Chance for Berkeley and UCLA please, OOS Will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me
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I’m only using the courses the application accepted
I am OOS
not sure how to calculate gpa (fully weighted or capped)

Sophomore year (1st, 2nd)

Precalculus (Honors math) A A
AP World B B
Spanish IV (weighted grade at our school, basically honors) A A
Symphonic Orchestra A A
Honors English A A

Junior Year (1st, 2nd)

AP Lang A A
AP Physics B B
AP Gov A A
Symphonic Orchestra A A
AP Spanish A A
AP Calc B B
Business Management: A

34 ACT
760 Math II, 680 Physics

Ecs (only ones included on app)

Volunteering

  1. Washington, IL Washington, IL is a town that was leveled by a tornado . My responsibilities including clearing debris, breaking insulation, and assisting residents as needed. (40 hrs)
  2. Delmar Gardens Nursing Home Nursing home for the elderly and sick. My responsibilities were to coordinate with the Activities Department to plan enriching activities for the residents.(200 hrs)

Work

Academic Tutor
I decided to tutor students for extra money. I guided them in their weak areas so they could improve their marks, expanding my own knowledge in the process.

other ec

Indian Classical Singer
Learned Indian classical music for over 13 years. Have performed in cultural events in my community, national events (Cleveland) and even India (Bangalore).

Marquette Symphonic Orchestra
Rehearsed and performed a wide variety of advanced orchestral literature. Earned top ranks in many local festivals, and won a national competition in New York

Vice President, Business Club
Elected VP of Finance. My duty was to manage financials of the club and delegate responsibilities to members of my committee based on their skill sets.

Washington University Mini-Med
Participated in interactive seminars given by Washington University professors as well as physicians. Developed my interest in science, math, and technology

Research Director, MIA
Integrated science and business at the Missouri Innovation Academy. Developed a product and marketing plan. Planned and conducted studies in product durability.

Awards

AP Scholar with Distinction
Awarded to students with grades of 3 or better on five or more AP exams and an average of 3.5 on all AP exams taken. I have taken 7, with an average of 4.43.

First Class Honors in Theory
Obtained this award from the International Royal Conservatory of Music by passing an exam in music theory. Earned first class honors with distinction.

Honors in Violin Performance
Obtained this award from the International Royal Conservatory of Music by preparing many pieces to perform for judges and taking aural and sight reading tests.

Pretty good essays I think.
PLEASE chance. thank you

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I found the capped gpa to be 4, and the fully weighted to be 4.16. unfortunately uc doesnt count honors for oos students

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I think Berkely is a low reach and ucla is a match

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Thank you for the incredibly thorough post. Wow. So what exactly is OOS? I feel silly askin but I really don’t know.

All UCs besides these two: match or low match
UC Berkeley and UCLA: mid/ high match

Good luck :slight_smile: I know lots of people who have gotten in with far less impressive apps.

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Out of state

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You are pretty competitive for sure, compared to others. I would really say to get a solid chance at UC Berkley or UCLA, you really need to do ED, have excellent recs and essays, and then you really will have a good chance. Good Luck

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http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18049600#Comment_18049600

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i believed i chanced u

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What major are you in? But overall, low reach for Berkeley moderate match to UCLA (Because I heard that UCLA only accepts 4.0s these days. Is that true? Otherwise high match).

Chance me too : http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1737490-chance-me-to-cornell-cals-aem-fall-external-transfer-rd-and-ucb-haas-will-chance-back.html?new=1

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@Natnat28‌ physics. do you think my ecs are good? i heard cal likes good ecs

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Your standardized tests are solid, well done, GPA is very good too. Get good letters of recommendation, if you can find an alumni you are close to I would get a letter of recommendation from him/her as well :slight_smile:

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Yes Cal do like good ECs, but I’m not really seeing that here. Nothing on your ECs actually relates to Physics and that really becomes my worry. You have a lot of ECs. you really have done a lot, but, out of that, nothing makes me think that you’re interested in Physics. I’m sorry if it comes out as a bit harsh. But if you’ve written stellar essays, then Berkeley is in your reach! Good luck!

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@Natnat28‌ the research director might. i had to design experiments in order to gauge heat flow in various materials. washu mini med was science related as well

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@Natnat28‌ In my humble opinion, i feel that my achievements in indian music make me unique and so do my awards and musical achievements as well

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yes, that one might, I actually missed that, I thought that was more of business than physics, but now that you put it this way, it is physics related. The awards are okay, I got similar awards for piano lol. But yes, you’re right, that may attract them or it might just come off as “oh, okay”. What you do with those musical abilities however, will make a difference in your overall strengths. There’s nothing bad about it. All I’m saying is that you have ECs but may come off as being not strong enough or not physics enough. I have not read your essays so I am not sure how you are able to portray you and your awards uniquely.

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but that’s just my humble opinion though. I know that physics is not Cal’s most competitive major, so I think you have a decent chance.

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oh you know what, since you’re a freshmen, things actually works out differently lol. Berkeley is a low reach to a match now. I’m sorry I missed that, you’re not even declaring your major, how silly of me.

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Thats alright. By low reach to match do u mean hm/low reach. Do I even have a chance

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Solid EC’s and scores, You’d probably get into UCLA, maybe 30% into Berkeley, which is great considering how good it is.

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@Devi99 What are you talking about? You are saying Berkeley low reach and UCLA match. Lol, do you realise that the acceptance rates are only like a percent different?