<p>Out of State
Weighted GPA 3.6
Current Semester GPA right now is 4.3, freshman year screwed me.
Highest Composite ACT 31. Highest sub scores Math 31 Reading 32 Science 32 English 35.
5 AP Exams, received three fours and two threes. Received AP Scholar with Distinction Award.
Received a Prairie State Achievement Exam Award
Commended by my town’s mayor and city council with a Certificate of Appreciation for my community service.
Currently helping out everyday with Special Education Kids
Junior year I was an unpaid intern for State Treasurer Alexei Giannoulias’ U.S. Senate Campaign. Same year I was an unpaid intern for Governor Pat Quinn’s Re-election campaign. Also the same year I was an unpaid intern for State Senator Toi Hutchinson’s campaign.<br>
ECs: Business Professionals of America (consecutively placed 1st in Economic Research in Regional competitions for two years. Also placed first, two years in a row, for Banking and Finance in regional competitions. Current senior member of my chapter’s executive board.)<br>
Model United Nations
Youth and Government (Current candidate for Lieutenant Governor for Illinois’ YMCA Youth and Gov, if I win, which I will, I will be representing 1,000 students.)
Speech Team
Here is the best component of my application. I am the youngest Fall Fellow (Community Organizer) in the whole state of Illinois, maybe even the country, for the President’s re-election campaign.<br>
My grades aren’t really that good, but they get better each year even though I take considerably more challenging classes each year. My ACT is decent for UC Berkeley, but my Extra-curricular activities are the best in my school. And I can guarantee you this, no other high school student in the state of Illinois has more political experience then I do. Am I in?</p>
<p>@Bsla11 Well you have quite the confidence in your ECs. Nice extracurriculars, but I’d like to remind you that there are a lot of very successful people in Berkeley who were leaders of this, founder of that, winner of FBLA’s nationals, so while it is good that you have confidence in your abilities, being humble is important as well. Your AP scores look a little weak as there are no 5’s and your GPA is on the lower side…ACTs are OK (I submitted SAT even though I got a 34 on the ACT so I don’t know). I’d say this is a bit of a reach for you, even if you have extracurriculars (because believe me once you get here you realize that nearly everyone has good ECs)</p>
<p>@ Firstpackage Excellent ECs that pertain to your major, shows that you’re passionate. Overall pretty good test scores and GPA, I’d say this is a really good match for you (My roommates in CNR got in with lower stats than yours)</p>
<p>please chance me! thank you so much in advance!</p>
<p>UC GPA: uh…i tried to figure this out…no dice
Unweighted GPA: 4.35
Weighted GPA: 4.61</p>
<p>OOS (VA)</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Scores: CR 760 M 740 W 790: 2290
SAT II Scores: Math IIc: 750; Chemistry: 730; World History: 770</p>
<p>Which college are you applying to? (Letters and Science, Engineering, Chemistry, etc.)</p>
<p>Engineering (Civil/Environmental)</p>
<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)</p>
<p>Marching band, percussion (#1 marching band in the state, I believe, although I can’t find an official source saying this)
Robotics team (FRC); won engineering inspiration; went to worlds in st louis
Robotics team (FTC) (team captain)
Youth Orchestra, Wind Symphony (first chair oboe)
Youth Orchestra, Concert Orchestra (first chair oboe)
Youth Orchestra, church (first chair oboe)
Piano (privately studied, 10+ years)
Boy Scout, Life Scout, Order of the Arrow (hoping to finish up Eagle soon); 30+ merit badges completed</p>
<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
All-County Band (oboe)
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade VI-- highest level solo); superior rating
Solo/Ensemble Festival (Grade V solo); superior rating
School/Regional Science Fair, 2nd place</p>
<p>weighted GPA of around 4.1 and an SAT score of 2250, SAT IIs: 740 Biology (retaking), 770 (Math II). My schedule is quite challenging and my high school is ranked among top 20 public schools in nation.
