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<p>Fall 2013 undergrad (hopefully)</p>

<p>32 on the ACT
4.1 GPA weighted
(probably around 3.9 unweighted)(I have only had 2 Bs in High School)
out of state
class standing- 32/560 (almost top 5%)
AP lang-3 on exam
AP Environmental Science-4 on exam
this year i am taking AP psych and dual enrollment at a local community college in Calculus and English.
mostly everyother class is Honors
Am taking Spanish 5 H this year
Alot of EC and volunteer- Beta, NHS, VP of another notable service club, blah blah blah</p>

<p>What are my chances??
Would it help if i retook the ACT and aimed for ~34?</p>

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<p>UC GPA: 4.44
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.6
Rank: 4/588</p>

<p>California Resident</p>

<p>SAT I: 2210
SAT II: Chem (750) Phys(760) US History (720) Math II (800)</p>

<p>Applying to Engineering College (either mechanical or chemical)</p>

<p>AP’s (14)
Comp Sci (4) Chemistry (Enrolled)
APUSH (5) Calc BC (Enrolled)
ENGLang (4) Physics Mech (Enrolled
Psych (5) Bio (Enrolled)
Stats (5) Human Geo (Enrolled)
Micro: (5) ENGLit (Enrolled)
Macro: (4) US Gov (Enrolled)</p>

<p>EC’s:
2 years cross country (1 yr varsity)
4 years tennis (all varsity)</p>

<h1>2 tennis player at school</h1>

<p>CSF vice pres.
Pre-Med club 2 yr
Programming club 2 yr
Robotics club 1 yr
Science Olympiad 4 yr (5 medals)
Volunteer work at Library (over 200 hours)
Volunteer work at tutoring institute (75 hours)
Volunteer work for Mosque (20 hours)
Mediocre piano player</p>

<p>So How does it look?</p>

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<p>ZeldaMaster123: very good chances, pretty much guaranteed in.</p>

<p>thnygv: pretty good chances, your ACT is already very good I don’t think it would help that much to get a slightly better one.</p>

<p>TomRiddle: OOS? If not, decent chances. If so, iffy. SAT II scores could be better.</p>

<p>XianForce: Is your GPA weighted or unweighted? If unweighted, yeah your chances aren’t that good. If weighted, I don’t see you getting in. Also where are your SAT scores??</p>

<p>calikid28: Yeah you have no chance of getting into Harvard or anywhere. I hear McDonald’s is hiring though.</p>

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<p>Chance me
Since I’m in an Indian school, i’m assigned percentages, not GPA:
9th-65% (i messed up bad because i’d just moved from Singapore)
10th- 86%
11th-82%
12th(Mid semesters) - expecting between 85-90.
Please tell me how to convert percentage into UC GPA.
Also, my school doesn’t offer any AP courses.</p>

<p>SAT - 2130 ( CR- 630, MATH- 700, WRITING- 800) Going to give it again in Oct. to get CR up.(expecting 700 plus in CR this time.)
SUBJECT TESTS:
Math 1-710.
Literature- Giving in November, expecting 700-750.
TOEFL-110.</p>

<p>Won 2 Green Badges for excellence in Academic Performance.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
-Editor of the School’s English Magazine.
-Played guitar for 5 years, won small talent shows and stuff, nothing big.
-Played football for 6-7 years, captained my football camp team and played for my school team.
-Played golf for a couple of years, won some minor stuff.
-Written articles that have been published in the school magazine, and hoping to get articles published in a local daily.
-Played the keyboard for 5 years, again, won some minor competitions.</p>

<p>Social Work:
-Worked for a year and a half as head coach at a NGO that aids underprivileged children by teaching them sports.
-Helped organize the annual ‘Abylympics’ for disabled people.</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Worked as an intern at ‘Helpage’ India, a NGO set upon helping the underprivileged elderly.
-Also helped design their new website.</p>

<p>Please let me know where I stand if i’m applying to the College of Letters and Sciences.</p>

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<p>Can someone tell me my chances at getting into UC Berkeley school of Letters and Science?
I really want to go to Berkeley but I know how competitive it is to get in. Assuming i write good essays, how are my chances? From what I’ve seen, they don’t seem too good (which makes me kind of sad). I am an OOS student and i can’t find a clear list of the “a-g” courses so please help me calc my UC gpa. Also, do summer courses count to the UC gpa? The summer courses are listed below as well. I would really appreciate it if you guys help me out </p>

<p>Cum GPA = 3.47 (4.23 weighted)
Freshman gpa = 3.29
Sophomore gpa = 3.43
Junior GPA = 3.69
Freshman year really killed my gpa… i would have a 4.5 weighted if it wasn’t for the massive amount of Bs i got that year. (Breakdown below)</p>

