The Official Chances Thread!

[jgwentworth]

Male, California

Rank: No official school ranking, but i got ELC (so top 4%)
Very competitive private school

Scores:
SAT 1: 2190 (770 W, 720 M, 700 CR)
SAT II: 770 Chem, 780 Math IIC, 700 phys

School GPA (unweighted) 3.97
UC GPA: 4.5 (mostly honors and AP courses)

ECs
Speech and Debate (state champion in debate, captain, academic all-american)
Church Lector
Community Service (around 100 hours)
some clubs and shtuff

thanks kids

[martynmair]

3.79 UC gpa, 1960 SAT I 720/710 sat II, amazing essays EC and hook.


...haha just thought i'd lighten the mood a little, feel free to ignore me, i know the answer =P

[qkrdusdn]

UC GPA (How do I calculate my UC GPA?)
Unweighted GPA 3.98
Weighted GPA 4.54

California Resident, Out-Of-State, or International
-international

SAT Reasoning Scores (by section) or ACT scores - CR 630, M 780, W 660
SAT II Scores M3C 770, BIO 730, KOR 800

Which college are you applying to? (Letters and Science, Engineering, Chemistry, etc.)
- undecided/pre-business.... i later heard that this is really competitive... is that true...?

List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
-volunteer 250+ hours
-many honor societies
-principal's honor roll
-choir all 4 years
-ap scholar
-flute private lesson for 10 yrs

Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
-toefl 108/120 (if that matters)

[iVinshe]

jgwentworth: match
qkrdusdn: OoS/International is a crapshoot for anyone, but you're very very competitive/you have a pretty good shot.

[REJECTED]

Unweighted GPA - 3.61
Weighted GPA - 4.3

California Resident

SAT Reasoning Scores - 760C 800M 780W
SAT II Scores - 800MIIC 790CHEM 800KOR (<- anti-hook rite there.. AZN male)
AP Scores - calc BC, phy C mec, psych, comp sci A [5], chem, euro, lang comp [4]

Applying to the college of engineering

List a few of your most important ECs
- Marching band/Jazz band 3 yrs
- 150 hr. community service in local hospital
- Math Club founder/President

Accomplishments
- 2007 USAMO Invitee
- National Merit Finalist
- Mult. Var. Calc., Linear Alg, & Diff Equ. completed by the first sem. of the 12th grade
- came to the States in 8th grade: ESL in 8th, regular English in 9th, Honors in 10th, AP in 11th/12th (<- bit of a hook maybe?)

got accepted into UCLA
worried cuz of the poor GPA (damn WoW... 100+ days playtime makes me sad)

I applied as mechanical engineering. Can I change my major afterwards? I'm being inclined towards civil engineering. Any recommendation/explanations on other engineering majors will be appreciated.

[jcll2002]

whats UC gpa, rejected?

[berries]

UC GPA - 4.0
unweighted - 3.6
california resident
ACT score - 30
sat II scores - 740
680
applying to letters ans sciences

good essay about racism

extracurriculars
link crew
indo-pak
volunteer at el camino hospital
counselor for maitri
national competitor for FBLA
president of save darfur
vice president of model united nations
won the best and outstanding delegate award in MUN

[Shubham92]

Gender: M
Location: California
High School: Public
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes

Academics:

UC GPA - 4.04
GPA - Unweighted: 3.95
GPA - Weighted: 3.94
Class Rank: top 5%
Class Size: 443

Scores:

SAT I Math: 670
SAT I Critical Reading: 570
SAT I Writing: 630
SAT II Math L2: 680
SAT II Bio: 670

Extracurriculars:

Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Tennis - Varsity sophomore year
Volunteer/Service Work: 40 hours - Community Service
Honors and Awards: Honor Roll

Chance please ty

[GSW Fan]

just for the hell of it...

In state

ACT Composite: 33

SAT IIs: Span: 770 Lit: 710

AP's: Span- 5 Eng- 4 US History- 3

UC GPA: 3.83 (with hardest courses)

ECs listed on app: football, track, was in 2 clubs, and work

Job/Work Experience: did finances that were really receipts at a family friend's company and also had a job too

Essays (subject and responses): already started so they should be very good- on two hardships that have come down on me the last 2 years, and my dealing w/ them.

