Chances at UC berkeley or prehaps UCLA?

Adrence
Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:00:16 +0000

I am 16, a Junior.
I Think I have a 3.6 or 3.7 GPA.
This year I am taking all honors/Ap classes except for Art and Anatomy & Physiology
I will get at least a 4.2
I am not however tacking my third year of French because it is my worst subject. I’m planning on tacking it over the summer at the community college. What do you think about this? I might take it senior year.

As for EC’s I did track (hurdling). I have been doing speech and debate for 2 years and am planning on continuing. Do you think I should do track again this year (something I was Ok at) or do badminton (my P.E. teacher said I could be in varsity but I’ve never played badminton on a team before).

I have volunteered for at least 100 plus hours. I tutored elementary kids.

Please, any recommendations are appreciated, I know my application isn’t that strong and I definitely want to go to Berkeley. Is there any way I can make it better? I haven’t taken my SATs yet… when should I take them and what do I need to get into UC Berkeley?