What are my chances at these schools

ktong777
Thu, 08 Nov 2018 05:47:39 +0000

A sibling of mine is applying to colleges this year (as a senior), and I’m wondering what her chances are. My parents feel like she has a good chance at these schools, but personally I feel iffy about her chances, especially given her intended major.

Ethnicity: Asian
WGPA: 4.3
UWGPA: 4.0
Class Rank: around 8/100

SAT (1530) with Essay (22)
SAT IIs: Math II (800), Chemistry (790), Physics (760)
APs: Chinese with Listening (5), Calculus AB (5), World History (5), Calculus BC (5), Capstone Seminar (4), Literature (5)

Extracurriculars

Cofounder and Copresident of Art Club

Piano (reached and finished advanced level)

Draws in free time

120+ hours volunteer work at food bank

Job experience as math tutor

First Place in school on AMC 12 (11th grade, score of 72)

Science Olympiad Participant (sophomore year)

I can’t think of any more extracurriculars or achievements/awards. She doesn’t have many. Also, personally I feel like it would probably hurt her application more or less by mentioning her AMC 12 score, since it’s not that much higher than the national average, and most people who apply for her intended major are probably at or above her level in math. Maybe I’m wrong about this.

Intended Major: Computer Science and/or Finance

Schools: MIT, UCLA, UC Berkeley