<p>SAT: 2200
Math: 750
Read: 700
Writing: 750
Yet to take SAT II, but should do very well based on practices (Math II and Biology)</p>
<p>Applying to Letters and Sciences, Then to Haas (end of sophomore year)
Want to study Economics with emphasis on finance… (possibly with engineering: civil or mechanical)</p>
<p>-2 Varsity sports teams: Soccer, Golf for 3 years (captain in soccer)
Piano for 12 years
-Pep Band+Jazz Band at school (play keyboard and self-taught guitar and saxophone)
-Over 100 hours community service @ food bank
-Work experience in music store
-Started Club that makes money, and donates the profits to environmental organizations</p>
<p>I’ve taken about 9 APs (including AP Economics) and all other classes honors. My school is private and very prestigious and competitive.</p>
<p>Looking at UCLA, Berkeley, Brown, Penn (wharton), NYU (stern), Michigan, (Ross), UCSB, BC, USC, Northwestern
Any ideas on safeties/targets/reaches for these schools?</p>
<p>Gender: M
School: Community College
Location: California</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA: 3.91
IGETC GPA: 3.87</p>
<p>EC: Christian youth group leader, and not much else</p>
<p>Work experience: 4 years U.S. Marines (Computer Networking MOS), 2 years part time while attending community college at a dental office.</p>
<p>Essays: Wrote about being older than even most transfer students and with having military experience in the field of my major, I know it is what I want to do for a career. Also wrote about an experience important to me, which was Marine Corps Boot Camp and basically talked about how that was the greatest challenge in my life.</p>
<p>Awards: President’s List at my CCC, National Dean’s List</p>
<p>Major: Computer Science</p>
<p>Applied to: College of Letters and Science (Computer Science)</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for taking the time in looking over my stats and answering me. :)</p>
<p>California resident
Transfer student - 60+ units from a CCC
3.53 transferrable GPA
Music Major (College of L&S)
IGETC done by spring (only missing one class)
Essays were alright: technically very well-written English but I was a bit all-over-the-place in discussing my major; my passion for it came across if anything.</p>
<p>EC’s: volunteering for a musical theatre company/working as a stagehand (w/ national stagehand’s union) over the summer; parents didn’t want me to work while in school full-time (I took more than a full unit load each semester) but I had a job before attending CCC full-time.</p>
<p>Also, I tested out high school @ 16 and started college then; I’m 18 now and applying as a junior. Hoping that may have some positive bearing on my admission?</p>
<p>I got into UCSB but I want to go to BERKELEY</p>
<p>Class of 2009
Californian
East Asian Male
School Top 50 in Country (USNWP)
Rigorous Course Load
GPA UW: 3.5ish
GPA UC: 3.9 ish
My grandpa, who raised me when I was little, died my soph year and caused my grades to deteriorate (2 Cs)</p>
<p>SAT Regular: 2230</p>
<p>SAT2: 750 Bio, 760 lit 800 IIC math</p>
<p>EC: I have other stuff, but these are my main ones</p>
<p>VERY actively involved in national circuit LD debate; extremely dedicated to the task and its effects + Debate Captain</p>
<p>CEO and founder of a non-profit corporation to help teach kids of any economical background how to debate</p>
<p>Helps poor kids at a local elementary school academically</p>
<p>SAT II: Korean 780, Chemistry 680
Expecting Math IIC 800, Biology 750, US History 750</p>
<p>APs: Euro 4, Comp Sci A 4
Will be taking: Comp Sci AB, Language and Comp, Biology, US History</p>
<p>-120 hours community service @ Library
-over 200 hours community service @ hospital
-active in Red Cross and FBLA
-will do 150 hrs of internship over the summer </p>
<p>Full IB Diploma Candidate
very competitive high school</p>
<p>I know my GPA is kind of low, but will getting a high SAT score (like 2200) and being full IB help my chances at getting into Berkeley? </p>
<p>I believe 2200 SAT is average…
And AP/IB has little impact on decisions.</p>
<p>I think you are a slight reach.</p>
<p>Honestly, my GPA was in the dumps as well, it really depends on which school you go to. My school, over 50 people went to Cal{not got in, actually enrolled}, so even though I wasn’t even top 10%, I got in. So don’t worry about GPA, cause you’re probably better off than having a decent GPA at a bad school ^_~</p>
<p>2200 SAT is high for Berkeley; however, I believe the UC’s care about GPA more than test scores as GPAs reflect the success of your entire high school career rather than how well you can cram for a single test.</p>
<p>With that being said, ~3.6UC is quite low… and a 780 in Korean means little if you’re Korean. I’d say Cal’s a reach if you’re applying to engineering or chem and a slight reach elsewhere.</p>
<p>South Carolina - White Male - (Junior Year)</p>
<p>GPA
Unweighted GPA 4.00
Weighted GPA 4.86
Class Rank 11 out of ~350
(Class rank should be pulled up a couple of places before admissions next year)</p>
<p>Out-Of-State (South Carolina)</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Scores
Math 770
Critical Reading 650<br>
Writing 790
(I should be able to get the CR up to the upper 700’s - I just screwed up on the test the last time I took it.)</p>
<p>SAT II Scores
Chemistry (scores not yet recieved)
Physics (test not yet taken)
Math II (test not yet taken)</p>
<p>Which college are you applying to?
either Engineering or Chemistry
(I am interested in possibly doing something in the nanotechnology field)</p>
<p>List a few of your most important ECs
Wrestling Team (since 7th grade)
Team Captain
awarded MVP (Jr. year)
Cross Country Team
National Honor Society (community service stuff)
Rotary Club (community service stuff)
(There are a couple other things I can’t really think of right now, but even still, I know my ECs are pretty weak. I’m definately going to try to have some more to list before I apply.)</p>
<p>Other
selected for South Carolina Governor’s School
South Carolina Boys State (should be able to attend this - interviews are next week)</p>
<p>Assuming you indeed bring up your CR score, I think you should be a very competitive applicant. ECs and grades look good. Although all Berkeley oos applicants are a crapshoot, I’d say you have a good chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Asian girl from #4 high school in California.</p>
<p>UW GPA = 3.65
W GPA = 4.1
SAT (CR, M, W) = 690, 700, 710 (2100)
SAT Chinese = 790</p>
<p>Still have SAT IIs and APs coming up. Most like APs will be 4/5, and SAT IIs will be over 700.</p>
<p>Took Chinese AP last year (5); I’m taking APUSH, AP Bio, AP Lang/Comp this year. And I WILL take AP Stats, AP Gov/Econ, and AP English next year. I can guarantee As and Bs for all of them.</p>
<ul>
<li>Piano CM level 10</li>
<li>1st place Chinese composition competition</li>
<li>placed for Bay/State FBLA Comps (Business Law)</li>
<li>no school teams (didn’t want to dedicate all time to one sport)</li>
<li>average volunteering (didn’t see a point in watching walkers on Sat mornings)</li>
</ul>
<p>I’ll be taking some classes at a CC this summer. I know I can write a good essay.</p>
<p>Junior Transfer from OOS community college.
3.6 GPA. Same GPA with my science/math classes.
Computer Science major with prereqs.</p>
<p>What’s the deal with OOS Community Colleges? I saw some statistics comparing Cal State community college acceptance rates and 4 year transfer acceptance rates but no OOS community college acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Also, if I need 1 more writing class to have all the transfer prereqs, will I need to tell them “I plan on taking writing during the summer” or can not say anything about it and they will just tell me I am accepted only if I take that class?</p>