The Official Chances Thread!

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>UC:4.33
UW:4.0
W:4.5</p>

<p>International (Chinese and PRC resident)</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning 660CR/800M/600W (highest W is 630)
I am not really bad at writing but I got 4-5 on essay everytime because I cannot finish my response in 25 mins. My essays in applications are much better than the level of an essay scoring 4-5.
No SAT IIs</p>

<p>Which college are you applying to? (Letters and Science, Engineering, Chemistry, etc.)
Engineering.</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
Team leader of school computer science competition team
Head of post processing department of school TV station & lead photographer
various volunteer work, leading the team everytime
active member of school badminton club</p>

<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
Two provincial prizes in programming and one regional team prize when I am the team leader. Various regional prizes in computer science field.</p>

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<p>Can you chance me to get into UCB and UCLA?</p>

<p>2300 SAT
780, 780, 800 SAT 2s
34 ACT
3.97 uw GPA / 4.67 w GPA
8 AP classes, all 5’s and a 4</p>

<p>3 year varsity athlete, Captain final year
170 hours volunteering at 5 charities
Student body president</p>

1543

<p>Can I get an honest opinion of my chances for UC Berkeley and UCLA? I know the statistics for transfers are extremely competitive, and even more so coming from a CSU, but I just want to know what others think.</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.8, Cal State Monterey Bay</p>

<p>I am currently a first year student, but thanks to AP credits and a heavy course load next semester, I will be at 60 units by Fall 2014.</p>

<p>I am currently in Associated Students (student government), and sit on the Lobby Corps at my school, which meets with various local and statewide senators and assembly members. I also have an internship with a local Drug and Alcohol Prevention Center, which I sought out myself, not through the school. I also work 25 hours a week.</p>

1544

<p>I wish Berkeley had an ED agreement</p>

1545

<p>GPA: Our school goes by percentages, my high school average was around 97% (A+)
Grade Rank: 2nd</p>

<p>International Student
Ethinicity: Asian
Nationality: New Zealand</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores CR610 M750 W770 2130
SAT II Scores US History-640 (Self-studied) Bio M-680 Math II-800
TOEFL: 117 </p>

<p>Which college are you applying to? Pre-Hass</p>

<p>No APs, No IBs (school didn’t offer)</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs
Student Council Secretary
Swimming Club
School Band Leader
Newsletter Editor
MUN (4 years 8 conferences)
Volunteer Hours (200+)
Represented school in several national competitions
Some more can’t remember…</p>

<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
National Writing Award Gold Medal
ABRSM Piano G8
3 years of High-school Scholarship</p>

<p>Self-evaluation: Very unconfident with SAT CR score…and no APs is quite ugly…</p>

1546

<p>Does anyone know when we’re supposed to hear back? Really wish they had EA</p>

1547

<p>UC GPA - 4.33
Unweighted GPA - 3.96
Weighted GPA - 4.74</p>

<p>Rank 1/799</p>

<p>Out-Of-State (Pennsylvania)
Chinese-American</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores - 2250 (790 M/710 CR/750 WR)
SAT II Scores - Math II (800), Chem (780)</p>

<p>Which college are you applying to? Engineering Undeclared</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
Cheerleading - Captain, 3 years
Student Council - VP, 2 years
UNICEF - Treasurer, VP, 4 years
St. Mary’s Hospital Volunteer - 3 years
Tutti Frutti Fro Yo - Cashier, 1 year
Young Engineers - 1 year
Mathletes - 1 year
Public Library Volunteer - 2 years</p>

<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
National Honor Society
German National Honor Society
RIT Computing Medal Award
Ehrenurkunde - Top 15% German students (national)
GAPP German Exchange Program - 3 weeks in Germany
Pennsylvania School of Global Entrepreurship - 3 weeks of classes at Lehigh University
Center for Talented Youth - 3 weeks of classes at Princeton</p>

