The Official Chances Thread!

[apache14]

<p>UC GPA: 3.92
Unweighted GPA: 3.56
Weighted GPA: 4.14
(Yes my GPAs are really low, but are they too low? I don’t know my exact class rank since my school doesn’t rank, but I’m at least top 9% of my class in spite of my low GPA. I qualify for the UC ELC.)
Will have taken 13 APs (all 4’s and 5’s on scores so far) and 6 Honors by end of high school</p>

<p>California Resident, Asian Male</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Score: 2260 (730 Math, 730 Reading, 800 Writing w/ 12 on essay)
SAT II Scores: 790 Math II, 720 Physics, 700 US History</p>

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

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
1.Intern at a software company, I hold a quality assurance position and I basically test android applications for functionality and user convenience. 10 hours a week for 16 weeks. (11, 12)
2.Community service at church, I maintain facilities every Sunday afternoon. 2 hours a week every week of the year, give or take 2 weeks. (9, 10, 11, 12)
3.Travel basketball, I got cut from HS team but I still love playing. About two hours spent at practice every night for the team, year-long commitment. (9, 10, 11)
4. Exhibition designer at a local cultural center, latest project was a modern and vandalized rendition of Thomas Jefferson’s desk that provided a subversive commentary on his character and idiosyncrasies. 10 hours a week for 12 weeks. (11)
5. Tutor for kids who lack foundation in subjects they struggle in; I have taught English, Physics, Trig, Calc AB/BC. (11, 12)</p>

[Phyzik]

<p>You are applying for one of the most competitive programs at a competitive college. You need really strong scores to get in. Sorry to be pessimistic but I would have a Plan B.</p>

[iflyplanes]

<p>All,</p>

<p>My goal is to study aerospace engineering. I applied REA to Stanford, got rejected (of course) and am applying to Harvard (hehe), Yale, Princeton, Purdue, Cal Poly, UCLA and UC Berkeley. Obviously not all of those schools have AE so I might go with Mechanical at those who don’t. Already into some safeties like Purdue,Texas A&M and CU-Boulder… here’s what I have to work with:</p>

<p>GPA
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.7143
School: Competitive Public School in Colorado</p>

<p>Testing
SAT: 2120 R: 650 M:750 W:720 Essay:11
Subjects Tests MATH 2: 780 Chem: 660 US History: 640
ACT: Composite 34 (R:35,M:35; W:35,S:31) Essay:12</p>

<p>Taken 19 “weighted classes”; 4’s on AP Calc AB, AP LANG, and AP US; in AP STATS, AP LIT, AP CHEM, and AP GOV this year. Taken engineering courses all 4 years of HS.</p>

<p>EC’s</p>

<p>Tennis
Varisty Tennis Letter 4 years: Captain 3 years and member of athletic leadership council at my high school.
State runner-up at #3 singles Senior year
3rd place #3 Doubles both sophomore and junior years
MVP Senior Year
Passion Award Junior Year
11 News Classroom Champion
Gazette Peak Performer
Athlete of the Month</p>

<p>Boy Scouts
Eagle Scout, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Baden Powell Leadership Award; built tennis benches for my Eagle Scout Project</p>

<p>Private Pilot License
Explains itself i think; earned it with 40.5 hours; 40 is absolute minimum req.</p>

<p>Chemistry Club COO
Helped found the Chemistry Club at my School</p>

<p>Summer Job
Technical Assistant at Pharmaceutical Analysis Company</p>

<p>Volunteering
Eagle Scout Project- 80 hours
Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon- 40 hours over one weekend
Fire Relief Fundraisers-10 hours
Soup Kitchen (all the typical stuff)
Adopt-a-garden summer work</p>

<p>Religious
Confirmand at Episcopalian Church</p>

<p>Research
Developed Independent Study Curriculum at my HS and tested winglet effects on aircraft wing performance at the USAFA wind tunnel</p>

<p>School Spirit
Captain of “Kadet Krazies” basically fan organization of my HS</p>

<p>My only concern is being out of state (Colorado) and the SAT scores, although I’ve done A LOT of prep for SAT I reading and plan to retake on the 25th…Thanks for input!</p>

[willisb]

<p>out of state, not applying for financial aid
UC GPA: 3.91
UW GPA: 3.85 (excluding freshman year)</p>

