The Official Chances Thread!

[kyledavid80]

thehoo: strong GPA, somewhat weak scores, good ECs, and average honors/awards. Since you're OOS, I'd say reach.

[Shrinkrap]

thehoo Captain of club soccer team for twelve years? Wow! so like since you were 6?

[thehoo]

Soccer yeah...though I meant current captain. Ha.
Thanks for the feedback, yeah I'm taking some tests in December hopefully will improve there. Awards? Yeah, weak, I know.
Just out of curiosity, how much better would my chances be were I in-state?

[kyledavid80]

If you were in-state, I might say slight reach - high match, though it'd depend on what major you're going for.

[vc08]

please someone chance me lol!!!! i got skipped

[Zaid]

ok, my stats are pretty bad, but im still going for it.

American Citizen but I've lived in KUWAIT for most of my life therefore, the teaching here isn't that spectacular.

Intended Major: Biology
Gpa: 3.98/4.0
Rank: 2/95

SAT Reasoning: 1680 =\ (retaking)
CR: 470
Writing: 580
Math: 630

SAT Subject
Biology: 690

Im taking Chem, Physics, and Math Lv2 in December

Junior year: Ap Calculus AB ( 3) and BC (4)
Ap Biology (5)

Senior Year:Ap Chemistry, Ap Statistics, Ap Physics B, Ap Physics C - Mechanics


Extra Currc.
Student Body President (Gr. 12)
*Class Presidents 9/10/11

Mun President
*Executive member since gr.9

NHS President
*since gr.11

UNESCO President
*since gr.11

Member of Varsity Basketball team ( 2 years)

Member of Varsity Volleyball team (2 years)

Academic Games President (2 yrs)

(Leadership I'nc) -newly formed organization for charity - Team Leader

Free the Children member

-School Representative for ministries

Worked as a volenteer in the Cancer Hospital for Children

Worked as job experince at a front desk in a marketing company

Spent the summer at oxford university - got an A

I think my chances are pretty slim, but its so hard to raise your SAT grade when the english curriculum here is rubbish!
any suggestions?

[CA2006]

vc08: slight reach... stats and ecs are average, lots of uc applicants and berkeley applicants are similar to yours. test scores are on the low side. your ACT is okay thought.

zaid: reach, are you a california resident? are you attending an american school? your stats are more in the range of uci or uc davis...

good luck to both of you.

[vicissitudes]

Zaid: I'm also wondering if you are a Californian resident. Your GPA is good but the SAT scores are really low for Berkeley. I think your chances are slim if they don't dramatically improve.

[tekkniq]

Can someone chance me for these schools?
UCB (EECS)
UCSD
UCLA

GPA: UW 3.89 W 4.19 Class rank 24/497
Qualified for ELC, California resident

SAT 1: CR 590 M 760 W 640 = 1960 taken 2 times
SAT 2: Math 2 800 Physics 630 Taken 1 time

APs:
Physics 3
Psychology 3
Cal AB taken at a community college

APs this year:
Bio, Cal BC, Econ, Stats

ECs:
-about 25 hours of community service a year
-about 2 years of graphic making experience
-3 months of construction work
-3 years of key club, 1 year being officer
-1 year of rocketry (making rockets)
-this year i'm doing solar panel + FBLA
-2 years of mathlete
-a few local awards

+ a good essay

My chance for Berkeley's EECS? oh and does the fact that i've only been here for about 5 years help my chance of gettting in? Thanks. And It'd be nice if you can also clarify the difference b/w EECS computer science and College of L&S computer science, do you start taking the same classes on your junior year? Thanks!

[Zaid]

CA2006, Vicissitudes: I am not a CA resident since ive been in Kuwait for almost my whole life. I do go to an American school here but the teaching here isnt spectacular, the english department that is. I am an American citizen however.
What SAT scores do you think i would need?

