Could I get in?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I know my chances are “not good,” but it doesn’t hurt to try. </p>

<p>ACT: 27 (11 essay)
GPA: 3.4UW 4.15W
Rank: TOP 6%
IB Class (toughest)
OOS</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE
7/1/05—715/06 Cinemark (Grapevine, Texas) 14 hrs/week
Usher
Collect ticket stubs
and direct customers to theater</p>

<p>7/20/06—present Customer Product Research 4 hrs/week
Complete online sss
surveys for companies </p>

<p>8/7/06—present INROADS Intern Summer
Trains and develops
talented minority youth for careers in business</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES
9th—12th Marching Band/Drumline 10 hrs/week
Senior Leader</p>

<p>10th—12th Science Society 2 hrs/week
President</p>

<p>9th—12th Youth Group Networking/PR Cord. 4 hrs/week
Coordinate group outings and maintain a database</p>

<p>9th—12 Akshar Dhawani Band 2 hrs/week
Church marching band (volunteer/preformer)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards
9th—12th National Honor Society 1 hrs/week</p>

<p>10th Science Standout (Chemistry)</p>

<p>10th Marcher of the week (Band)</p>

<p>11th USA All-American Scholar (Math)</p>

<p>11th PASIC International winners (percussion)</p>

<p>9th—12th Volunteer/Service hours 150+ </p>

<p>SUMMER ENRICHMENT
10th Volunteering in Huston, Texas
Helped construct traditional Hindu temple</p>

<p>11th Texas Christian University Investor Challenge
Finance/Investing Challenge for select students</p>

<p>11th Operation Enterprise (UCLA)
Young adult leadership program sponsored
By the American Management Association (AMA)</p>

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<p>Maybe. Numbers aren’t everything.</p>

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<p>thanks .</p>

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<p>Are you URM by any chance? Out of state makes it tough, but URM might tip you in. Can you retake the ACT to bump the score up?</p>

<p>EDIT: I realize the admins can’t count URM status but I think they take into account participation in activities such as this: </p>

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<p>No such thing will happen simply because of URM status.</p>

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<p>not a URM. I am retaking the ACT</p>

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<p>I doubt it.</p>

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<p>I agree with your own assessment. There’s a chance, but “not good” is a good way to describe it.</p>