ideas for colleges to aply to?

Applying to College
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<p>chances for UC and privates (USC, Amherst, Wesleyan, Carnegie Mellon, other recommendations?). I am ery open to suggestions</p>

<p>Which colleges do I have a shot at? Can anybody recommend some Privates?</p>

<p>what about University of Chicago?</p>

<p>note: I was also sick during second semester junior year, hence the grade drop from A’s to b’s/c’s. The problem is I cannot fully document my illnes, still investigating.</p>

<p>Location: SoCal suburb
UC GPA: 3.74–grade drop junior year
Regular school GPA: 3.8ish
Rank: top 15%
Unweighted GPA: uh…3.0 or lower.
Ethnicity: mixed. asian last name, no URM status
Essays: great/excellent-I’m a good writer</p>

<p>AP: three 3’s </p>

<p>Bad Note: I have a downward trend during junior year second semester due to illness/ absences, but during summer took a dozen units dual credit classes at local college w/ 4.0. (it actually helped bring my hs GPA up)</p>

<p>9th:
English 9, music literature, bio, PE, geometry, Spanish 2
-All A’s</p>

<p>Tested out of Spanish 3, algebra II</p>

<p>10th
AP Euro (A/A) Hon English (A/A) Spanish (A/A) Hon. Chemistry (A/B)
Pre-calulus and Trig (B/A) , Spanish 4 </p>

<p>11th semester one—I was in a mess b/c I really really sick and was absent a lot,…and my grades reflect that. :- (</p>

<p>AP bio (A), AP history (B), AP Spanish (B), Business and Advertising (A), hon. English (C) AP statistics (C)</p>

<p>11th Semester two—dropped AP history, AP bio
AP stats (c), AP Spanish (B), biz. & advertising (A), hon English (C), US history (C) </p>

<p>11-12 summer—much better- I took 4 UC-transferable classes (w/4.0 GPA) at the Community college and my HS took it and weighed it into my GPA</p>

<p>Standardized testing
Sat ii Spanish: 680
Sat ii writing 770, full 800 subscore on essay
Sat ii bio-don’t remember, 750-800 range
Plan on taking literature (predicted 750+),
math iic—700ish
SAT: 1850 first time, will retake. </p>

<p>Work Experience:
Employed for one semester as a sales associate/cashier at JCPenny’s (15 hours/wk). Will probably get another job in retail this fall.</p>

<p>EC’s
Music/Creative writing
-Governor’s school for arts –Csssa alumni
-California arts scholar medallion
-(Arts) published in minor mag’s.</p>

<p>Conservation
-Went on a (free-not one of those pay to volunteer type programs) intense three-week summer trail-work/conservation program in Nevada desert backcountry and Colorado, climbed to 12-13,000 feet in Rockies.
-Did a one-year conservation program with same group, they choose 25 kids from So Cal, go on monthly all weekend (three day) camping trips and do services like bridge building, wee pulling etc in S.F
-Brief magazine Internship with above program,
-Greyhound rescue shelter volunteer (9th and up)</p>

<p>City Volunteer
-Camp counselor for two summers at city day camp
-Appointed to forum for city issues</p>

<p>-FBLA Club
Member –9th/co-VP-10th/co-VP-11th –chosen for regional leader group but training conflicted with gov’s school. Donated 1K to various charities, etc, helped organize state sectionals itinerary.
-Participated in conferences/competitions for retail, went to state twice (top 8, 3rd), international once (did not place), regional twice (top 8), state sectionals once). Invited by advisor to help judge at regionals. </p>

<p>Building with books Club
Literacy tutor-member (9), secretary (10), president (11)</p>

<p>Greyhound rescue-volunteer, treasurer</p>

<p>Volunteer

  • didn’t know I was supposed to document hours. Hours not required to graduate at my HS
    estimate:
    -300 for two summer’s as camp counselor at day camp.
    -125 hours for 3-week summer conservation program.
    -100-125 for yearlong program group
    -50 for greyhound rescue shelter.</p>

<p>-25 credits at community college
-played piano for 6 years</p>