[Lucaskhan]

Asian Male
OOS (Massachusetts): 1-2 from my school will apply to UC-Berkeley per year

*Will apply as undeclared (Pre-Haas)

Regular Weighted GPA: 4.73/5.00
“UC” GPA: 4.58 (I think)
Rank: ~25/360 (Second 5%, so not in the top 5% but in the top 10%)

SAT: 2350 (800M, 800CR, 750W) – Taken Once
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 760 US His, 750 Physics, 780 Math IC, 730 Bio

APs: Taking BC Calculus, Physics C, US Gov, Self-Studying for Econ (School doesn’t offer)
Took: AP US History (5)
*Note: My school doesn’t offer AP’s to underclassmen and only AP History to Juniors.

ECs:
1) Mock Trial: 11-12, Case Team Leader
2) Hospital Volunteering (200+ Hours)
3) Boy Scouts: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader
4) Investing Club: Founder & President
5) Math Team: Captain
6) Science Team: Captain
7) Club Soccer

Other:
-Invested Work Savings into a stock account
-Worked as a legal assistant at a law firm through sophomore and junior years

Recs: A decent one from a Chem Teacher, an excellent one from an English teacher, and another excellent one from the GC.

Essays: Assume they are average/good (Very business focused).


Alright that's it, any thoughts? Will my OOS and "Asianness" hurt me?

Thanks!

[iPhone]

[Personal Info]

Pennsylvania
Competitive public
Rank: like top 12% because of crappy freshman year grades

[GPA]

UC GPA: 4.25
Unweighted GPA: 3.65
Weighted GPA: 4.1

[SAT Reasoning Scores]

CR 680/ M 750/ W 800 (2230)
10 Essay

[SAT II Scores]

Math IIC 750
Physics 700

Which college are you applying to? Letters and Science - Undeclared/ Pre- Bus Admin

[ECs]

Varsity Track 10-12
Varsity Cross Country 11-12
Computer Club 10-12
FBLA 11-12
Key Club 11-12
NHS 12
Mathleague 11-12


[Leadership]

Computer Club Secretary
FBLA Secretary

[Volunteering/Service Work]

31 hours from key club stuff
78 hours volunteering at a baseball league for handicapped children
109 hours total

[Awards]
8th in state for FBLA multimedia competition
2nd in region for a web design competition

[other stuff]
I made my high school's website
Did a week long stock market program at Penn State over the summer
Did this other week long program at my school over the summer
I make web cartoons and have a website
took a trig course over the summer at a local community college

[Essays]
Both pretty good

[Castel]

@iPhone: UC's don't count freshman year. If your UW GPA for soph/junior is 3.65, then reach only because you're OOS.

[iPhone]

my UW GPA for soph/junior year is actually 4.0, My UW for freshman through senior year is 3.65.

[hopeful5]

male, OOS, white, Math Major, competitive public in Mass.

GPA-3.703 UW, 4.135W

SAT-2200 (780M, 660R, 760W)
SAT II- 790 Math II, 770 Math I, 750 Biology M
ACT- 33 composite (34M, 34E, 32R, 32S)

Freshman Year:
World Hist H- A
English H- B+
Biology H- A
Alg II H- A
Health/Phys Ed- A
Spanish 2- B+
Orchestra- A

Sophomore Year:
Precalc H- A
Chemistry H- B+
Soph English H- B
AP World History- B(3)
Spanish 3- B+
Gym- A
Orchestra- A+

Junior Year:
Junior Englsih H- B+
Spanish 4 H- B
US History H- A
AP Calculus AB- B+ (5)
AP Biology- A (5)

Senior Year Courses:
Senior English H
Spanish 5 H
AP Govt/Politics
AP Statistics
AP Physics

(6 total APs)

ECs:
-National Honor Society grades 11/12

-9 seasons Varsity sports (3 cross country, 3 indoor track, 3 outdoor track)

-Cross Country Captain

-Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader of Boy Scout Troop

-200+ hours of community service

-Set up program where i interview veterans and submit their war stories to museums and national archives for later reference. wrote a really good essay explaining how the stories of veterans have defined my attitude and personality.


what do you think my chances are RD?