<p>SAT: 2160 (going to retake)</p>

<p>physics: 750
math II: 770
latin: 730</p>

<p>My school offers no AP’s…</p>

<p>EC’s:
editor of school literary mag
writer for school newspaper
head and founder of school biking club; have raised 1000+ for bike education for kids
volunteer at nyc communal rides that raise money for city and bike lane kind of stuff
volunteer at nyc bike educational classes
competitive cyclist: compete in races with adults
peer tutor in 2 subjects
peer leader (aka an advisor for freshmen with highschool adjusting)
skateboard instructor
on the committee to choose new principal this year; helped staff narrow down decisions and met with candidates, etc.</p>

[adnauseam9]

<p>UC GPA: 4.3
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Weighted GPA: 4.21</p>

<p>California Resident</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores (by section) or ACT scores:
SAT: 2160
ACT: 32</p>

<p>SAT II Scores
US: 740
Math II: 660</p>

<p>Which college are you applying to?
Letters and Sciences</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
-Varsity golf team four years, 2 Coach’s awards, team captain 12th grade, First Team League for two years
-several 2nd and 3rd place finishes at summer golf tournaments in Northern California
-Ambassador Girl Scout
-School newspaper: arts editor with two Quill and Scroll awards
-Part-time job at a golf course since 10th grade</p>

[UCschoolsftw]

<p>CA Resident, White, Decently high income, Firt Gen.</p>

<p>UC Unweighted: 3.78
UC Weighted: 4.08</p>

<p>Freshman Year: 2.5
Sophomore Year: 4.0
Junior Year: 4.16</p>

<p>AP Classes:
US History-5
Chemistry-5
Eng Lang-5
Psych-5
Environmental-5
Human Geo-5</p>

<p>SAT: 2220
(740/740/740)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Hebrew- 770
US History- 770
Chemistry-770
Math II- 800
Literature- 730</p>

<p>Rank: N/A (possibly, Salutatorian).</p>

<p>EC:
Leadership in lots of clubs
Things to suggest psychology
300 hours CC Hours
Magician whole life
Write scripts
Newspaper Articles
Kind of solid laundry list, basically.</p>

<p>Applying
Berkeley
UCLA
UCSB
UC Davis
UC San Diego
UC Santa Cruz
Columbia (can I dream?)
Cornell</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:</p>

<p>(AP) Calc a/b
(AP) Gov/ Econ
(AP) Comp. Science
(AP) Stat
(AP) Physics C: Mechanics
(AP) English Literature
(CC) ASL II <em>community college</em></p>

[UCschoolsftw]

<p>Oh, and the University of Penn.</p>

[frogdragon118]

<p>Not a California Resident
Interested Major: Biomedical Engineering/ Biotechnology</p>

<p>unweighted gpa: 3.7
weighted gpa: 4.2
(^^ these are both approximates)</p>

<p>Freshmen Year:</p>

<p>Honors Algebra II: B+
Honors Geometry: B
Honors English: A-
Honors Biology: A-
Drawing/Painting: A
Honors History: A-
Latin 2: B
Java and Networking: B</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:</p>

<p>Honors English: B+
Honors Pre Calculus: A-
AP Biology: A
AP European History: B+
Honors Latin 3: B+
Honors Chemistry: B
Web Programming & CAD (Solidworks): A</p>

<p>Junior Year:</p>

<p>AP Literature: B+
AP Calculus (AB): B+
AP US History:A-
Honors Latin 4: A-
AP Computer Science:B+
AP 2D Studio Art: A
Honors Physics: B+
AP Bio Teacher’s Assistant</p>

<p>Senior Year:</p>

<p>AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Latin - Vergil
AP Government
Honors Nazi Germany History
Honors Philosophy
CP Journalism
AP Bio Teacher’s Assistant</p>

<p>AP Scores:</p>

<p>Bio: 4
Euro:5
Calc: 5
Literature: 4
Computer Sci: 4
Art: 5
APUSH: 5</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:</p>

<p>Lifeguard and Swim Instructor at local YMCA (3 years)
Working at an art museum (3 years)
Swim Team (1 year)
Varsity Girls Basketball Team (4 years)
Intern at Bio Research Lab ( 2 years)
Latin Club (6 years) , 2nd Vice President (sophomore year), President (junior year), State Latin Club Treasurer (junior yr)
Yearbook (2 years)
Speech and Debate (2 years)
School Newspaper (2 years)
Volunteer at art museum and local library: 100+ hours</p>

