I'm back. UC's/USC Chances?

protege · August 8, 2006, 8:41pm

Well. I haven’t been on this site in a while Addiction wore off.
Been a productive break away from CC.

So…
STATS
Unweighted GPA: 3.76
SAT I (Practice so far): 2080
Fairly confident of a 2100 by real SAT time for me
SAT II Chinese 800
SAT II English Lit (Will take) Not yet
[and those are my numbers]

EC’s
1] I run a school for 20 middle schoolers which is also kind of a business venture haha. $5000 every 8 week period I work. I hire 2 people every term and pay them a salary.

2]Class President

3]Varsity Basketball

4]Varsity Volleyball

5]Non-profit organization Chairman
[and that’s the EC’s]

6]I coach little kids basketball as a job. $12/hr I work.

AWARDS?
1]Sophomore Basketball Most Valuable Player

2]… eh… i can’t think of anymore?! Uh oh.

I’m a Cali resident. No ranking in school. ^^

CHANCE ME BABY!

protege · August 8, 2006, 8:45pm

Oh yeah. I take the Full IB Diploma

HL=High Level
SL=Standard Level

HL Geography
HL Economics
HL English A1
SL Mandarin B
SL Math
SL Biology

And I’ll probably have approximately 120+ hours of comm service?

protege · August 8, 2006, 8:48pm

And heck. someone chance me on UPenn too if that’s okay?

I want to be a businessman ^^

evan93023 · August 8, 2006, 8:58pm

USC is a match, UCB/UCLA are reachers, as well as Penn. UCSB/UCSC/UCD are safties, UCSD is a good match. people with a 2100 SAT have only a 24% chance of getting into UCB/UCLA

protege · August 8, 2006, 9:00pm

USC is a match, UCB/UCLA are reachers, as well as Penn. UCSB/UCSC/UCD are safties, UCSD is a good match. people with a 2100 SAT have only a 24% chance of getting into UCB/UCLA

Wow I didn’t know that 24% 2100 thing. Thanks for the info. I’ll work for a 2200. Even though it’s not 100% sure. I’ll be a bit safer. Thanks. ANy other comments?

aer · August 8, 2006, 9:26pm

evan - can you provide a link to the source where you got your info? Berkeley’s average seems to be around the high 1900’s to the low 2000’s range for the class of 2007.

The_Brian · August 8, 2006, 10:03pm

averages for cal and ucla are almost exactly 2000.

for protege, all uc’s are matches/safties except the top 3.

ucsd and also usc you have a good shot, but not a safe match; ucla/cal are reaches.

flopsy · August 8, 2006, 10:18pm

protege:

UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach
UCSD: Match
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Safe Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safety

protege · August 9, 2006, 2:10am

Thanks all for your input. Any suggestions on what I can do to make UCB/UCLA more of a match then a reach?

Golden_Bear · August 9, 2006, 2:16am

2200+ SAT I
Another 700+ SAT II
32+ ACT (If You Want to Take This, I Recommend Taking the ACT to everyone)
Write Great Essays

Do You Really Live in Chinatown?

protege · August 9, 2006, 2:21am

Haha. I am in Beijing, China ^^ An International. But I have residency in Cali if you can believe that. :)

Thanks for the input.

ACT. I know it’s a test, but I have no idea about it. If i do okay in SAT think I’ll need to prepare for that?

Golden_Bear · August 9, 2006, 11:09am

For the ACT, you should head on over to the ACT prep section of CC and figure out what you need to do.

I found the ACT easier than the SAT. The ACT tests what one already knows and speed is of the essence of that test.

phroz3n · August 9, 2006, 11:56am

Hm that’s interesting. Are you sure you’ll be considered a Cali resident? Do you have a greencard/citizenship? If not, I’m not sure, but you might be placed in the international pool, but if you get in, you’ll be paying cali tuition.

Example: I’m an international but because of my type of visa, I’m eligible for OOS scholarships. However, when admissions are concerned, I’m still considered an international.

protege · August 9, 2006, 6:00pm

phroz3n: Yes. I’m quite sure I’ll be considerred a Cali resident. I have citizenship and every document needed. My dad still pays taxes there and owns a house there. He still pays for work tax, etc… all for California.

The tuition is no problem. I’m more concerned with the admission lol.

phroz3n · August 9, 2006, 6:57pm

ah, okay then. I was just stating the an example where a cali resident can be considered an international student in the admissions process, but as long as you have citizenship, it should be fine.

batman32c · August 9, 2006, 10:37pm

UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach
UCSD: Match
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Safe Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safety

protege · August 10, 2006, 11:17pm

Thanks for all the feedback people!

Man. I feel worried about UCLA/UCB I would really like to go there.

ANy feedback on USC’s?

The_Brian · August 11, 2006, 2:10am

whats the ucgpa?

protege · August 15, 2006, 8:38am

UCGPA is about… 3.95. Approximately.

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