The Official Chances Thread!

[bitturiju]

wow, according to that website, my gpa is 5.00
Anyway, I'm an international applicant taking the IB diploma. Predicted 45 points.

SAT I - 2380 SAT II - Math 2 800 Physics 780 Chemistry 780

Full IB diploma candidate.
Taking HL Physics, HL Economics, HL Math
SL Chemistry, SL English A1, French ab initio

ECs
Competitive soccer. Vice captain and captain for 1 year each.
NCC(Land) Master Sergeant

Awards/Accomplishments
Prize for Australian Math Competition(top 0.3%) for 3 years
Over 350 hours voluntary work across 3 years.
Topped entire cohort a couple of times for Math and Physics

Others
Great teacher and councilor recs
School is independent. Produced 9 out of 20 IB candidates worldwide for obtaining a perfect score.

[bitturiju]

You're from singapore? So am I!!
If you're a male, are you doing NS? I'm going to surrender my permanent residence so I can avoid it. With those grades, did you try for any UK universities? You have a good chance of getting in those. As for US, I can't say because I think that your SAT I scores are a bit low. You should have thought about taking 3 SAT II tests instead of two.

I would say UC Berkeley is a reach.

[papu26]

-bitturiju,

If u are indeed refering to me, well ya I am considering uk unis but I'm more keen on going to us for college. Judging by ur post, I guess ur from acsi?? Well i am from rj... and ya i am looking to go to college next yr, not 2 years later... anyway , any idea of my chances of getting in to the schs i mentioned?

thanks

[bitturiju]

Yup papu26, I was referring to you. And yes I'm from ACS(I).
I'm not really familiar with the universities you stated. But I'd say that you have a good chance at University of Penn. Go check out their page. Applicants with relatively low SAT scores and little or no ECs got in. Its a Ivy league college by the way. So if you stand a chance there, I would say you definitely stand a chance in the universities you stated.

Could you chance me back for UChicago, Harvard, MIT and UC Berkeley?

[papu26]

bitturiju,

From your profile, your a def getting in to UC Berkeley! , they rely quite heavily on sat scores and extra curricular, both of which are excellent in your case!

You have a really good chance at U Chicago too... So if u put in a good app, I am quite sure u could get in... anyway MIT and Harvard are reach schools considering that almost everyone who applies are prob as good or even better than you... U would also be able to get into U MIch or John Hopkins easily.

[iZychr]

Hi! I'm quite new here. Can someone please rate my application?

I'm new here in California. I took high school from the Philippines, and I started college last fall. As of now, I'm taking Calculus, Psychology and Philosophy, along with high school level English.

I'm planning to major in Chemical Engineering.

I made my own schedule for the next two years, and so far I don't think I can do the Organic Chemistry Sequence as well as the Biology sequence (Both are not required, and I don't think they're recommended too). If all goes well, I'd be transferring with all the Math, Physics (even 7C equivalent), General Chemistry, English courses needed for admission. I also can get one Engineering course (Engineering 45).

I counted my transferrable credits, and the sum is 61 units.

I am deeply interested in Chemistry, as I am very curious about matter and the environment. I preferred to get Chemical Engineering because I don't think I'll be researching all my life. I am creative and imaginative as describe by my former mentors, and I also find these qualities in myself.

Next semester I'm planning to join the Math and Science club in our community college to have more insight about Chemistry. If the Filipino Club gets revived, I'll join them instead of the Honors Club.

As of now, I do volunteer tutoring at our campus in Math.

I don't have work, but next semester I am planning to volunteer in tutoring Math once again.

Do you think I have the slightest chance of getting admitted if I get a GPA of 3.7-3.9? I heard that they want people who have completed the most requirements. Does Berkeley prefer people with a rich cultural background? Or they solely look at your GPA, Personal Statement, and prerequisites completed?

Oh, I'm a green card holder BTW.

I just hope I get in, I always wanted to have quality education in preparation for my career in the future. =]

Thanks, I'll be viewing this post maybe after an hour or maybe tomorrow. Cheers.

[phiz10]

California Resident
UC GPA: 4.90?, unweighted: 4.0, weighted: 4.83
SAT: 2400, ACT: 35
SAT II Bio, Math 2, and US Hist: 800, Lit: 780
AP Bio, US Hist, Calc BC, and Lang: 5, Euro: 4
Currently taking AP Lit, Gov/Econ, Stats, Chem

Band 4 years, Orchestra 4 years
Science Olympiad 3 years, treasurer 1 year
NHS 2 years
300 hours of community service at hospital

I've been tearing myself up debating whether to apply Engineering or not, because I don't have a lot of science-oriented ECs, and I've only taken AP Bio, AP Chem, and Honors Physics (chose a fourth year of orchestra over AP Phys). Would I have a chance at Engineering Undecided, or should I just stick with L&S? Thanks

[motion12345]

Phiz10...with those stats you're in for sure.

