Please Chance me for UC's and CSU's

KennyH
Fri, 01 Nov 2019 21:41:30 +0000

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to look at my post. I am applying to UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, CSU Long Beach, SDSU, and Cal Poly. If you can, please give me your opinion on my chances :))

-Also I reposted on this thread because I didn’t think I posted on the right section originally, and then realized I can’t delete it. Sorry if this messes anything up!

Objective:
ACT: Composite (32)
Reading-36, English-35, Science-30, Math-28
SAT II: Planning on taking Bio E/M, hoping for above a 700
Capped Weighted UC GPA: 4.07 (I know it’s low. I had straight A’s up until the death of a close friend in school my junior year. I explained this in my application and how it affected my school work).
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): APES-4, APLAC-5, AP French-3
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, English IV-Writing, AP Government and Politics, Philosophy, Art 2/3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-4 years varsity softball (captain)
-MVP of softball league 2019
-1st team all league 2019
-3rd team all CCS 2019
-4 years travel softball
-1 year JV and 3 years varsity volleyball- (Most Improved for 2 years but not sure if this matters)
-environmental club for 3 years with leadership in activities
-secretary of the volleyball club

Job/Work Experience: babysitting/pet sitting for past 5 years

Volunteer/Community service: (100+ hours)
-Summer internship with the Bureau of Land Management on a national monument. Monitored goat grazing, performed seed collection, learned how to use GIS systems, lots of restoration and erosion monitoring.
-Have assisted the medical doctor on the sidelines and in the training room for a less privileged neighboring school’s football team for the past two years
-I mentor a freshman and we do weekly hitting lessons

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8- I think they are pretty solid. Talked about my fish tank hobby of 6 years & creating a small business by selling aquatic snails nationwide, facing hardships and the journey to overcoming them,

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology, Marine Biology
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Small-Medium Public (850 kids)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low (25k),
ELC Eligibility: Haven’t submitted apps yet
First Generation: Yes