Chance Me! (UC Berkeley/UCLA) Please :)

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<p>Major: psychology/philosophy
College of San Mateo
UC GPA: 3.85
Applying to:UCLA, UC Berkeley
Major Specifics: psychology @ UCLA; philosophy @ Cal
Prereqs: 2 left to complete next semester (Spring)
IGETC: Done
TAG/TAP: UC Santa Barbara TAG</p>

<p>EC’s:

  1. Writer and Editor for Honors Project (We put out 3 newsletters every semester)
  2. Treasurer of Honors Project (Handled budgetary and fundraising issues with the club and its publication)
  3. ICC Rep of Psychology Club (Went to meetings and met with ICC Reps from every other club to discuss club activities and relayed important information back to Psych Club)
  4. VP of Intramurals Club (Started it with my buddy from Honors Project; we play basketball and dodgeball in the gym during weekday afternoons, and I also attend the ICC meetings for the club)
  5. I’ve held a restaurant job at a local restaurant for 3 years and worked my way up from bus boy to food expeditor to cocktail server.</p>

<p>Personal Statements: Discussed the importance of philosophy in my life and my interests in both philosophy and psychology. I mentioned specific interests in the field of psych as well as authors/professors whose material I’ve either read or watched (in the form of lectures on youtube). Discussed in-depth my interest and curiosity in philosophy and psychology. Briefly mentioned that I went from a 1.9 gpa my senior semester to a 4.0 gpa at cc.</p>

<p>Cons:
No major life circumstances; Personal Statement may have been a bit boring.
One of the prereqs for Psych at UCLA is Biology 100. I got my only W in this class during my first year at cc, but I explained that the reason I dropped it was due to transportation issues, and had nothing to do with my grade or interest in the course.
The 2 prereqs I have left to complete are the science requirements for the major (physics 100 and biology 100).</p>

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<p>My major GPA for psychology is a 4.0
My major GPA for philosophy is a 3.93 </p>

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<p>UCB- High match. UCLA match. Your stats are pretty amazing. There’s no major weakness that will set you back. Berkeley has always been hard to predict but you should be fine for these two schools.</p>

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<p>I believe Psych is impacted at UCLA but you have a good shot. As for UCB, they’re somewhat unpredictable. I’m sure you’ll get into at least one of the schools! </p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>@dannyn94 My daughter went to CSM too and got into UCLA and Cal this fall in impacted majors. Your GPA and ECs are outstanding. While I can’t predict future, I will in your case. Shoe-in! ;:wink: </p>