<p>Also applying to LA and Davis</p>

1548

<p>UC GPA 4.32
Unweighted GPA 3.9
Weighted GPA 4.76</p>

<p>Out of State (CT)</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores (by section) or ACT scores 2190 (770 CR/750 M/670 WR)
SAT II Scores 800 M2; 800 USH; 780 Chem</p>

<p>Engineering-Bioengineering </p>

<p>Swimming (varsity and year-round club; 2-yr cptn; Eastern Zone ranked; several state accolades for HS season); Academic Decathlon (Pres, state champion team); Yearbook (3-year editor)</p>

<p>5s on 5 AP exams (Bio, Chem, USH, Eng Lang, Calc AB)</p>

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<p>applied to school of engineering EECS</p>

<p>SAT: 2320
SATII: Math 780
US History 760
Chem 770</p>

<p>APs: Chem 5
US History 5
Spanish 3</p>

<p>W GPA: 4.2
UW GPA: 3.9</p>

<p>Freshman Year: Geometry, English 1-2, Spanish 3-4, Biology (All regular, all A’s)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: Honors Algebra 3-4, English 3-4, Spanish 5-6, Chemistry 1-2, Photography, Health (All A’s except 1 B in 1st semester Honors Algebra)</p>

<p>Junior Year: AP Chem, AP Spanish, Honors US History, Honors Math Analysis, English 5-6 (All A’s)</p>

<p>Senior Year: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Gov, Econ, English 7-8 (1st semester all A’s except B in Calc BC)</p>

<p>EC’s/Honors: Marching Band Leadership, Red Cross, Key Club Cabinet, Drumline, tutoring kids with learning disabilities, 100+ service hours, Trumpet since 5th grade, Piano since 2nd grade, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Band, High School Outstanding Math Student 2011, NMSQT Commended, AP Scholar</p>

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<p>@Sullivan7, last year I heard back I think the end of March. I think it’s usually around that time for most UCs</p>

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<p>UC GPA: 3.95</p>

<p>California Resident</p>

<p>CC student; no SAT/ACT scores </p>

<p>Which college are you applying to? Peace and Conflict Studies…so, I believe the College of Letters and Sciences </p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs:
-News Editor/Social Media Director for campus newspaper
-Development Intern for Hands for Africa
-Writing tutor at the Orange Coast College Success center
-Member of 5 academic honor societies
-Certified anti-domestic violence advocate in CA
-Founder/president of student-run club, D.A.S.H. (Domestic Abuse Stops Here)
-Director of Academic and Curricular Affairs, Student Honors Council </p>

<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field:
-Honors program completion with 16 honors units</p>

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<p>@sunshinejf Thank you! I’m from Ohio so I dont know much about the UC system</p>

1553

<p>UC Berkeley has been my dream school since i was a kid and I’ve always wanted to go there. I am an international student and have applied for the coming fall semester. I intend on majoring in Economics with a minor in international relations which means I’m applying to the College of Letters and Science. Do you think Im a good candidate for Berkeley?</p>

<p>We do not use GPA’s from where i am but we use letter grades and overall I have had mostly A’s and B’s in high school. We give O-Level exams which are examinations under the cambridge board. I got a pretty good O-Level Result with 4A*'s 4A’s and 2B’s. The examination that follows that is the A-level in which i do not have a good grade. I have 1A 2B’s and a C.</p>

<p>Also my SAT score is not what i should have gotten but can not appear for it again. I have an 1800 SAT Score.</p>

<p>I have been involved in a large number of extra curriculars throughout high school and have done a lot of community service as well. These range from Drama and Theater to volunteering at fund raisers and working at an NGO operated school.</p>

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<p>Hey guys,
Berkeley is literally one of my top colleges. I think I have a decent chance but I would like some more insight…
here are my stats…</p>

<p>I’m in the top 11% batch of 1300 + students
SAT - 2190 → 750M 730W 710CR
Math II - 800 World History 800 ----> SAT Subject Tests
I have done a bunch of EC’s
Debate for all 4 years - State finalist for 2 years, state qualifier all 4 years
Tennis All 4 years - Varsity from sophomore year
Youth and Government 4 years
NHS and other volunteering put together 250 + hours of volunteering
and more actiivites (haven’t put them all on here)</p>

