What are my chances for these schools?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hello, I am a sophomore at Agoura High School. I am thinking about applying to several universities early decision. Here is my list of colleges I would most like to go to:</p>

<p>Cal Tech
MIT
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Standford</p>

<p>As you can see, I have high goals. Being in the start of my second semester of sophomore year, I still have a lot of time to improve my chances. Here is information about me so far (please keep in mind that my high school does not have as many AP courses as in the other high schools that I have seen, for example: my high school does not have Biology AP):</p>

<p>9th grde classes:
P.E.- A/A
Geometry Honors- A/A
English I- A/A
Biology P- A/A
Contemporary Media I (Photoshop art class, UC accepted)- A/A
Automotive Technology- A/A</p>

<p>10th grade classes (1st semester):
P.E.- A
Algebra II Honors- A
English II- A
Spanish I- A
Computer Science A AP (no AB offered at my school)- A
Contemporary Media II- A</p>

<p>AP classes that I am planning to take:</p>

<p>Statistics AP
Chemistry AP
Calculus BC AP
Physics AP
English III AP(unsure)
English IV AP(unsure)
Economics/ Government AP (unsure)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Tennis (most likely#1 varsity this year and throughout rest of highschool)
(I am also planning to play in USTA tournaments (United States Tennis Association))
Chess- I am nationally ranked among the top 100 youths in the US for my age(15), my USCF rating is 1800 (if you know what that is). I compete against adults in national tournaments with prize money and have earned $2000 from winnings.</p>

<p>Test scores: I have not yet taken the PSAT or SAT, but I plan to take the SAT this year. I missed the PSAT because of a tennis tournament which I did not win unfortunately.</p>

<p>Obviously I have high goals and I do not expect to be gauranteed entry into all
of the universities on my list. I would love to have some information on what you think my chances are of getting into these colleges and on whether or not I am on te right track right now. Thank you for reading this lenghthy request, I will appreciate ALL answers.</p>

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<p>It’s impossible to guess without your test scores. This is not so useful: if your test scores and remaining grades are high enough, you probably have a good chance at any UC. :wink: The others have an oversupply of applicants with top qualifications like yours might be.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your reply. So should I wait until I get test scores to make another post like this?</p>

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<p>Yes, but it’s not too early to ask for school suggestions that match your interests. Region, size, urban/rural, majors, features.</p>

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<p>hmmm first of all you should remember that schools like MIT and Caltech focuses more on scores rather than ECs… so I’m not sure how to chance you without knowing your scores… but yeah just make sure u get high scores :smiley: chance me!</p>

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<p>First of all, thank you for all of the replies.</p>

<p>Second,</p>

<pre><code> “Yes, but it’s not too early to ask for school suggestions that match your interests. Region, size, urban/rural, majors, features.” - vossron
</code></pre>

<p>I do have some school suggestions for this topic. I mostly would like a school that has mathematics and science majors (not sure yet on what science i would like, but mathematics for sure as it is my BEST subject)
I do not really have a preference about the urban/rural classification as that is not in my top priorities list.
I would like for the school to be in-state, but the schools that I talked about in my first post are an exception.
I do not really have a preference for size either.
Do you have any more recommendations?</p>

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<p>If someone reads this, my previous post directly above this one has some information on my preferences for a college, anyone have recommendations based on my preferences?</p>