<p>Schools Applying to:</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
UC San Diego
UCLA
Northeastern University
Harvard (because why not?)
Cornell
Penn State
UMass Boston
Boston University
University of Michigan
University of Chicago
WPI
UConn</p>

[frogdragon118]

<p>oh and CalTech :)</p>

[Calam1tous]

<p>Hey frogdragon118. </p>

<p>UConn student here. You probably have a 99% chance of getting in hahaha I’m not sure about out-of-state (maybe they’re more selective there), but in-state I got in with my slack-off 3.2 GPA from high school, so you shouldn’t even have to consider not getting in here.</p>

<p>If you want to know anything about the school, feel free to ask.</p>

<p>Honestly, you have an excellent resume, I bet you’ll be going to a great school Good luck!</p>

<p>P.S. What’s your top choice, just out of curiosity?</p>

[frogdragon118]

<p>Hey Calam1tous! or @Calam1tous I don’t really know how this works haha</p>

<p>thanks for the feedback! UConn is kind of the school my parents want me to go to, since it’s close to my state and is affordable… my top choice though is UC Berkeley. I’m really striving high haha…Cornell and Univeristy of Chicago are probably #2 and #3, but UConn is definitely an option. </p>

[minibear453]

<p>Live In California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>3.81 10-12 GPA unweighted
Around 4.2 weighted</p>

<p>I took AP Chem and Calc BC last year, got 5s on both tests. Currently taking AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Economics/Gov (1 semester each), and AP statistics. </p>

<p>36 ACT</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
I’ve been on the Varsity Vball Team every year, and I was extremely active in BoyScouts, with a culmination in Eagle. Not sure if there’s any other information that is needed? I feel my essays were pretty strong, definitely polished, and probably some of my best writing.</p>

[AndrewJeska]

<p>UC GPA: Yea idk how to calculate that
Unweighted GPA: 3.8182
Weighted GPA: 4.3750</p>

<p>Out-Of-State:MD</p>

<p>SAT: 690 M, 670 CR, 660 W (2020)
ACT 34 English, 30 Math, 33 Reading, 35 Science (33)
Math I : 760
Math II: 790
Physics: 790</p>

<p>AP:
USGov:5
USHistory:5
Psych: 5
Music: 3</p>

<p>Which college are you applying to? Letters and Science, physics basically</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
It’s Academic Team Captain
NHS Treasurer
Boy Scout, almost an Eagle scout
Track Team, almost varsity
All County Band and All County Orchestra
Chemistry Team (won 4th in states last year)
Tri-M honor society</p>

<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field</p>

<p>not really, there’s not much avaliable</p>

[Ferncat]

<p>Out of state female
Middle-income </p>

<p>unweighted gpa: 3.41
UC gpa: 3.75
I got all A’s and one B freshman year, then had a pretty big drop Sophomore year with a 3.0 uw/3.1 w. Got a 3.8 uw/4.5 w junior year though (4 AP classes made that possible) so a pretty huge upward trend </p>

<p>SAT:
CR: 710
Math: 660
Writing: 680
Total: 2050</p>

<p>APs:
AP bio- no test
AP Spanish- no test
AP Calc AB- no test
AP Calc BC-no test
AP English Lang-5
AP US History-4
AP psych-will take this year
AP Env. Sci.: will take this year
AP lang: will take this year
AP gov: will take this year </p>

<p>Does it look bad to not take the tests? Do scores even go into admission? I got A’s in all APs except B’s in all semesters of calc and C’s in AP bio (which I took sophomore year) </p>

<p>senior classes:
AP Lang
AP Env. Sci.
AP Gov.
AP calc BC
AP Psych
Advanced journalism (my school’s newspaper) </p>

<p>ECs:
Official youth policy body for my city/county-3 yrs (basic goal is to infuse youth voice into policy decisions)
-chair of two committees, one that organized a youth candidate forum<br>
-other focused on raising school engagement, I started a focus group project with disengaged youth
This is my huge EC, takes like 10 hours a week, has tough application process, and is nationally recognized as a model program for youth leadership/voice.
I’m worried they won’t really know that though? </p>

<p>School newspaper:
-writer first 2 yrs
-section editor jr yr
-editor in chief senior year (in charge of whole class and production process)
(Other really big/time consuming EC)</p>