ECs (kind of weak :/):
One summer of internship at an office
various service clubs outside of school
various clubs inside of school
Orchestra (2 years)
Over 300 hours in community service hours
Library volunteer(tutoring children)-3 years
Private tutor-1 summer
Summer Youth Leadership Program-4 years</p>
<p>What are my chances of getting into UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD engineering? Oh I live in California if that helps. xD Thanks!</p>
<p>Applying to UC Berkeley College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</p>
<p>weighted GPA: 4.46
unweighted GPA: 3.91
California resident</p>
<p>ACT: 30 composite (28 English, 34 Math, 28 Reading, 29 Science)
SAT II: 760 Math II, 680 U.S. History
AP: 4 U.S. history</p>
<p>ECs:
- treasurer of a club in school for one year, spends about two hours weekly planning activities
- volunteered at local library all four years for about 50 hours total
- around 170 hours of work experience as Tutor at Kumon Learning Centers</p>
<p>Awards:
- Honor Roll all 4 years
- QuestBridge Finalist 2011 ~ 2012</p>
<p>Etc:
- First generation Asian immigrant
- First generation college student
- Household income <$25,000</p>
<p>Comment
I had only taken 2 AP courses - Calculus AB and U.S. History. I go to a really small charter school, and those are they only two they offer. Will this put me at a disadvantage?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>UC GPA: 4.0
Unweighted GPA: 3.56
Weighted GPA: 4.24
5 APs
US History 4
English Lang 5
sneior year: Calc AB, Gov, Physics B</p>
<p>in state, first gen student</p>
<p>SAT 2180
750 Math, 730 CR, 700 Writing
SAT II Scores
710 US history
(750+ on Math and Physics hopefully)</p>
<p>ACT 31</p>
<p>applying to L&S</p>
<p>ECs
250+ hours of community service
some clubs at school
NHS</p>
<p>National Hispanic Scholar award</p>
<p>I feel like I’m forgetting something, but that’s all I got for now</p>
<p>also could someone chance me for Bio at UCSD</p>
<p>Scores and Stats:[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780 Math, 700 CR, 650 Writing (8 Essay) [</em>] SAT II: 760 Math 2, 760 US History, 760 Physics[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 94.6 (1 B - sophomore English)[</em>] Rank: 4 out of 131 (top 3%)[li] APs are not offered before junior year, and only a few are offered junior year: Junior: Lang & Comp (4), US History (5); Senior: Calc BC w/ AB subscore, Computer Science, Physics C (Mechanics and E&M), Literature, Spanish</p>[/li]
<p>Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
- Excellence in Computing from R.I.T.
- 3rd place in Helicopter at regional science olympiad
- 2nd place in Forensics at regional science olympiad
- Created a top 50 best-selling Reference App
- Created a top 10,000 most-visited website</p>
<p>Subjective:[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]- Youth Leadership – 9, 10, 11, 12 (President of Marketing for Junior Achievement Company)
- Computer Club – 10, 11, 12 (President and Treasurer 11, 12)
- Math League - 11, 12 (Treasurer and Captain)
- National Honor Society – 11, 12 (Treasurer)
- LEO Club – 9, 10
- JV Soccer – 9, 10
- Varsity Soccer - 11
- Travel Soccer – 9, 10, 11
- JV Basketball – 9
- Student Government Representative – 10, 12
- Model United Nations - 9, 10
- Rachel’s Challenge - 10 </p>
<p>Personal Info:
- State: NY
- School Type: small competitive public, sends about 5% to top schools
- Intended Major: Finance / Economics
- Ethnicity: Hispanic (Argentinian) - White
- Gender: Male
- Legacy: No
- Hooks: URM?, Business experience</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
All of the following activities fall under my main job, which I started in 6th grade. I maintain and operate a network of websites, and receive about 6 million monthly visitors. My network of websites has an estimated value over half a million dollars.
- Publisher with Google – 9, 10, 11, 12
- Web developer and Publisher at Jawa – 11, 12
- Publisher and Affiliate at Disney – 9, 10, 11, 12
- App Developer with Apple / Google – 10, 11,12
- Freelance services for Search Engine Marketing – 10, 11, 12
- Internship with friend on Search Engine Marketing, Domaining, and Online Advertising – 11 (lasikeyesurgery.com, musicvideos.com, cheapautoinsurance.com, etc.)
- Created and maintains company website for Blocosmetics (<a href=“http://www.blocosmetics.com%5B/url%5D”>www.blocosmetics.com</a>), a startup by a friend – 10, 11, 12
- Mentorship program teaching teens how to blog and write correctly - 9, 10, 11, 12
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]- 40 hrs per year for Youth Leadership (9-12) - 15 hours per year for LEO Club (9-10)
- 40 hours per year for for National Honor Society (11-12)
- 40 hours per year for Soup Kitchen Program (11-12)
- 40 hours per year for school soccer website (11-12)
- 100 per year for mentorship teaching teens how to blog and write correctly (9-12)</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
- iPhone App Development at Stanford University – 10
- Advanced Web Design on GoVHS.org - 11</p>
<p>Essays:
- Essay 1: On job experience and how it has shaped my goals.
