a complusive, nervus teen needs help

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>what are my chances at ucla?</p>

<p>Intended- Physiological science
alternate- Biology</p>

<p>the ultimate question is that can my act score which is 3 points above average make up for my gpa being .3 pts. below? (im assuming act average is going to go up for ucla fall 2010 to 30) </p>

<p>My Application</p>

<ol>
<li><p>uc gpa- 3.65 gpa, 3.55 unweighted, 3.95 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 andf AP Calculus AB (school dosen’t offer anymore challenging courses)</p></li>
<li><p>33 act
670 Math 2
700 u.s. history</p></li>
<li><p>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. </p></li>
<li><p>Extracurricular:
Volunteer- 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) </p></li>
</ol>

<p>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.)</p>

<p>awards:

  1. 2008 most improved thrower (made a 45 foot improvement in the discus from freshman year to sopomore year)
  2. Captain of the throw squad 2008-present
  3. 2008-2009 league champ </p>

<ol>
<li>other information</li>
<li>low income family only makes about 52k a year</li>
<li>dad has no college degree, mom got a b.a. from CSUN</li>
<li>My high school is in program improvement, i don’t if that is a positive or negative</li>
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<p>You’ll get in.</p>

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<p>Your 33 in the ACT is pretty good, but your other stats seem to be mediocre (especially your GPA). GPA is what matters the most to public universities; I think it is better to get a higher GPA than a higher ACT score. A 670 in Math IIC is mediocre (imo); I think a good score would be 750+ (I got a 790, and I am 99.5% sure that everyone from my school who got into UCLA had a 730+ score on Math II). </p>

<p>If your stats fail you, your personal statements seem to have the potential to carry you. You’ve been through a lot and your hardships will definitely be taken into consideration. Just remember not to write sloppy essays–REVISE REVISE REVISE!</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars seem pretty good. Most UCLA students have some sort of e.c. like that. Note, though, that colleges don’t really care if a student is a secretary of some club. A president of a prominent club is what they’re looking for (imo).</p>

<p>Low-income family…this can only be neutral/plus thing for you. The implication of a low-income family (if you don’t know) is less exposure to resources (people/program and material-wise). </p>

<p>Since I’m not a science major, I’m not too familiar with the science department. From what I’ve heard, though, Phy Sci is the hardest science major at UCLA. Take that as you will.</p>

<p>I can’t really tell you what your chances are because you left out a critical detail: your ethnicity.</p>

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<p>If you’re not Asian/Caucasian, you’ll make it.</p>

<p>If you are…then you have a 50/50 chance. It’ll all depend on that personal statement.</p>

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<p>i am what your call other asian meaning im arabic</p>

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<p>You should be able to get in.</p>