Just in general, would this be acceptable for Berkeley EECS for the ACT
Comp- 34
English- 35
Math- 34
Reading- 34
Science- 33
Any responses would be greatly appreciated
@xxxMichaelxxx 34 is more than the 75 percentile ACT for UCB. So, i guess you have pretty good chance.
UC GPA: 4.23
UW GPA: 3.97
W GPA: 4.4
Out-of-state (Ilinois)
ACT: 30
E: 32 M:34 R:25 S:30
AP’s
AP microeconomics: 4
AP psych: 5
Upcoming AP’s
AP calc AB: most likely 5
AP chem: maybe 3 or 4
Applying to college of letters and sciences
Most important EC’s:
NHS secretary
Math Honors Society treasurer
Basketball
Softball
(A bunch more insignificant ones)
200+ volunteer hours
Part time job(15 hr/wk)
Qualified for DECA state
Featured in newspaper for being very well rounded
Other various little awards like MVP and honor roll
My personal statement might not have been the best since I’m not very good with writing or maybe I’m just being hard on myself!
Thank you! 
Berkeley is my top pick, and I doubt I can attend due to the cost, but here’s my stats anyways:
OOS (Az)
UC GPA: 4.33
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.6
SAT: 2250
Math: 740
Reading:760
Writing:750
Class Rank: 1 of 658
AP’s: (4-5’s so far)
World History
Calc AB
Lang
Studio Art 2D
US History
Biology
Prospective APs:
Calc BC
Lit
Psych
Environmental Science
Gov/Econ
Major: Neurobiology
ECs (this is turning into a laundry list, oops):
NHS, President of NAHS (art club) for 2 years, 2 years on competing team for nationally ranked academic decathlon team (president for 1 year), 2 years of volleyball, Key Club, Certificate of Academic Distinction, Founder and president of competing Debate Club, Calculus Club, 200+ hours of community service (soup kitchen, TA, hospital, animal shelter, etc),
various awards for art competitions, aca deca, volleyball, and academics
UC GPA: Don’t know about this and the link is broken
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.17
California Resident
SAT Reasoning Scores:
Math - 700
Reading - 640
Writing - 680
Which college are you applying to?: Engineering
List a few of your most important ECs:
Youth Symphony(Violin + lessons)
Concert/Jazz Band(Trumpet + lessons)
Piano lessons
Community service club
Graphic design
All of my accomplishments are music or graphic design related…
Thanks
@Jessicatang I’d say that important factors would be your ability to demonstrate the quality of volunteer service you did and what you did in your part-time job. I notice that you’re not president of any clubs; were you a top player in any of your sports teams?
DECA state looks good but did you compete and rank? GPA looks really nice, ACT average though I don’t remember what UCB’s median ACT score is for OOS. You said that your personal statement might not be that good, which will hurt you. Also you didn’t submit any SAT subject tests?
Realistically being OOS and not having any standout ECs I wouldn’t be hopeful on admission. L&S is easier than other colleges within Cal however, and who knows. Best of luck.
@JJammerz COE is very difficult to get into. Low SAT. It would help if you won some regional or national awards in music or your other ECs.
@jae221 Well we as a band go to a regional competition every year and have won several awards. Do those count or do they have to be things that I have won individually?
@jae221 Thank you for your opinion! I was a top player and I believe I mentioned being a team captain in my application so that should be beneficial. I competed at DECA state but I didn’t rank at the state level. Do you have an idea of my chances at getting into UCLA for the same major?!
UW GPA: (9th-now) 3.9
UW GPA: (10th-11th) 3.81
UC GPA: 4.64 (assuming my college courses get honors designation)
ACT: 35 (M 35 S 36 R 34 W 34 Essay 8)
SAT: 2130 (from 10th grade)
SAT Physics: 800
SAT Math 2: 800
SAT US History: 680
EC’s on my UC Application
Educational Prep (Summer activities): State Governor’s School and top 100 university engineering camp
Volunteering
- AP Physics TA, tutor, and Tech Lead of state-funded and operated online public school for high school students to take courses not available in their class. As Tech Lead, I founded an academic database similar to KhanAcademy that creates academic resources for student. 250+ hours volunteered.
- College Biology TA 15+ hours volunteered.
- Did research project on gun rights and gave awareness speeches.
