4.0 UW and 4.32 W
1510 SAT (770 M, 740 EBRW)
33 ACT
Class Rank: 1
Coursework: 60 dual enrollment units total, submitting 8 APs
Awards
Silver Medal in Olympiad for Medicine (top 10% on HARD exam)
PSAT Commendation
Vanderbilt YSJ Publication (10% acceptance rate)
AP Scholar
Key Club VP
Mu Alpha Theta Pres
HS President
IEEE, NASA, US Marines Research Awards (three separate)
Funded by Bay Area Benefactor
SMUNC Research Award
BMUN BVC Commendation
Extracurriculars (not in order)
Author of Two Fantasy novels (300 sales of each)
Math club founder / president
Student Council President (ex VP and ex Class Rep)
Basketball Co-Captain
Baking Blog with large readership founder
Intern for Non-Profit
Hospital Surgery Center and Lab Volunteer
MUN delegate and HS Conference Chair
Cancer Research Intern (higher on list)
Neuroscience Research Intern (these are higher up the list)
5x Science Fair participant and winner
I’m scared of posting stats so I tried to be as vague as possible. I was scared of people using them or playing with them, but I’m looking for feedback and a chance me! Please be nice
Meaning I have scholarships to cover costs and a benefactor to support me. So no loans or FAFSA. UCs are preferred in cost (for example, 10k tuition at ucb vs 70k at stanford… even though stanford is my dream)
I’m a US citizen applicant from CA (or Bay Area)
Yes, I meet the requirements and I have (I hope?) rigorous coursework.
I took Calculus 1 freshman year and by the time I graduate I’ll have taken Multivariable Calc. I also have 60 units in college (I’m taking 18 classes total). I took 2 APs (I got 4s on both, unfortunately) and I’m taking 6 this year.
What I found helpful was to see who from my daughter’s school got into the schools she was applying to from years past. If your school has consistently sent students to Stanford, the Ivies, and Berkeley, and you are number one in the class, I would say you have a legitimate shot. Of course it is not guaranteed, however, historically, you have given yourself a good chance.
I go to a super-tiny, recently-founded religious private school. Most of the graduates do community college, so I had to find extracurriculars outside of school and to create my own extracurriculars in school. We’ve only one student attend UCB as a first-year and another attend Penn as a first-year.
Have you entered your stats in something like CollegeVine? They churn acceptance rates out that seemed fairly accurate for my daughter. Of course Stanford and the Ivies are extremely difficult to determine. Probably be extreme reaches, in the 5-10% chance range. My guess is Cal may be around 25-30% chance, but you are giving yourself as good a chance as anyone else.
UCB chances will depend on whether you apply to bioengineering in the CoE or to L&S where applied math and neuroscience are. Bioengineering is likely more competitive for admission.
If $10k is preferred, why apply to schools that will cost not $70k but $85k plus
With UCs and CSUs, you have lots of options.
And lots of great schools with bio engineering. Why only reaches ?
You may get in a school but need to have a match too. Arizona and Colorado would both be good choices. U Washington a match vs the safeties of the first two.
Are you only looking out West ? You note that but the Ivies aren’t.
What does this mean? Does it mean your ability to attend any of these colleges depends on you getting significant scholarships? Or does it mean your family can afford the full cost of attendance? Or does it mean you qualify for need based aid?
Please clarify.
How much can your family pay annually for your college education?