<p>2 sports with 3 years each, no leadership </p>

<p>Constitution team:
Sort of like debate, not a lot of states other than mine are very serious about it (but my state is extremely competitive), team got third place in state this year. Only did this my senior year because my school only allows that. </p>

<p>LOTS of others, that’s just what was on my app</p>

<p>Volunteer:
-counselor for an outdoor week long sleep away camp/environmental learning program during the year, did this 3 times over 3 years, 120 hours each time b/c you’re there overnight, plus you have to take a week off school and make up that work
-link crew- freshman mentor, 2 yrs about 50 hours total
-special Olympics- 2 yrs, about 80 hours total</p>

<p>Awards:
-NHS
-Honor roll
-appointed to be youth liaison to city commissioner by the youth policy body
-freshman homecoming princess (why not put that on hah) </p>

<p>My essays were very strong, had a lot of feedback. Wrote one about learning/overcoming/growing from the suicide of a close family member, related it to my ECs and being a writer. </p>

<p>the other was sort of an extended metaphor that involved me walking through my city, talked about striving for equality, local stuff that inspired me and whatnot to appreciate diversity </p>

<p>Undeclared arts/humanities major </p>

<p>Realistically, would ECs and/or essay make up for grades/SAT? </p>

[joshuaget12]

<p>CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CHANCE ME!!!</p>

<p>GPA-
Freshmen Year:
Unweighted :4.0
Weighted: 4.0</p>

<p>Sophmore Year:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.4</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.6</p>

<p>Senior Year:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.8</p>

<p>Testing-
SAT: 2150
ACT: 31</p>

<p>APs Taken-
There are 13 APs provided at my school and I have taken 11 of them.</p>

<p>Additional Facts-
I am also president for 2 clubs and VP of 1 club.
I also have 250+ hours of volunteer work throughout high school
I work at Knotts Berry Farm</p>

[jackson61]

<p>@joshuaget12 - I’d say you have a good chance… maybe 70%? Your GPA is great, your course-load is great, your ECs are competent…</p>

<p>Chance me, please?? I’m a history major. And I’m Asian. <— not sure if that matters, but oh well</p>

<p><em>GPA/SAT Stuff:</em></p>

<p>Weighted, uncapped UC GPA: 4.32
Weighted, capped UC GPA: 4.14
Unweighted UC GPA: 3.77
SAT: 2290
SAT IIs: 800/800/750/730</p>

<p><em>APs:</em></p>

<p>Junior year: 3 AP classes, but 4 AP tests - got 5, 5, 5, and 4
Senior year: 6 AP classes/6 AP tests… haven’t taken them yet, of course</p>

<p><em>Select ECs:</em></p>

<ul>
<li>Organized a big event at my school/got an article on it in my school newspaper</li>
<li>Built a web application</li>
<li>Been running a blog for over 2 years now</li>
<li>By the time I’d submitted my app, I’d won 7 awards in a prestigious writing competition (I won two more in my senior year)</li>
<li>Volunteered at my local library (not a huge amount of hours though…)</li>
</ul>

<p><em>Essays:</em></p>

<p>I think they were pretty strong - my best one was probably the “Defining Experience”, where I talked about how organizing the event at my school helped me discover my hidden leadership potential. The others were deemed good, too, by those who read them.</p>

<p>So… do I have a chance? or is my UW UC GPA too low?</p>

[joshuaget12]

<p>@jackson61
I think that you have a very good chance of getting in. Your SAT scores are great and you ECs are too. THe only thing I would recommend is to get a few more volunteer hours and although your unweighted GPA is a just a little low, your SATs cover it up so you have a very good chance</p>

[jackson61]

<p>@joshuaget12 - thanks! Yeah, volunteer hours are a bit iffy for me… and I know my UW GPA’s sort of on the low side… Here’s to hoping we get in! I just got accepted to Davis/Santa Cruz… BUT also waitlisted from San Diego, so I’m not sure how much of a chance I have…</p>

[jntx3happyface]

<p>UC GPA 4.636
SAT 2200 670 CR 770 M 760 W
790 MATH II 690 CHEM 680 BIO</p>

<p>EC: president of energy efficiency club
treasurer of diabetics club
VP photo club
Secretary red cross
political internship 12th grade
currently have a part time job
first generation college student
asian</p>

[jackson61]

<p>@jntx3happyface - Your GPA is great, and your SATs seem decent… what about your essays? Also - unweighted GPA?</p>