<p>Also I’ve taken I think 7 ap exams (bc calc,world history, euro, us history, English human geo compsci . 5 on all of them cept 4 on compsci and I’m taking 7 ap’s this yr( physics c stat macro micro music theory Spanish English}</p>

<p>Major = chemical</p>

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<p>hahah although this is the official chance post… a majority of the posts are just chances not responses ahahh</p>

1556

<p>I’m sure this is like nothing compared to so many other applicants to Berkeley, especially the out of state and international ones. But might as well take a shot. Before some of you rip me a new one (kidding!), holistic admissions will hopefully be my friend here. And if this format makes it look really long… Sorry… It’s just in my nature to be organized like this…</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1900 (CR 610 M 640 W 650 E 10)
[</em>] ACT: 28 (E 26 M 27 SR 27 R 30 W 9) (Awaiting December results)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] School Weighted GPA (out of 4.5): 4.231
[<em>] General Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.701
[</em>] OOS Applicant UC GPA: 4.31
[li] Rank: 7/73 (Honors and AP classes are not weighted in) (Top 10%)[/li][li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]- [10] AP European History (3)

  • [11] AP English Language & Composition (3)
  • [11] AP Environmental Science (2)
  • [11] AP US History (4)
  • [12] AP Calculus AB
  • [12] AP English Literature & Composition
  • [12] AP Biology
  • [12] AP Government & Politics: US
    [li] Freshman Year Course Load:[/li]- Biology I (A/A)
  • Computer Applications (-/A)
  • Euclidean Geometry (A/A)
  • Health and Fitness (A/A)
  • JROTC I (A/A)
  • Literature/Composition 9 (A/A)
  • Scripture/Human Sexuality (A/A)
  • Spanish I (A/A)
  • World Geography (A/-)
    [li] Sophomore Year Course Load:[/li]- AP European History (A/A)
  • Christian Morality (A/A)
  • General Physical Education (A/A)
  • Honors Algebra II (A/A)
  • Honors Chemistry (A/A)
  • JROTC II (A/A)
  • Spanish II (A/A)
  • Literature/Composition 10 (A/A)
    [li] Junior Year Course Load:[/li]- AP Environmental Science (A/A)
  • AP English Language & Composition (A/A)
  • AP US History (A/A)
  • Christian Life Choices (A/A)
  • Honors Spanish III (A/A)
  • Honors Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry (A/A)
  • Honors Physics (A/A)
  • JROTC III (A/A)
    [li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]- AP Calculus AB (A/IP)
  • AP Biology (A/IP)
  • AP English Literature & Composition (A/IP)
  • AP Government & Politics (A/IP)
  • Honors Spanish IV (A/IP)
  • Dramatic Arts/Film/Video/Television (A/IP)
  • Visual Arts & Comprehensive Imagery (A/IP)
  • JROTC IV (A/IP)
  • Church History & Comparative Religion (A/IP)
  • Economics/Business (A/-)
    [li] Awards:[/li]- AP Scholar Award
  • The American Legion Military Excellence Medal
  • 2013 Saint Michael’s College Book Award: Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience
  • Award of Excellence: Computer Applications
  • Award of Excellence: Euclidean Geometry
  • Award of Excellence: Spanish II
  • Award of Excellence: AP Environmental Science
  • Dr. Joseph Bator Memorial Scholarship
    [/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]- [11,12] Benedictine Knights of the Leo Club - Youth Leo Club by Lions’ Club International (11 - Vice President, 12 - Student Advisor, Co-Founder)

