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12-20-2009, 02:59 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| nobody ever comments on my chance threads :( please chance me ill chance back
what are my chances at uc berkeley i know it is a great school
intended major- integrative Biology
the ultimate question is that can my act score which is 3 point above average, great extracurriculars, and good heart felt personal statements make up for my gpa being .4 pts. below average?
My Application
1. GPA- 3.7 uc, 3.55 unweighted, 4.00 weighted (dont leave weakest part of my app) i have taken 12 honors/ap classes freshman to junior year. Senior year im taking AP Biology and AP Calculus AB/BC(depending on enrollment)
-also my school dosent have anymore honors/ap to offer
2. Test Scores
1. 33 act
2. 700 Math 2
3. 700 u.s. history
4. 3 AP Chemistry
5. 3 AP English Language
6. 3 AP Psychology
7. 4 AP U.S. History
3. Personal statements- i mentioned my parents car crash when i was a freshman on how both my parents became disabled and how i had to take care of my mom, dad, and 7 year old bro.
4. Extracurricular:
Volunteer:
1. 300 hr. at local hospital (i wrote in my statement on how i started going to the hospital to just get volunteer hours but in the end i want to be a doctor when i grow up)
clubs:
1. 4 year nhs
2. 4 year csf (secratery 2009)
3. 4 year mesa (secratery 2009)
4. 4 year track and field (3 year varsity and 2 time league champ.)
5. 4 year red cross
awards:
1. AP Scholar with Honor
2. 2008 most improved thrower (made a 45 foot improvement in the discus from freshman year to sopomore year)
3. Captain of the throw squad 2008-present
4. 2008-2009 league champ
5. other information
- low income family only makes about 52k a year
- neither parent has a degree
- i am a california resident
- top 10% in class of 750
Last edited by FutureENTSurgeon; 12-20-2009 at 03:10 PM.
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12-20-2009, 03:03 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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UCB - high match
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12-20-2009, 03:05 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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is it really a high match? i thought i had a small chance should i be feeling less nervous?
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12-20-2009, 03:08 PM
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You really need to give some indication of your class rank for us to give an accurate assessment.
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12-20-2009, 03:11 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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top 10% in a class of 750. i just edited post.
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12-20-2009, 03:20 PM
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Hmm, well, being a Cali. resident certainly helps, but I would have to classify this as a high match/low reach, mainly due to the low UW GPA. IF your essays are passionate and eye-opening, though, I think you might have a good shot. Best of luck!
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12-20-2009, 03:21 PM
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it seems you might have a decent chance, your essay would have be amazing!!!!!!!!
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12-20-2009, 04:47 PM
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12-21-2009, 09:22 PM
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ACT is looking good, and so do extracurriculars, but GPA is the only thing that might be a little low for berkeley. But I heard they really take into consideration personal statements, so yeah, I think you're pretty set. If there's any way that you can get your ACT score to 34 or 35, I think it'll make a big difference by balancing out your GPA (not that it's BAD) I just think that the school is so competitive, so every point will benefit you. I'm pretty confident that you'll get in though.
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12-25-2009, 12:13 AM
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I think its a somewhat reach ,but your essays and personal statements and essays should make up for anything lacking in other aspects of your application.
Please chance back for BC and UVa
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12-25-2009, 12:18 AM
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I want to say you have a good chance, but I visited Berkeley a few months ago and talked to an admissions officer (actually, I'm not sure if she was an admissions officer, but she works in the admissions office and talks to people about the application process and such), and she basically told me that the UCs care about numbers more than anything. The personal statements don't matter that much; unlike other private schools, if you write good ones, they'll help, and if they are completely awful, they're neutral. GPA is pretty freaking important. Even the kids who end up going to Davis or Santa Barbara often have weighted GPAs of 4.00.
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12-31-2009, 05:36 PM
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i think ur most likely in.. four years of several EC's and u overcame difficulties...
could u chance me please?
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12-31-2009, 11:51 PM
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#13 | | Junior Member
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to be honest, i would say ur borderline. I would say about 50/50. dont be surprised if u get in but ur not a sure bet either.
good luck
chance me!
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01-01-2010, 12:04 AM
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#14 | | Junior Member
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great job! id say you should get in but schools can be unpredictable esp UCB. have a backup but id say you are good good luck!
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01-01-2010, 11:14 PM
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I would totally say that you have an amazing chance. The only bad part is that Berkeley can be really unpredictable and somewhat inconsistent with their acceptances. I applied but my chances are not half as good as yours, that's for sure!
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