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Old 08-04-2008, 12:05 AM   #1
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Stockton, CA -----> UCLA 2013
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My chances at UC Berkeley?

Based on my information below, what would you say are my chances at getting into Berkeley? Please give me advice on how to increase my chances of getting in!

STANDARDIZED TESTS

i took the SAT in June and got these scores:
M- 730
W- 680
CR- 680
Composite- 2090 (Should i take this again?)

ACT Composite- 30 (Should i take this again?)

SAT II's:
Math II : 750
Bio E: 730
US History: 670

SCHOOL

I attend a VERY small high school in California (only 10 years old with an application process) with about 70 students in my entire class and 7 faculty members for the whole school. Our school has NO sports and NO AP classes an my college classes are simply counted as CP classes, so forgive my pathetic GPA and lack of ECs.

GPA: 3.855 UW (No APs in my school)
Rank: 10/70
College Semester Units completed: 80.5
AA Degree in Humanities
AA Degree in Liberal Arts
AA Degree in Natural Sciences
Want to major in Biology and Economics

Community College Classes taken:

Fundamentals of Computer Science A
Career Self-Assessment A
Career Exploration A
Introductory Logic B
Introduction to Psychology A
Introduction to Linguistics A
Fundamentals of Speech A
Written Communications A
Library Information Literacy A
Beginning Tennis A
Mythology A
Art History A
American Government and Institutions B
Elementary Spanish (1) A
Elementary Spanish (2) A
Principles of Economics: Macro A
Critical Composition A
Beginning Individual Conditioning A
Beginning Badminton A
General Chemistry (1) B
Precalculus I B
Core Biology A
History of Western Civilization A
Precalculus II A
Calculus B
Probability and Statistics

Community College courses planned for Senior Year:

General Botany
General Zoology
General Chemistry (2)
Calculus (2)
Principles of Economics: Micro


E.C.s

Junior Representative in Student Government
Founder/ President of the Sports and Activities Club (for 3 years)
Volunteer at the local library (125+ hours over 4 years)
Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity (70+ hours since January 2008)
Volunteer at Soup Kitchen
Volunteer at a Retirement Home
Volunteer at Neighbors in Health (free healthcare)
Key Club Sergeant at Arms (Member for 4 years)
Art Club
Academic Decathlon (4 medals in January and i hope to be a captain or starter next year)
Alpha Gamma Sigma (college academic honors Club)
Letter of Recs from two college professors (Bio and Spanish) and a counselor


Please give me advice on how to give myself a better shot of getting into Berkeley! Thank you!
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Old 08-04-2008, 01:15 AM   #2
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My advice is to post the same thread in the uc berkeley general thread where more people go. The 2012 is visted only a handful of times. Put your sign on the highway and not on a dirt road!!!!
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Old 08-04-2008, 11:36 AM   #3
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thanks viromonkey
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