- Essay 2: On my father’s condition of leukemia and how it has impacted me.</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation:
- Great from Calc teacher
- Great from Spanish teacher</p>
<p>Counselor Rec:
- Great from guidance counselor</p>
<p>Additional Rec:
- Great from employer and CEO of a medium sized company</p>
<p>Anyone know how influential the SAT writing score is for my application since I’m applying for business/applied mathematics?</p>
<p>I will chance back for all who chance me. Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>Chance me for chemical engineering</p>
<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.33</p>
<p>SAT I: 2160 (770 W, 700 M, 690 R)</p>
<p>Subject Tests:
Math II: 790
Chemistry: 760</p>
<p>AP Classes: World History (4), US History (3), Lang & Comp (4), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC, Lit & Comp, Physics, European History</p>
<p>ECs:
-2 years of Intermediate Orchestra
-2 Years of Chamber Orchestra
-Private viola lessons
-2 Years in a Small Ensemble Zero-Hour Class
-2 years in the Junior Symphonic Orchestra branch of the Spokane Youth Symphony
-Played in a School Musical (Oliver!), with around 70 hours of time rehearsing/performing
-2 Years in Debate (I’ve won 11 trophies from placing at tournaments so far)
-NHS member senior year
-3 years as a member of Ferris Action Team, a club that does fundraisers for social justice issues (We organized an “invisible miles” run that paid for school for some students in Uganda, for example)</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
-Assistant coach of a little league baseball team my freshman year. I scored most of the games, helped out at practices, and stuff like that. There were twelve games and probably around as many practices so I think that gives me upwards of 50 hours
-I judged at the Rookie Rumble, a debate tournament for newbies this year. I’d give myself 10ish hours
-I ran a booth at an elementary school fair a couple years
-I’ve done a bunch of stuff with Ferris Action Team, such as setting up the course for the invisible miles run, organizing and advertising movie nights, activities with ESL kids, standing outside of ShopKo holding up a sign to get donations for the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, etc.</p>
<p>Awards:
-National Merit Commended Student
-AP Scholar With Honor
-I made it to state in Chamber Orchestra and received a superior composite rating (1), but didn’t place</p>
<p>I haven’t done my essays yet, and I’m not sure how they’ll turn out. I really should have started them earlier…</p>
<p>Chriszeoli, Berkeley doesn’t take letters of rec</p>
<p>I just realized I calculated my weighted GPA wrong (I included freshman year). I think it’s actually somewhere around 4.5. If I took a zero-hour class for half-credit, does that affect the weighted GPA half as much?</p>
<p>Never mind, it’s actually 4.4, assuming honors classes count as .5 extra and AP classes count as 1 extra (sorry for the quadruple post). My main concern is that I’ll have a low chance of getting accepted because I’m out of state and applying to engineering.</p>
<p>Chriszeoli, you have great work experience, awards, and EC’s, plus your GPA is really good. I think the writing part of the SAT is pretty important no matter what major you apply to, but your other scores are great and that might make up for it. You’re definitely at a disadvantage for being out-of-state and it might be a reach for you, but I’d say you still have a decent chance. I tried to look up some stats at [University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/statfinder/default.aspx]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/statfinder/default.aspx), but the stats are a little messed up and don’t always show up for the Business/Marketing/Managing intended field of study, so I couldn’t find anything really specific for you.</p>
<p>I did find out that the acceptance rate for out-of-state applicants with writing scores of 600-699 and total scores of 2100-2400 in 2009 was 17.6%, but I expect it to be higher for you, because you’d be applying to the College of Letters and Science, which isn’t as selective as the other colleges, and your work experience and EC’s should help you. I hope this helps!</p>
<p>Why do so many of you keep writing about your accomplishments when there does not seem to be anyone responding to your “chance me?” Further, why do only 1/3 of you who seem so bent on getting into Berkeley accept an offer of admission? I am starting to think this is just a spot for bragging which is not very becoming. Is this a live and useful thread?</p>
<p>Yes. Somebody chance her.</p>
