How are my chances for UCI?

ItsaBenzThing
Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:17:29 +0000

Hello, I applied to 8 of the 9 undergraduate UC campuses (everywhere except Berkeley). UC Irvine is my top choice. I applied for the Public Health Sciences major and my alternate major is Social Sciences Undeclared. Do I have a good shot at UCI? Thank you very much! BTW if it helps in any way I already got into UC Riverside a few days ago.

UC GPA: 3.73
Unweighted GPA 3.52
ELC: No
AP’s taken: 7 (Biology, US History, English Language, English Literature, Government, Economics, Calculus AB)
Scores for each AP Exam taken: AP Bio (2), AP US History (3), AP English Language (3)
SAT: 500 CR, 540 Math, 610 Writing = 1650
SATII: Biology E (540)
Awards: I won the Algebra 2 award at my school for having the best performance in Algebra 2 during my sophomore year. I was also nominated as the top 5 people in English 10 during my sophomore year as well.
Personal Statement: For the “Describe the world you come from” prompt, I talked about how I was not satisfied with my grades and strived to worked hard for the grades that I would be satisfied. I also talked about how my mother has multiple sclerosis which has inspired me to enter the field of medicine.
For the second prompt “Talk about any talent, personal achievement, etc.” I talked about how I was captain of my basketball team in 8th grade, in which that year we had a winning record (the previous year we didn’t win a game). That showed me that I can help people in general.
If there’s anything else that is needed to know, please let me know. Please be honest. Thanks!