Chance a CA student for L&S at UC Berkeley
cjd114
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UC Unweighted GPA: 3.96
UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.29
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.29
Eligibility in Local Context?: yes
Rank, percentile rank, or percentile range (if available): school doesnt rank
Comments about course load (including senior year): AP Stats AP Lit AP gov and AP macro along with physics and precalc
SAT (total and sections): 1420 (Retaking in October and hoping for 1500+)
ACT (total and sections): n/a
SAT Subject Tests (if any): n/a
AP exams (scores in parentheses): APUSH (5) AP2D (4)
IB exams (score in parentheses): N/A
Major Awards: Honorable mention (top 30 player in section) for Lacrosse in my section
Invited to Best in the West lacrosse (top 80 players on west coast of USA and Canada invited)
Golden whistle (Lifeguard of the year out of 400 workers)
Subjective:
For the following, indicate level of recognition or award (e.g. local, state, national, international) and/or leadership roles:
Extracurriculars: High School Lacrosse (JV freshman year and pulled up to varsity Sophomore year and made captain Junior year) 12hrs a week
Club Lacrosse (Sophomore and Junior fall and summer, captain both years) 8hr a week 9-12 grade
Writing club (Officer) 11th grade
Assistant lacrosse coach of local team (10 hrs a week fall and spring) 10-12
California Scholarship Federation (Basically california's Honors society)
Painter (wet on wet style (Bob Ross style))
Statistical Analyst for CSU Sacramento College of Health and Human services (volunteer) (Student Research Assistant) 2hrs a week
Rock climbing
Piano
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard in summer of Junior and sophomore years(over 600 hours worked)
Volunteer/Community service: csf work and lacrosse coach
Summer Activities: Nominated, invited, and attended Best in the West Lacrosse showcase (Top 80 players in each class from West coast attend)
Essays (topics, details):
gonna write about my leadership with becoming a captain after all our previous captains graduated along with our best players
about the educational barrier of ADHD and how i overcame it by finding the ability to hyperfocus and use other coping methods
dealing with my mom's diagnosis of stage 3 cancer late in my sophomore year all the way till now.
about my determination and how I quickly became really good at lacrosse even after starting really late (Freshman year) when most start playing in 5th grade
Letters of recommendation: math teacher that I would see every lunch for a few months straight just to get an A in her class (hardest math teacher at our school) and my English teacher who liked me.
Demographics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
High school type: Public
Gender: Male
Race/ethnicity: White
Highest level of parent education: PHD
Living with both, one, or no parents?: both
Relation to alumni of college: grandfather attended and gave around 100k to the school over the years
Family income: about 350k
7 replies UC Capped Weighted GPA: 4.29
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4.29
Eligibility in Local Context?: yes
Rank, percentile rank, or percentile range (if available): school doesnt rank
Comments about course load (including senior year): AP Stats AP Lit AP gov and AP macro along with physics and precalc
SAT (total and sections): 1420 (Retaking in October and hoping for 1500+)
ACT (total and sections): n/a
SAT Subject Tests (if any): n/a
AP exams (scores in parentheses): APUSH (5) AP2D (4)
IB exams (score in parentheses): N/A
Major Awards: Honorable mention (top 30 player in section) for Lacrosse in my section
Invited to Best in the West lacrosse (top 80 players on west coast of USA and Canada invited)
Golden whistle (Lifeguard of the year out of 400 workers)
Subjective:
For the following, indicate level of recognition or award (e.g. local, state, national, international) and/or leadership roles:
Extracurriculars: High School Lacrosse (JV freshman year and pulled up to varsity Sophomore year and made captain Junior year) 12hrs a week
Club Lacrosse (Sophomore and Junior fall and summer, captain both years) 8hr a week 9-12 grade
Writing club (Officer) 11th grade
Assistant lacrosse coach of local team (10 hrs a week fall and spring) 10-12
California Scholarship Federation (Basically california's Honors society)
Painter (wet on wet style (Bob Ross style))
Statistical Analyst for CSU Sacramento College of Health and Human services (volunteer) (Student Research Assistant) 2hrs a week
Rock climbing
Piano
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard in summer of Junior and sophomore years(over 600 hours worked)
Volunteer/Community service: csf work and lacrosse coach
Summer Activities: Nominated, invited, and attended Best in the West Lacrosse showcase (Top 80 players in each class from West coast attend)
Essays (topics, details):
gonna write about my leadership with becoming a captain after all our previous captains graduated along with our best players
about the educational barrier of ADHD and how i overcame it by finding the ability to hyperfocus and use other coping methods
dealing with my mom's diagnosis of stage 3 cancer late in my sophomore year all the way till now.
about my determination and how I quickly became really good at lacrosse even after starting really late (Freshman year) when most start playing in 5th grade
Letters of recommendation: math teacher that I would see every lunch for a few months straight just to get an A in her class (hardest math teacher at our school) and my English teacher who liked me.
Demographics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
High school type: Public
Gender: Male
Race/ethnicity: White
Highest level of parent education: PHD
Living with both, one, or no parents?: both
Relation to alumni of college: grandfather attended and gave around 100k to the school over the years
Family income: about 350k
Replies to: Chance a CA student for L&S at UC Berkeley
My son was accepted with a 3.88 uw and 35 act. His GPA still put him in top 10% of his class. He had very routine ECs and volunteering. His essays focused on his positive traits and how he was actively engaged in HS campus activities.
2018 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 4.20 or above capped weighted and not major specific: UCB: 37%
Fully weighted range: 4.00-4.44
2019 UC capped weighted GPA averages: UCB: 4.23
2019 Data:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT totals: UCB: 1340-1540
There seems to be a typo on the UCB website indicating a Weighted GPA range of 4.29-4.00 which does not make sense for the Middle 50%.