<p>ACT: 35 (retaking to try and get a 36)</p>

<p>AP Physics C: 5 on both
AP Biology: 5
AP Calc BC: 5
AP Spanish Lang: 4</p>

<p>Senior year APs: AP CompSci, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry</p>

<p>EC’s:
Researching at Princeton University
Science Olympiad state champion
Part of the Chess team (First in states Nov '11)
Part of Ultimate frisbee team (5th in eastern division, 2nd in states)
Volunteered for many Indian Music organizations over the summer
President of the Physics Olympiad Team (A study team where we prepare for Physics Olympiad Exams)
Taken EECS course at MITx and got an A (Can be verified w/certificate)
Taking a few Berkeleyx courses this fall </p>

<h2>Play Indian drums and have performed many concerts and won several prizes</h2>

<p>Freshman year: (Geometry Hns taken over the summer:A)
Bio Hns:B
World History:B
Algebra 2 Hns:B
Spanish 3: B
English Hns:B</p>

<p>Sophomore year: (Precalc Hns taken over summer:A)
AP Calc AB: A
Physics Hns: A
Chemistry Hns: B
English Hns: B
American studies Hns: B
Spanish 4 Hns: B</p>

<p>Junior YearAP Calc BC taken over summer: A)
Multivariable Calculus: A (Not an AP)
AP Physics C: A
AP Biology: A
AP Spanish: B
English Hns: B</p>

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<p>In-State </p>

<p>Class Rank: 12/584
UC GPA (unsure): 4.12
UW GPA: 3.95
W GPA (10-12): 4.19</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning 1840, I’m registered to take it again in early October.
Crit Reading 600
Math 640
Writing 600</p>

<p>ACT plus Writing, awaiting scores.</p>

<p>SAT II, registered to take in early November.
Biology E/M
Math II</p>

<p>Desired major: Chemistry</p>

<p>Freshman:
Adv English I, A/A
Adv Algebra II, A/A
Health, A/A, Required semester class
ICT Computers and Careers, A/A, Required semester class
Adv Marching/ Concert Band, A/A
CP Biology, A/A
Spanish I, A/A
9th Grade PE, A/A
8th Period Marching Band, 6pm - 8pm Tuesdays, A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Math Analysis/Trigonometry, A/A
Adv English II, B/A
Modern World History, A/A
Chemistry, A/A
Spanish II, A/A
Adv Marching/ Concert Band, A/A
Health Careers I, A/A, elective
8th Period Band, 6pm - 9pm Tuesdays, A/A</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Calculus AB, A/A, 5 on Test
AP Biology, A/A, 5 on Test
AP English Language, B/A, 5 on Test
AP US History, A/A, 4 on Test
Health Careers II, A/A, elective
Spanish III, A/A
Adv Marching/ Concert Band, A/A
8th Period Marching Band, 6pm - 9pm Tuesdays, A/A</p>

<p>Senior (In Progress):
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Statistics
AP Government
Dual Enrollment English 101/103, 101 Fall semester, 103 Spring semester
Medical Terminology, elective</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activites:
CSF, 4 years, 4th in progress
Marching Band, 3 years, Baritone
Concert Band, 3 years, Clarinet
Concert Orchestra, 2 years, Clarinet
Musical Pit Orchestra, 1 year, Clarinet
Key Club, 2 years, 2nd year in progress
Pink Ribbon Club, 1 year in progress
Interact Club, 1 year in progress
SMART Team, 1 year in progress</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Honors
Multiple GPA Awards
Perfect Attendance Award</p>

<p>Community Service:
110 so far, but expecting to be around 150+ by end of year.</p>

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<p>Asian male </p>

<p>Class Rank: 45/250
W: 4.1
U: 3.5 - I’m not sure how to calculate
SAT: 2200 (M 780, W 740, CR 680) - superscored
SAT II: Math 2(750), US History(730)
National Merit Semi Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Freshman:<br>
English 9 B+
Geometry Honors B+
Biology B+
French 2 Honors B+
Mixed Media- A-
History of Ancient World- A
Orchestra- only A
(Those 2 were the only honors class allowed for my schedule that year)</p>

<p>Sophomore: All B’s and A-'s
Economics: B+ (semester)
History of the 60’s: A- (semester)
Chemistry Honors: B
English 10 Honors: B
Algebra 2 Honors : B
French 3 Honors: A-
Orchestra: A</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Physics B: A (3)
AP French: A- (4)
AP United States History: A- (5)
Precalculus Honors: A-
American Literature: B+ (semester)
Shakespeare: B (semester)
And I did the AP Japanese test to see where I am without the course and got a 5 while I took the AP English Language test and got a 4</p>