<p>philosoraptor77: Good chances, ~75%</p>
<p>Chriszeoli: Good chances, but still OOS is tough. ~70%.</p>
<p>UberSandvich: GPA a little weak, ~30%. Better chances at UCSD, ~70%.</p>
<p>Labyrinthus: Where’s your Calculus AB score? Also take another science SAT II if you can. Okay scores, but EECS is tough to get into. ~40%.</p>
<p>westfield95: UW GPA not possible, it’s out of 4.0. Can’t chance you without a GPA.</p>
<p>Okay, that’s it for now :)</p>
<p>lol sorry! i don’t know where that 4.35 came from haha… it’s 4.0. thanks!</p>
<p>UW GPA: 3.89
W GPA: 4.00 (I can only add my two past AP classes for credit, because I’m OOS, and my Honors classes won’t count)
Rank: 6/325</p>
<p>SAT I: 2240 (760 M/730 R/750 W)
SAT IIs: 770 Math 2, 770 U.S. History, 730 Physics</p>
<p>AP Classes (Only for Juniors/Seniors): AP U.S. History (5), AP English Language (5), AP Calculus BC (Senior), AP Macro/Microeconomics (Senior), AP English Literature (Senior), AP Psychology (Senior), AP Chemistry (Senior)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Volunteering (Meh, weak):
- Model UN, 10-12 (Youth Sec Officer)
- National Honor Society, 11-12
- Tutoring, 9-12
- St. Peter’s Afterschool Program, 11-12 (Help kids with academics/play educational games with them)
- JV Swim, 10
- MS Walk, 10
- JV Golf, 9
- Junior State of America, 9</p>
<p>Work Experience:
- Supermarket Cashier, 11
- Counselor-in-Training, 9 (This is probably more volunteer work, because I didn’t get paid)</p>
<p>Awards:
- Outstanding Acheivement in Phys. Ed. (lololol), 10</p>
<p>Personal Info:
- State: NJ
- School Type: Fairly Competitive; Ranked in Top 500 in the US a couple of years ago (not sure now)
- Intended Major: Statistics
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: Male
- Legacy: No
- Household Income: ~$200K
- Hooks: None</p>
<p>I know it’s more difficult for OOS applicants, but I want to know personally if UC Berkeley is a reach, because I’m rather unsure. ._.</p>
<p>I’m not entirely sure if I did the GPA right (my school’s system is entirely different), but in 18 classes, I have 16 A’s and 2 B’s, with two of those A’s being my junior APs.</p>
<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.26 (hopefully higher after this year, school does not offer a lot of AP courses)
Rank: 1/587</p>
<p>SAT I: 2330 (800 M/730 R/800 W)
SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 780 U.S. History, 780 Biology</p>
<p>AP Classes (): AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (Senior), AP Physics B (5), AP Biology (5), AP Statistics (Senior), AP Computer Science A (Senior), AP Government (Senior)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Volunteering (not too major orientated):
- Internship at a local law firm, 11 -12
- Internship at Assembly Member’s office, 11-12
- Speach and Debate, 10-11
- Library Volunteering, 9-12
- CSF, 10-12
- JV Tennis, 11</p>
<p>Work Experience:
none</p>
<p>Awards:
- National Merit Semifinalist -12
- National AP Scholar with Honors -12
- Santa Clara Public Forum Semi-Octofinalist</p>
<p>Personal Info:
- State: CA
- School Type: Fairly Competitive
- Intended Major: EECS
- Ethnicity: Asian
- Gender: Male
- Legacy: No
- Household Income: ~$100K
- Hooks: Immigrant, came here at the age of 4 ( don’t know if this is a hook though)</p>
<p>Chance me for BIOENGINEERING (super tough, I know…)</p>
<p>UW GPA: 3.96
W GPA: 4.75</p>
<p>SAT I: single sitting: 2170 superscored: 2230
SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry, 750 Bio M
AP Classes (): Calc BC (5), U.S. Gov (5), Chem (5), Bio (5), World History (4)
Senior Courseload: AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Stat, Multivariable Calc with Differential Equations, APES</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Volunteering:
-about 800 hrs of community service
-concert master of school orchestra
-all state orchestra for 3 years
-Been in a state orchestra (competitive auditions) since fourth grade until present
-1st place at major violin competition
-VP of NHS
-Member of NHS, SNHS, Tri-M
-Robotics team</p>
<p>Work Experience:
-Intern at National Geographic
-Paid intern at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
-Paid intern at this local clinical research company</p>
<p>Awards:
-Siemen’s Semi-Finalist
-Second Place at Science Fair
- Excellence in Science Award at school
- Certificate of Meritorious service (state wide)
- First place at a bunch of violin competitions</p>
<p>Personal Info:
OUT OF STATE 
-Gender: F
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Household income: $150,000
-extremely competitive school with a bazillion other overachieving asian nerds</p>