  • [10,11,12] Spanish Club
  • [11,12] Yearbook Staff (12 - Editor-in-Chief)
  • [11,12] Mock Trial (12 - Witness)
  • [9,10,11,12] JROTC (11 - Brigade S-3: Assistant Training NCO; CDT MSG, 12 - Brigade S-2: Information & Current Affairs Officer/Brigade S-3: Assistant Training Officer; CDT LTC) (Established a military newsletter)
  • [11] Savannah Science Seminar
  • [10,11,12] National Honor Society (Established a tutoring program) (In-Progress: A scholarship for rising sophomore students)
  • [10,11,12] National Society of High School Scholars
  • [12] Math Team (Founder)
  • [12] STEM Club (12 - Environmental Division Head, established a recycling program, Founder) (In-Progress: A composting program)
  • [12] Philosophy Club
  • [11] Homeroom Representative
  • [11,12] Science Night (12 - Public Relations Planner)
  • [12] Re-wrote the Community Service Requirements to graduate at my school as requested by the principal
  • [12] QuestBridge College Match Scholarship Finalist
    [li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]- Tara Feis
  • Lions’ Club Christmas Tree Sale
  • Blood Drive
  • Tutoring Program
  • Recycling Program
    [li] Summer Activities:[/li]- NYLF on Medicine @ UC: Berkeley
  • LeadAmerica Conference on Business Innovation @ Stanford University
    [li] Essays:[/li]- Prompt #1: Wrote about growing up in a dangerous neighborhood and how my grandmother had raised me while my parents had to make ends meet. My parents were both Vietnamese immigrants; one of them escaped over night while being chased by Communist soldiers. I eventually started growing up at my parents’ run-down nail salon where I met several kinds of people and experienced many good and bad events. All of this, including being at my school, which meant racism (I’m the only Asian kid in my class) and my environment (the deep South), has foster a strength to endure.
  • Prompt #2: Wrote about eventually raising my little brother on the daily while my parents continued to work. I ended up playing the parent role most of the time for him (taught him how to ride a bike, help with homework, yell at him for doing wrong things, foster his imagination, etc.). This experience was my proudest accomplishment and that it has made me change myself to become more like my younger brother, who also taught me something: TO BE FEARLESS AND CURIOUS! Sometimes, you just shouldn’t grow up completely…
  • Additional Comments: I utilize this to further emphasize on my parents’ and younger brother’s impact on my life. I also mentioned the friends that I met while I was at my summer activities at UC: Berkeley. They were the ones that changed me the most; they opened my mind up and motivated to make a difference in others’ lives. I also wrote about how change starts with one person and explained my poor test scores, but at the same time admitting that it’s who I am as a poor test taker. I mentioned that everyone has talents and abilities to offer, and because of that, it’s what creates strengths and weaknesses, which makes us all human! But all in all, I want to somehow impact the world in my own way, and that even though I lack in some things, I’ll always get better and better. It’s all about your willingness.
    [/ul]</p>

<p>Other:[ul]
[<em>] State: GA
[</em>] Country: USA
[<em>] School Type: Small (323 students), Private, All-Boys, Military, Religious (Roman Catholic)
[</em>] School Profile: It’s a very traditional school considering it’s been around since 1902. Just recently have academics really taken off; to be honest, my class was the first one to be put on the school’s new curriculum. We’re not like the best school, academically, within the community, but we’re definitely getting up there and competing really well against other schools. We definitely have an interesting environment, since we’re a Catholic school with only boys. JROTC is a tradition around here and we’re require to take it for two years. I chose to stay in the program after my two years. Our JROTC program though is one of the best within the region, if not the nation. Religion is also a required course for every student. We’re not so ethnically diverse though. Lastly, we only have ten AP courses being offered. Two of them are new this year, and I was not allowed to take them because of schedule constraints. But hey, I got the most APs ever in my school.
[<em>] Applied To: College of Letters & Science
[</em>] Intended Major: Premed - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[</em>] Hooks: First Generation College Student
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: If you guys need any clarification on something or questions, go ahead and ask and I will clarify. I can go into a little bit more detail on some things (like my extracurriculars) if you guys need me to. I can even send you my essays for a little review. And I’m sure my primary weakness here is my test scores.</p>

