Community College student here. What are my chances for Pomona, UCB, UCLA, USC, Stanford, and ivies?

Chance Me / Match Me
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Well, here are my stats/misc info. I am a current freshman at a California Community College.

Race: Hispanic/Latino. Non-native speaker.
Income: Less than 35,000. Single parent.
First generation.
Intended Major: Political Science/International Relations. Japanese minor.
GPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 4.0 (Honors Program). Heavy Course-load.
GPA HIGH SCHOOL: 2.4uw, 3.5w (Lmao AP classes)
AP TESTS: AP ENGLISH 5
Sat: 1590. Sat subject tests: Math 2 - 800. World History - 800.
Intended transfer date: Fall 2019

ECs: Presented research at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and CSULB. Phi Theta Kappa leadership role. Assist Counselor for at risk youth enrolled in my community college. Intern for the Department of Toxic Substances. Honors Program at my school (will have 15 semester units worth of honors classes in Math, Poli Sci, and Philosophy). Editor for the local newspaper. Lots of research at my school. Photography.

Goals: PhD in International relations. Possible Lawyer. Wannabe Professor.

So, what’s my story? It’s simple, really. I nearly flunked out of high school (health, financial, and family issues). My counselors said I was done for. I said screw that, and I turned everything around. I ended up graduating high school with national debate tournaments and lead MainStage play roles under my belt. I was academically ineligible for many schools, so community college was the way to go. I am doing great here! I love research, international relations, helping and mentoring students, and chilling in nature. I am a simple man.

Where am I applying? UCB (TAP)/UCLA(TAP)-Global studies.
Pomona-Int. relations.
Cornell/Harvard/UPenn/Columbia/Princeton/Yale-Int. relations/gov.
USC-Int. Relations.
Stanford-Int. relations.
Safties include USSB (Awesome campus, UC Davis, and CSUs.

Thanks Y’all! Pomona/Stanford is my first choice.

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UCSB or UCD are not safeties unless you TAG to either campus. CSULB is only a safety if you are a local in-service area applicant.
You are definitely competitive and have a chance at all the schools.
Best of luck.

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UCSB and UCD have a +75% acceptance rate for my major, and I’m well above the average gpa. Thanks for the input, though!

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@BoundKoala - thats such a great comeback story!!! Please let us know where you got accepted!!! I’m a senior in high school and worked hard and had a 4.29 W GPA but still didn’t get in to the school of my choice UCI. So I’m thinking of going cc route to gain momentum and comeback again to UCI transfer. How’s the CC honors program??? Hard??? Would you advice me to do that versus regular CC??? I, too, am aspiring to be in law. Thank you for all your input!!!