[motion12345]

UC GPA: 4.37, Unweighted GPA: 3.74, Weighted GPA: 4.15 (Top 20% of my class)

Out-of-State

SAT Reasoning Scores: 740 Math, 650 Reading, 660 Writing
However, I retook them a few weeks ago and I think I got an 800 Math, 680 Reading, 750 Writing

SAT II Scores - Chemistry - 670 (eek), Math 1 - 720, US History - 710

Which college are you applying to? Letters and Science

List a few of your most important ECs: 4 years of MUN, president of stock market club, writer for newspaper, 200 volunteer hours

Do I have any shot at all?

[phiz10]

Even if I do Engineering Undecided? How much of a difference would it make if I applied to a different Engineering major instead?

[motion12345]

Wait...you can only enter in a maximum of 8 honors classes?

[samedifference]

UC GPA: 3.95
UW GPA: 3.71
W GPA: 3.85

California Resident

Test Scores:
SAT I: 2170 (800 CR, 770 W, 600 M)
SAT II: 800 Hebrew, 710 US History, 700 Bio E
AP: English Lang 5, US History 5

What college are you applying to?
Letters and Sciences, Political Science major

List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
English Honor Society, President and Founder (1 year, I just started it this year)
Key Club, Secretary (4 years)
JSA, Treasurer (4 years)
Mock Trial Lawyer (2 years)
200+ Community Service Hours (at a hospital, local library, and through Key Club)
National Honor Society (1 year)
CSF (4 years)

Neither of my parents went to college and my dad didn't graduate high school. Chance me?

[Vinny623]

UC GPA: 4.42
My high school uses a 0-100 scale and does not convert to a 4.0 (I have a 93.08 UW but my school does not weight GPAs at all. Also, I am not sure what that converts to because there are many conversion methods. College Board, for example, says a 93-100 is a 4.0)

Ranked 29/299 in one of the more competitive public schools in New York

Test Scores:

SAT:
M-750
R-580
W-680

ACT:
M-35
E-30
S-30
R-23
W-8

As you can see, I'm a good math student, but my reading is weak.

AP:
Physics B-5
Stats-5
Bio-4
US History-3
Literature-3
Currently enrolled in: Physics C (both mechanics and elec/mag), Calc BC (AB Subscore), US Govt/Politics, and English Language. Taking AP exams in May 2010

I'm applying to CLS as an applied mathematics major.

Pretty good EC's:
-Varsity Volleyball captain, all division honorable mention. I also got a league academic award
-FIRST Robotics
-VP of Science Olympiad Club

I lack the community service...I probably have less that 50 hours under my belt throughout high school. I'm not sure how much this weighs on my application. To name one activity, I volunteered at a nursing home weekly in the spring (totaled to 24 hours)

Oh, and I'm not sure what effect this has, but I'm a white male. Chance me?

[nobl3ss3oblig3]

Hey, coming in late, but oh well:

Applying: Berkeley, LA, SD, Davis, going down the line just to be safe..
Intended Major: L&S, therefore "undeclared" but really, one of those MCB chaps. I eventually hope, if i get in, to DM in Chemical Biology and Biochem. Depending.

CA Resident. Male, Asian.

Rank: N/A since they got rid of it recently, but on previous transcripts, something around 108/500. I think the school has some 25 valedictorians.

Test Scores:
Sat 1:
M - 800
R - 770
W - 760

Sat 2:
Math 2 - 800
USH - 800
Chem - 800
Bio E - 700 (ahh, freshman year)

AP:
Stats: 5
USH: 5
Bio: 5

UC Weight: 4.32
Uncapped: ~4.4
UW counting freshman year + non ag: 3.833
UW only soph and junior + non ag: 3.96

Clubs:
President, Founder - Kendo Club, 11, 12
Vice President - Anime Club, 9, 10, 11, 12
Secretary - Fencing Club, 9, 10, 11, 12
Treasurer - Go Club, 9, 10, 11, 12

EC's:
Piano, 13 or so years?
Kendo: 4 years, 1 kyu rank, really, takes up most of my week
Choir: 6 years

Awards:
NMSF
AP Scholar

Community Service:
~80 hours,
Hospital Work, Youth Service Corps, Leo Club supplementaries

Senior Classload:
AP Eng 12
AP Calc, BC
Fin/Dis Math
AP Physics B
Gov/Econ
Digital Photography 1