- Volunteered at local church and created educational games for kids.
- Volunteered at an adult literacy organization to take inventory and reorganize the warehouse.
Work Experience:
Tutor at local college. Students contact me when they need help. Work an hour a week and use the money for food.
Awards/Honors:
National Merit Semifinalist
Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Ronald Reagan Student Leader Award
AP Scholar with Distinction
Reached level 10 on RCM Exam for piano (highest level for juniors.)
EC’s
Chess: Played chess competitively, winning 2 state tournaments and peak rating of 1071. Founder and president of Chess Club in 9th grade.
Culture: I participate in Chinese cultural events and International Club to learn more about the backgrounds and cultures of my family and my peers.
Music: I played piano for 11 years and am the Co-Founder/Co-President of the Performing Arts Club, which aims to spread and teach music to the community around us.
Tennis: I play USTA tennis, winning 6 state tournaments and reaching a peak rank of 117. I made the varsity tennis team.
Science Clubs: I am treasurer of Science Olympiad, TSA, and STEM club. I compete in various science events. I published a video game on kongregate.com.
Applying for L&S.
I can send you my essays if you want to see them to get a more accurate picture. I’m OOS too.
chance me
OOS (PA)
UC GPA: 4.3
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.67
SAT: 2390
Math: 800
Reading:800
Writing:790
Class Rank: n/a
AP’s: calc bc, stat, us history, world, comp sci, enviro, physics b (5 s), lang (4)
Prospective APs:
Physics c mechanics,
physics c e/m
Major: computer science COE
ECs (this is turning into a laundry list, oops):
math club (vp), quizbowl (captain), computer science club (secretary), intramural basketball (captain), swimming, piano, volunteer at summer school, college courses from summer program
Awards
aime, us math talent search bronze, math league top scorer state
international piano competition finalist
state senior division piano winner
other piano and swimming awards
i heard COE is hard to get into
@llxxdd2200 your sat and gpa seem like a good candidate for EECS, although most EECS majors i know took physics c (both tests) in hs before they applied and got 5’s, because it’s such a fundamental aspect of electrical engineering. your EC’s look good b/c most of them are academic (we’re quizbowl buddies!) and berkeley likes that. overall you got a good shot, and don’t be surprised if you get invited to apply for regents (the prestigious scholarship that top 5% of applicants are invited to apply for), and getting invited also guarantees your acceptance, it usually occurs in late jan/early feb, so in a couple weeks.
@dragonnelite how much does being out of state hurt my chances?
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@llxxdd2200 it depends. but most likely not at all. for example my year/last year (class of 2018) they needed more funding so they accepted more OOS because they pay more tuition, but I’m in-state so I thought I wouldn’t get in, but turns out they accepted about the same amount as the year before. it won’t hurt your chances, but only help you.
@dragonnelite and others: could you guys rate my chances
international student form China applying to EECS in CoE
willing to pay the full fee - 65K or so per year
SAT 1 : 2190 (math 800, CR 650, W 740 Essay 8) single sitting
SAT 2 : math 2 - 800, physics -760
All A’s except one B in high school
grades 11 and 12 - IB - predicted grades
math HL - 7
phy HL - 7
chem HL- 7
Business and management - 7
french ab initio sl - 6
english sl- 5
total 39/42
TOEFL - 110 (reading 30, listening 30, speaking 27, writing 23)
Subjective:
volunteer and community service
total CS is 400 hours
- executive member of a NGO
- intern at tech company
- volunteer at hospital
- volunteer at rehab center
- volunteer at old age home
EC
- tennis - nationally ranked, school team captain, mvp
- Badminton -decent
- student council - big positions in grade 11 and 12
- Guitar - decent
5 I co-founded a website that expresses my interest in science and technology; the website has not been registered yet, but I will send the necessary information if required
for ,my fifth activity, this was the exact description i gave - though none of the UC s contacted me to give them information, I have later sent in information about my website and provided a link to it
\so what are my chances
are they going to throw me in the reject pile because they thought i was bluffing about the website
@whateverhard no they arent going to auto reject you but that description is pretty vague and probably didnt leave the best of impressions…
@ShaneBlakeEy
yeah i suppose, but i sent in two updates conveying information
@whateverharvard Oh, that should help out then! Good Luck!