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender:M

[adrianphanny]

shubham92, i believe u are a reach / slight reach

[GeorgeOnTheRocks]

UC GPA: 4.6
Weighted: 4.5
Un-Weighted: 3.85

SAT: 2200
Math: 750
Read: 700
Writing: 750
Yet to take SAT II, but should do very well based on practices (Math II and Biology)

Applying to Letters and Sciences, Then to Haas (end of sophomore year)
Want to study Economics with emphasis on finance... (possibly with engineering: civil or mechanical)

-2 Varsity sports teams: Soccer, Golf for 3 years (captain in soccer)
Piano for 12 years
-Pep Band+Jazz Band at school (play keyboard and self-taught guitar and saxophone)
-Over 100 hours community service @ food bank
-Work experience in music store
-Started Club that makes money, and donates the profits to environmental organizations

I've taken about 9 APs (including AP Economics) and all other classes honors. My school is private and very prestigious and competitive.

Looking at UCLA, Berkeley, Brown, Penn (wharton), NYU (stern), Michigan, (Ross), UCSB, BC, USC, Northwestern
Any ideas on safeties/targets/reaches for these schools?

[changusmc]

Gender: M
School: Community College
Location: California

Cumulative GPA: 3.91
IGETC GPA: 3.87

EC: Christian youth group leader, and not much else

Work experience: 4 years U.S. Marines (Computer Networking MOS), 2 years part time while attending community college at a dental office.

Essays: Wrote about being older than even most transfer students and with having military experience in the field of my major, I know it is what I want to do for a career. Also wrote about an experience important to me, which was Marine Corps Boot Camp and basically talked about how that was the greatest challenge in my life.

Awards: President's List at my CCC, National Dean's List

Major: Computer Science

Applied to: College of Letters and Science (Computer Science)


Thank you in advance for taking the time in looking over my stats and answering me.

[duogmeg]

California resident
Transfer student - 60+ units from a CCC
3.53 transferrable GPA
Music Major (College of L&S)
IGETC done by spring (only missing one class)
Essays were alright: technically very well-written English but I was a bit all-over-the-place in discussing my major; my passion for it came across if anything.

EC's: volunteering for a musical theatre company/working as a stagehand (w/ national stagehand's union) over the summer; parents didn't want me to work while in school full-time (I took more than a full unit load each semester) but I had a job before attending CCC full-time.

Also, I tested out high school @ 16 and started college then; I'm 18 now and applying as a junior. Hoping that may have some positive bearing on my admission?

I got into UCSB but I want to go to BERKELEY

[No Quarter]

Applying to IR

Class of 2009
Californian
East Asian Male
School Top 50 in Country (USNWP)
Rigorous Course Load
GPA UW: 3.5ish
GPA UC: 3.9 ish
My grandpa, who raised me when I was little, died my soph year and caused my grades to deteriorate (2 Cs)

SAT Regular: 2230

SAT2: 750 Bio, 760 lit 800 IIC math

EC: I have other stuff, but these are my main ones

VERY actively involved in national circuit LD debate; extremely dedicated to the task and its effects + Debate Captain

CEO and founder of a non-profit corporation to help teach kids of any economical background how to debate

Helps poor kids at a local elementary school academically

[yort]

I still have 1 more semester to go, but up to what I have right now:

In-State
UC GPA: 3.62
Weighted: 4.14
Un-Weighted: 3.33

SAT (if I get this): 2200

SAT II: Korean 780, Chemistry 680
Expecting Math IIC 800, Biology 750, US History 750

APs: Euro 4, Comp Sci A 4
Will be taking: Comp Sci AB, Language and Comp, Biology, US History


-120 hours community service @ Library
-over 200 hours community service @ hospital
-active in Red Cross and FBLA
-will do 150 hrs of internship over the summer

Full IB Diploma Candidate
very competitive high school

I know my GPA is kind of low, but will getting a high SAT score (like 2200) and being full IB help my chances at getting into Berkeley?

Thanks.