years and swimming for 2
  • Probably more that I'm forgetting to include

I’m planning to apply to either Journalism, Photojournalism, or International Relations for the schools that offer these majors.

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You are a competitive applicant. Your stats and ECs are good. You should continue building on your ECs relating to journalism and photojournalism. Work for your town newspaper, start a photography blog, etc. Do relevant activities to further demonstrate your interest and skill. If you are a good photographer, or even a good journalist, you can send in supplemental samples with your application. Write great essays and you could get accepted to any of these schools

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Thank you! I appreciate the input.