<p>Senior: (taking)
AP ECONOMICS (BOTH MICRO AND MACRO)- semester each
AP CALCULUS BC
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE
AP PHYSICS C (Auditing)
AP BIOLOGY
Independent French Studies</p>

<p>Extra Curricular: Science Bowl Captain and 2 time state winner (3 years) , 2 time state Science Olympiad winner (3 years) , Japan Super Science International Fair (3 years), Varsity Cross Country (3 years), Varsity Track (4 years), Varsity II Basketball (1 year), Varsity Swimming (2 years), French Honor Society (4 years), School Newspaper (3 years), Boy Scout Eagle, Interact Club Treasurer (4 years), 2012 Hawaii State Life Smarts Champion/Captain (2 years)</p>

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<p>Fall 2013
OOS full pay</p>

<p>Rank: 1/2 out of 240
GPA: 3.97 (max capped UC w AP and honors)</p>

<p>SAT: 2300 single sitting
SAT2: 800 M2, 800Chem 790 Physics</p>

<p>ECs:
A good amount of strong passions well backed up by extracurriculars</p>

<p>Recs: Solid
Letters and Sci: Physics makor</p>

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<p>wonder why you have such as low score of SAT considering an excellent academic records. Try to get beyond 2000 (must) and 2100+ (want)</p>

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<p>Chance me please
I got a 94 out of 100 in grade 10
88 out of 100 in grade 11
I hope to get a 96 in grafe 12 midterm
IELTS 7 out of 9
ACT 27
extracurriculars :
company project
debate team for 3 years (captain)
math club
book club </p>

<p>Carengie mellon summer program and columbia summer program </p>

<p>good personal statement</p>

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<p>Am I pretty much in?</p>

<p>Asian male
In state</p>

<p>9-12 Weighted GPA: 4.47
10-12 Weighted GPA: 4.57
10-12 Unweighted GPA: 3.87</p>

<p>SAT Composite: 2300 (720 Reading, 800 Math, 780 Writing)
SAT Biology: 800
SAT Math IIc: 800
SAT US History - Pending</p>

<p>AP’s
European History - 5
US History - 5
Calculus AB - 5
Physics C: Mechanics - 5
Biology - 5
English Language and Composition - 4
US GOPO - Enrolled
Calculus BC - Enrolled
English Literature and Composition - Enrolled
Chemistry - Enrolled
Computer Science - Enrolled</p>

<p>A bunch of ECs which I’m not going to bother to list.</p>

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<p>@vicissitudes - I’m a transfer student, so I don’t report SAT scores.</p>

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<p>@Wildcat, you are 100% in.</p>

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<p>Out of State</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: Composite:34 E:34 M:34 R:34 W: 12 E/W: 34
SAT II: Biology E:760 Math 2:790
SAT I: 2280 / SAT Reading: 800 / SAT Math: 730 / SAT Writing: 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.70
UC GPA: Around 4.65-4.70
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 out of 330</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang and Comp (4), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Biology (5), AP World History (4), AP Human Geography (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Environmental Science (5), AP Statistics (4), AP Psychology (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP US History (5), AP Art History (4), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP Microeconomics (5), AP English Literature (3), AP European History (5), AP Physics C Mechanics (5), AP Physics C E&M (5)</p>

<p>Dual Enrollment Courses: Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, Matrix Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Astronomy, Bioengineering(graduate level), Intro to Banking and Finance, Geography, Plant Physiology, Ecology, Measure-theoretic Probability Theory, Corporate Finance, Business Law 1, C++ for Engineers, World Literature, Statistical Inference, Graph Theory, Organic Chemistry, Renewable Energy</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: Statistical Inference, Corporate Finance, Probability Theory, World Literature, Graph Theory, AP European History, AP Spanish Language, AP Computer Science A, Renewable Energy</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional Brain Bee winner (x2), USA National Brain Bee Top 10, 1st Place in Category County Science Fair, National AP Scholar (sophomore year), USABO Semifinalist (x2), FBLA County Winner Business Calculations (x2), State FBLA 1st Place Business Calculations, Questbridge College Prep Scholar and Fein Fellow, Congressional Award Gold Medal, few other county science and academic awards</p>

