Idk if you only want instate kids to comment on this, but I got into UCSD (waiting on Cal).
GPa: 3.9 unweighted (no clue what my UC GPa is)
SAT: 2230 (780CR/670M/780W)
SAT II: Lit (720) Bio E (730) Spanish (720)
My most notable ECs are probably that I’m the editor in chief of my schools newspaper, I run a language club that has integrated Middlebury Interactive into my school’s curriculum, I have a part time job as a cashier, I’ve racked up around 200 hours at a food pantry, and I studied abroad for a few months.
I thought my essays were decent but I’m hardly a reliable source!