Chance Me Please

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<p>California Resident
Public HS
1 Hour from UCLA
parents make $200,000+</p>

<p>Freshman Year: All A’s, nothing really…4 semesters of honors
Sophomore Year: All A’s save for 3 B’s, 8 semesters of honors classes (2 of them AP)
Junior Year: All A’s save for 4 B’s, 12 honors classes (5 of them AP, one over summer)
Senior Year: 10 Semesters of honors classes (5 of them AP)</p>

<p>AP Tests/classes</p>

<p>european history -5
Bio - 5</p>

<p>calc bc - 5
physics b - 5
english 3 - 4
music theory - 5
US history - 4</p>

<p>senior year:
physics c -
stat AP -
AP gov/econ -
spanish AP -
english 4 -</p>

<p>(only including sophomore and junior year)
UW GPA: 3.85
W GPA: 4.5
Rank: 3</p>

<p>SATI: 2100
SATII: 770 chem, 800 math</p>

<p>ACT: 33</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

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<p>4 Years of Taekwondo (black belt)</p>

<p>not really going to help me but i hope it doesnt hurt me… 1 year of JV wrestling, 1 year of varsity volleyball, 1 year of marching band (***!!! i know)</p>

<p>NHS - 3 years (maybe officer next year)
CSF - 2 years
FBLA - 2 years (all including senior year next year)</p>

<p>Volunteer service:
150 Hours at local hospital
I tutor HS students after school
relay for life</p>

<p>job: tutor/grader at learning center (only for a year)</p>

<p>UCLA IS MY FIRST CHOICE
therotinaj is invisible</p>

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<p>therotinaj:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>In-state, Undeclared - Biz or Econ, L&S</p>

<p>Competitive CA public high school, within top 10% (school does not have official rankings)</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.28
W GPA: 4.19
UW GPA: 3.84</p>

<p>SAT I: 2210 (700M, 750CR, 760W)
SAT II: 760 (Chinese), 720 (Math IIC)</p>

<p>AP Bio:4
AP Music Theory: 4
AP Calc AB: 3</p>

<p>National Merit Semi-finalist
Founder and President of a cultural dance club (a long-time commitment and huge part of my life and application)
Co-President of Math Team
Piano - CM Level 10 Panel

  • Guild High School Diploma
    Art - won awards
    Ballet - danced in many local productions
    Volunteer at nursing home
    Volunteer Teacher’s Assistant at Chinese School
    And some random self-employed pursuits (e.g. piano teacher, English tutor)</p>
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<p>do you know how the decision process works? like… do they gather all the people wo applied to a certain UC, like UCLA, from my school and compare people? or when i submitted my application, does it just go in that order?</p>

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<p>cenire:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>Connecticut Resident
White, 24 yrs. old
Junior Yr Transfer Applicant (sorry if this is the wrong board for transfers, hopefully you can still chance me).
Attend #2 best rated Community College in the Country (yes they do rate them:))</p>

<p>Married, No Children
Wife working on her PhD dissertation in Political Science at UCONN (I know this really has no bearing, but shows I keep good company ;))
Disabled Veteran (no educational hinderance)
Will receive FULL tuition plus stipend for any school I am admitted to. (Through a vocational rehab program by the VA)</p>

<p>GPA - 3.9ish with nearly 80 credits
Currently taking full load (12 credits)</p>

<p>AS in Laboratory Science from George Washington University (I should note that this was through a partnership with the Navy, in case anyone might say “If you can get into GWU…”)</p>

<p>HS - Started with 4.0, Honors track, slipped severly in junior year due to extreme personal problems (explained in essay), ended up barely graduating.</p>

<p>AP Tests/classes</p>

<p>Junior Year
Biology: C in the class, 5 on the test</p>

<p>Senior Year
Calc AB: C in the class, 3 on test :(</p>

<p>SAT/ACT</p>

<p>Never took them. This is sort of embarrassing, but I was in a really bad place during the last two years of HS. Plus, UCLA doesn’t require them for Junior Transfers.</p>

<p>Essays: Very unique and strong. Writing has always been my saving grace, and I have won more than one (HS level) writing award. Also, I’ve my fair share of interesting material to share from my life.</p>

<p>EC’s:
Current:
-Asst. Editor of award winning student run college newspaper
-Wrote, directed, and edited informational video series for college library
-Collaborating with local documentarian on a new project
-Videographer, editor, and DVD author for a statewide Step competition.</p>

<p>Past:

  • Staff writer HS newspaper
    -Theater - in 11 HS productions (2 while still in JrHS), directed 2</p>

<p>Volunteer service:

  • Started, organized, and ran a program that brought Service members to work at local Soup Kitchens in San Diego.
    -Nothing currently</p>

<p>Job: 40(+) hrs/week 3rd shift (10pm to 8am) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist at a large hospital in Springfield, MA.
-Asst. Editor at college paper (noted above)
-Freelance Videographer</p>

<p>Notes: I’ve heard of poor high school/great college transfer success stories, but I am not sure how I stack up. I understand that most schools don’t look much at HS transcripts for Jr transfers, but my past still makes me anxious.</p>

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<p>^ummm im not really one of the “expert” that chances people, but i tell you about my story.</p>

<p>Basically in HS i did terrible, and did not get into any school that I wanted. And it all turned around for me at JC. Your JC gpa is higher than mine and you got more extracurricular than I did, so I think it’s pretty safe to say that you’d get in.</p>

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<p>Thanks, mynameiseric. It’s always nice to hear from others who’ve had similar situations.</p>

<p>Anyone else have comments?</p>

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<p>um. can someone answer this question: why do people with lower GPA’s (like 5-6 B’s) but with higher SAT’s seem to have a higher chance on these boards? I find that very funny… whatever… I know, I know… now one is admission officers here…</p>

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<p>lastofthepirates: your stats are an anomalistic compared to the posts here. You sound like you’re more on the essays-side just because your situation is unusual. I won’t cast a judgment. </p>

<p>calitennisgirl55: It just depends.. . especially on the “soft” factors (essays, extenuating circumstances, etc.).</p>

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<p>lastofthepirates,</p>

<p>Don’t worry about your HS past. HS has no bearing on transfer admissions, at least that’s my understanding. For example, I know of a student that is currently here who graduated from a continuation high school, and was a fifth year senior to boot. However, she did remarkably well at her JC, and was admitted to UCLA. For what it’s worth, I hope it eases your anxiety.</p>

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<p>Thanks Fisico. </p>

<p>I’ve heard more than a few of the JC success stories, and it certainly eases my nerves a little.</p>

<p>It is still a very long wait for transfer applicants. :(</p>

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<p>ummm if i got into ucsd, does that mean that i will have a lower chance to get into LA?!!?!?! <em>freaking out</em></p>

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<p>bumpppp…!</p>

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<p>No, there’s no correlation.</p>

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<p>waaaaaaaaait. so… do UC’s only calculate your 10th/11th total GPA’s? they don’t even LOOK at your ninth grade one? they don’t even look at your weighted/regular GPA?! so if some1 had there art class during 10th grade instead of 9th, the one who took it in 9th would essentially have a higher “UC” Gpa… ugh.</p>

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<p>no they don’t look at 9th…
why is this news to people?
man, high school counselors are not doing their jobs these days…</p>

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<p>if i got rejected at sd am i auto reject for la??</p>

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<p>NO SAKLFJSD;LFKJSD;akdfa;lskfj;dslfLKSJDF;LKA</p>

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<p>If we’re below the averages and didn’t get a “supplemental information” request, does that mean a rejection?</p>