<p>Professional Certifications: Professional Risk Manager (only 25,000 in world), ACE Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, FEMA Professional Development Series</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta, FBLA (Vice President), Founder and President of Biology Olympiad Club, Founder and President of Science National Honors Society, Physics Club, Varsity Tennis 4 years (Captain 2 Years), National Honor Society, Red Cross Club, Founder and President of Psy Chi Psychology National Honors Scoiety </p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Worked as a bookkeeper for a small engineering firm for four years
Volunteer/Community service: 800 hours split between tutoring, mentoring and Red Cross</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): South
School Type: 1600 students, top 20 school in USA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $25,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College, Questbridge?/Low Income</p>

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<p>^Trololololo. . . .</p>

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<p>why???</p>

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<p>If your stats are even true (claimed to have taken 20 APs? Really?), then why are you even asking for your chances to a school like UC Berkeley? Even with my significantly inferior (and real) stats, I’m pretty much in for sure.</p>

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<p>So two blondes walk into a building, you’d think one of them would have seen it coming.
Anyways, I hope that was enjoyable. No offense to blondes, it was just an easy joke to remember.</p>

<p>I want to apply to UCLA and Cal, and I’m asking for constructive criticism as a way to relieve some stress. </p>

<p>UC GPA:
4.36 (Weighted and capped)
4.81 (Weighted and uncapped)
4.00 (Un-weighted)</p>

<p>SAT: 2040 (690 Math, 660 Reading, 690 Writing, 9 Essay)
ACT: 31 (35 Math, 33 Reading, 30 English, 27 Science, 8 Essay)
SAT 2: Math 2 - 770
Physics - 780
AP Exams:
European History - 4
Chemistry - 5
Physics B - 5
English Language and Composition - 4
Calculus AB - 5
US History - 5
Psychology - 5
Music Theory - 2</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
National Honors Society (2 years)
Academic League (4 years)
Tennis Team (4 years)
Math and Science Club (2 Years)
California Scholarship Federation (3 years)</p>

<p>Community Service:
Peer Tutor (2 years, 100 hours)
Library Aid (3 years, 100 hours)
Hospital Intern (1 year, 112 hours)</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Distinction
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Most Dedicated (Academic League)
MVP (Academic League)
Top GPA (JV Tennis)
Top Doubles (JV Tennis)</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:
AP Economy (Micro/Macro)
AP Biology
AP US Government
AP English Literature
AP Statistics
Honors Anatomy and Physiology</p>

<p>Rank: 1 out of 580 </p>

<p>I want to apply to a Computer Science and Engineering Major at UCLA, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>Any feedback would help me tremendously, and thank you in advance for taking the time to read this thread!</p>

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<p>Hi i’m from the silicon valley and am applying for EECS undergrad:</p>

<p>CAL GPA:
4.625 (Weighted and uncapped)</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (36 Math, 33 Reading, 31 English, 36 Science, 12 Essay)
SAT 2: Math 2 - 800
Chemistry - 760</p>

<p>AP Exams (excluding senior year):
Microeconomics (self study) - 4
Computer Science - 5
U.S. History - 5
Chemistry - 5
Calculus BC - 5</p>

<p>I’ve taken the (almost) most challenging track in terms of courses for my school. I received all A’s soph/junior year with the exception of one B in AP Chemistry second semester Junior year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Started a tech blog, and have worked on it/designed/coded on it (4 years)
Speech & Debate Team Captain (4 years)
Indian Cultural Club President (4 Years)
DECA President (3 years)
School New Student Head Commissioner</p>

<p>Community Service:
Started a non-profit and a project where I raised over $3,000 to build computer labs for underprivileged high schools (built 1 so far, hopefully 1 more before app due) (1 year)
National Honor Society (2 years)
Volunteered at elderly assisted living summer after freshman year (summer)
Tutor high schoolers in mathematics and computer science (2 years)</p>

<p>Internships:
Paid coding internship at a startup, summer 2012
Non-paid coding internship at another startup, summer 2011</p>

<p>Awards (Academic)
AP Scholar with Distinction
District Scholar of Distinction</p>

<p>Awards (Non-Academic)
1st place: national parli debate invitational
Ranked 3rd in the nation for Parliamentary Debate (2011-2012)
2nd place: tournament of champions for parli debate 2012
5th place: CHSSA State championships (parli debate)
2nd place: Rotary ELC competition (CEO of my “company”)</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:
AP Physics B
AP Statistics
AP Spanish Language
AP English Language
Economics/U.S. Government (school doesn’t offer AP)
Multivariable Calculus / Differential Equations @ comm. college</p>

<p>Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>

<p>I really want to get into EECS at Cal, but am a bit worried because my school is very competitive. Any feedback on my chances is very appreciated, thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

<p>If anybody has the time to review some of the unanswered posts, that would be amazing. Thank you :)</p>