Chances into getting into UC Berkeley, Irvine, LA? UPenn-lps? GW? American?

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<p>I am a Hispanic (Mexican/Italian) woman, newly 21 year old (bday was a week ago), first generation community college student at Montgomery College in Maryland. I lived in California my entire life until I graduated high school. I had a very rough childhood, so I left after graduating to move to Washington DC. I skipped the first year of college for a year of working to pay for my first year of college the NEXT year. I have attended college from Fall 2011-Spring 2013. Some semesters, I have worked two jobs while others I have worked about 30 hours a week. I have volunteered at Martha’s Table sporadically and am part of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Also have worked since I was 13- in other words- lots and lots of jobs! </p>

<p>High School GPA: 3.5 with three years of FRENCH, Four Years of Concert Choir (didn’t do well due to environment at home)
Extracurricular Activities: Choir, Musicals, Link Crew, Cross-Age Tutoring (tried to do enough to get away) </p>

<p>COMMUNITY COLLEGE GPA: 3.71 (will be 3.79 at end of semester)
Political Science Major
Phi Theta Kappa Inductee
Martha’s Table Volunteer
Work 30 Hours a week </p>

<p>Classes took: English 102 Techniques of Reading and Writing (skipped the first because I tested out of it) = A, US History Colonial-1865= A, US History 1865-Present= A, Math 115A Quantitive Reasoning/Probability= B, Art Appreciation= A, Honors Environmental Biology with LAB= B, B, Honors Women in Literature= A, Introduction to Sociology= A, Introduction to Communication (typical SPEECH class)= A, Career Development= A, International Relations= B, American Government= A, Elementary French= A, Nutrition Fitness and Wellness= B, Principles of Economics= A </p>

<p>IN PROGRESS: Comparative Politics and Governments, Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to Psychology, Politics of the Third World, and Introduction to Anthropology </p>

<p>I am still considered a California Resident according to the states. Will that help my chances or will it work against me? So any thoughts?</p>

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<p>Berkley, UCLA and U Penn are significantly more selective than your other choices and the two UC’s will be MUCH less in tuition costs if you’re a CA resident. if you can get into UCB, go there. </p>

<p>GW and American and UCI are on a different level (lower) if you buy into the "rankings’ cache factor. I’m guessing they’re your safetys. They’ll be expensive too, except UCI. I’d choose that school for that reason.</p>

<p>Good luck! They will all provide a great education, its really what you make of it.</p>