For UCs...Specifically UCSD

letspek
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:53:37 +0000

Going into my senior year in high school…

Objective:
• SAT (breakdown): 1670; Reading 590 Writing 530 Math 550
• 2nd SAT (breakdown): 1810; Reading 640 Writing 590 Math 580
• SAT II: US History 700
• ACT: 26
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
• Weighted GPA: 4.4
• AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), Language Arts(3), US History(4)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Government, AP Physics, ASB
• Percentile: Not sure the exact number, but definitely above top 10 percent.
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Swim(1 year), JV Track(1 year), ASB (4 years: yr 1 treasurer, yr 2 VP, yr 3 VP, elected yr 4 VP), Several clubs (no leadership)
• Honors: National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation
• Job/Volunteer Experience: You’re all going to kill me…I don’t really have any. It’s difficult to find volunteer work because the age limit was raised to 18. It’s no excuse, but please try not to be too harsh on me. I’m really trying to find a way to get service hours and am actively searching for a job/internships.

I know my lack of ECs and low SATs are going to kill me. My first SAT I studied for a week and I studied for even less on my second SAT. I’m still contemplating whether or not to take the SAT a third time during my senior year.

My goal school was to go to UCSD and major in biochem or organic chem, but I know my chances are very slim looking at what I have so far…Should I start looking at other schools?

And I’m really sorry in advance if I wasted your time reading my fail college resume…I understand that I don’t have the best portfolio, but I just wanted to see if I should keep even the tiniest amount of hope of getting into UCSD, or really any UC at all.