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<p>UC GPA: 3.85
California resident
applied to college of natural resources
SAT:
reading:540
writing: 660
math: 670
extracurriculars
Volunteer at Hospital
Tennis
CSF
JOBs, internships</p>

1558

<p>Hello, I am an out of state male (Minnesota) Major: Civil Engineering
UC GPA: 3.72 (3.33 F, 3.83 S, 4.0 J)
Unweighted GPA: 3.76
School doesn’t provide Weighted GPA</p>

<p>31 ACT: 32 E/35 M/24 R/33 S</p>

<p>5 AP US History 10
3 AP English Lit 11
4 AP English Comp 11
AP Calculus AB 12
AP Physics B 12</p>

<p>EC’s:
Track 9-10
Alpine Skiing 9-10,12
Football 12
Ultimate Frisbee 11-12
Community Service
Saxophone in Band
“Manny” Job 11</p>

<p>I think I have strong essays (about my experience with football and about why I want to do engineering and how much I love cities)</p>

<p>Could someone please chance me?</p>

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<p>Hey can you guys please chance me? </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
By graduation I will have taken 10 AP Classes (School offers 11)
ACT-30 and 10 on writing
AP SCORES: 5(APUSH) 4(APWH) 3(APBIO)
SAT2 Scores: 750 (US History) 680 (BIO E)</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
5 years of Soccer
7 years of Martial Arts ( Have won some medals at the Regional Level, Assistant Teacher)
3 years of Yearbook and Editor in Chief this year
Participation in 2012 Google Science Fair
2 years member of Take Action International Humanitarian Club
2 years member of Garden Club/NBTA Chapter, Founder and President
NHS </p>

<p>Summers:
Sophomore: Library Volunteer
Junior: Trip to Greece for one month and internship at Hospice Care Facility
Senior: Yearbook Conference AT UC Santa Cruz and Shriner’s Children Hospital Summer Youth Program in Surgery Department (Subject of Prompt 1)</p>

<p>Science/ Pre Med (Not Engineering)
Female
First Generation American
Afghan and Greek
Top 10% of my class (We do decile ranking, but I will probably be 1st in class)
California </p>

<p>Essay 1 is about my goal to become a doctor and what I have done to work towards it. Prompt 2 is a really whimsical essay about my love for reading </p>

<p>Thanks All!</p>

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<p>UC GPA: 4.11
Unweighted GPA: 3.6
(my school doesn’t weight GPA)</p>

<p>No AP scores to report yet (most kids in my school don’t take them until senior year) but I’m taking 3 this year: AP Biology, AP French and AP Literature</p>

<p>Out of State (New York). Female, white.</p>

<p>SAT Score: 2020
Reading-690
Writing-670
Math-660</p>

<p>College of Letters and Science</p>

<p>ECs:
-Captain of the school dance team for 2 years
-Heavily involved in theater (33 productions total- school, community and professional)
-External Publicity Chair of my school’s “Link Leaders” chapter (a national organization of
upperclassmen who help freshmen transition to high school)
-Member of National Honors Society
-Head Anchor of school’s morning announcements televised show
-Member of a highly selective regional Show Choir</p>

<p>I also have a part-time job at a local Dairy+Bakery and a descent amount of community service hours.</p>

<p>Awards:
I have lots of random poetry contest and art show awards, but my biggest was winning a national video contest with a travel company to be in their commercial shot in Italy!</p>

<p>Summers:
Freshman-Sophomore: Art trip to France and Spain w/Art Class
Soph-Junior: Introductory non credit courses in Biological research and Science and Ethics of Stem Cells at the University of Rochester
Junior- Senior: Shot a commercial in Italy (as mentioned earlier) and attended a highly selective “Mini Medical School” program at the University of Rochester</p>

<p>I also have a mild learning disability… I got diagnosed during High School and it had a slight negative impact on my grades when I was an underclassman (I talk about that in my writing supplement). I don’t know if they take that into consideration, but I just thought I’d throw it in there. </p>

<p>Thanks! xx</p>