The Official Chances Thread!

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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Hey, I don’t know if I’ll get an answer because this thread is so full already, but I’d really appreciate it if someone glanced at my stats and told me my chances. Please link me if you do so. Thank you so much ! :slight_smile:

Unweighted GPA: 3.79
Weighted GPA: 4.49
–>Barely top 10% in class of 800 students!!

Out of State :frowning:

SAT: Reading - 800 Math - 710 Writing - 760 Essay - 12
ACT: English - 36 Math - 32 Reading - 35 Science: 34 Essay - 10
SAT II: Biology - 770 Literature - 740
AP Exams: 4,5,5,5,5,4,4 (4s are in Physics A, US History, and World History)

Applying to College of Letters & Sciences

ECs:
-district placings in JV Tennis, as well as inter-school placings
-placed at districts, state, and nationals for Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
-National Merit Semi
-placed 1st in district writing competition
-Secretary of NHS, additional junior officer positions in out of school nonprofit organizations
-numerous district and state art awards (drawing and painting)
-wrote and hosted a radio show for 2 hours on winning essay that I wrote on, discussed peace, gun violence in schools, etc.
-member of assorted honor societies at school
-work experience as Math and Reading tutor at Kumon

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Demographic - Indian, Studying in Singapore, Not applying for financial aid, International
SAT1
1st Attempt - 2080 (CR - 630, Math - 770, Writing - 680)
2nd Attempt - 2090 (CR - 720, Math - 760, Writing - 610)
Superscore 2170

ACT - 32 (English- 28, Math - 32, Reading - 31, Science - 36, Writing - 29)

SAT II - 780 Physics, 750 Math II

TOEFL - 111 - Reading - 28, Listening - 29, Speaking - 30, Writing - 24

Course - IB, although school offers CBSE (Indian System) took previously unknown (reason explained later) and challenging course ~ IB, school doesn’t offer AP, IB is the most challenging course available
Subjects:
Physics HL - 7 (predicted)
Chemistry HL - 6(predicted)
Math HL - 7 (predicted)
English SL - 6(predicted)
Hindi SL - 7(predicted)
Business Management - 7(predicted) IB scores on a scale of seven
I am a full diploma student

ECAs

Recipient of a scholarship worth 75000(USD) given to 6 Indian Students from all over the globe to complete Junior and senior year in Singapore
Reached finals of Indian equivalent of National Merit Scholarship ~ NTSE (National Talent Search Exam)
Multiple time winner of Science, Math and Cyber Olympiads at the state level
Recipient of a scholarship by the Indian Army for academic performance in sophomore year
4 Best All Rounder of the year awards, across 2 different schools
School Level Award for Leadership Excellence
Conceptualized and worked on a project to automate emergency response system of my city in partnership with the premier college of India ~ Indian Institute of Technology
Interned at a networking company with a 5 Billion$ revenue, learnt basics of internet and networking, did research on internet of things and published a paper on IoT in an international journal
Captain of Debating team, won a district level debate
Interned at one of Singapore’s premier universities, Nanyang Technological University and worked on autonomous vehicle project
Board member of MUN club, 3 awards in 5 MUNs two of which were international, organised the school’s first MUN from scratch, acted as the Deputy Secretary General
Deputy Cultural Secretary (Student Government) in Junior Year
Participated in a 4 stage competition starting from school level till national level. Reached the national level, at the National Level the finalists were asked to create a blueprint to conserve the ecosystem of their city, was highly appreciated for my work.
Leader of team in a 3 stage competition starting at the district level going up to nationals, reached national level. Designed an energy efficient home for the competition.
Coursera - did courses on Internet of Things and python programming
Leader of team in a 3 day conference for 120 selected students from all over Singapore, main purpose of conference to envision next 50 years of the country, culminating in a final pitch, idea was backed by all six judges
Vice President of Sales and Marketing in a student startup profits from the company were donated to charity
Soon to sign a contract with a publication house to write a book on MUNing
Was selected for Stanford High School Summer College, though couldn’t attend due to family related complications

Sports

Swimming, member of school team - 3rd at the district level
Squash, Leader of school team - 2nd at the district level
Tennis, Member of school team - 3rd at the district level

Not requested for a letter of recommendation :confused:

1723

@manonthe 33%; higher if in state.
@anandrishabh1 shoe in if test scores were a little higher. I’d still say 60% chance.

1724

Woah. Thanks a lot! :slight_smile:

1725

Did anyone here get informed of early acceptance?

1726

@anandrishabh1 Just wanted to chime in and say that I got in yesterday via early acceptance with a 31 ACT and a 1980 SAT, so chances are you will be fine. You also have MUCH more community service and stuff to brag about. Might be a little tough being an international student though (I am from California).

1727

@SnapApp I was accepted on Friday

1728

@RainaJohnson Same here, congrats!!

1729

@miaaaa99 thanks a lot :slight_smile: but I guess the competition is also MUCH harder as internationals so let’s see :confused: and CONGRATS ON GETTING IN!

1730

SAT1
1st Attempt - 1980 (CR - 610, Math - 730, Writing - 640)
2nd Attempt - 1970 (CR - 600, Math - 710, Writing - 660)

ACT - 29 (English- 25, Math - 35, Reading - 27, Science - 28, Writing - 30)
ACT - 29 (English- 31, Math - 33, Reading - 25, Science - 25, Writing - 30)

SAT II - 730 Chemistry, 800 Math II

Course - IB
Demographic - Asian, International

ECAs

Multiple time winner of Science, Math and Cyber Olympiads at the state level
Two time winner of international level writing contest with over 110000 applicants
Captain of Debating team
Coursera - did courses Java and python programming

Sports

National Level- athlete, Track and field

Not requested for a letter of recommendation

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Demographic - Indian, Studying in Singapore, Not applying for financial aid, International
SAT1
1st Attempt - 2200 (CR - 660, Math - 790, Writing - 750)

ACT - 33 (English- 33, Math - 33, Reading - 33, Science - 31, Writing - 36)

SAT II - 800 Physics & Chem, 780 Math II

Course - IB, IB is the most challenging course available
Subjects:
Physics HL - 7 (predicted)
Chemistry HL - 6(predicted)
Math HL - 7 (predicted)
English SL - 6(predicted)
Hindi SL - 7(predicted)
Economics HL - 7(predicted)
IB scores on a scale of seven.
I am a full diploma student.

ECAs

  • Organised hackathon for high schoolers
  • Organised TEDx event in high school
  • Working on a pro bono web app for an organisation in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Open source contributions to a popular online JavaScript curriculum
  • Internship at CERN for 3 weeks

Requested for a letter of recommendation.

1732

Hi guys, I was wondering if you think I have a chance at UC Berkeley.
I’m a student from the UK (US citizen).

SAT score: 2250
Subject tests: 800 Math 2 730 Spanish

I have straight As in school. I play a lot of sports and I’m very musical.

I’m not sure how being an international student will affect my chances of admission.

1733

SAT: 2040 Composite (CR: 700, M: 670, W: 670)

Unweighted GPA: 3.85

UC GPA: 4.09

AP: World History (3), Calculus BC (3, AB sub-score of 3), AP Physics C: Mechanics (3), AP English Language and Composition (5)

Class Rank: Top 10% (school only offers decile ranks)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language, Tutor for Calculus AB/BC, Photo 4, Jazz Ensemble

Extracurricular: Theatre (9,10,11), Track and Field (10, 11), Work (11, 12), Volunteering in church (9, 10)

Intended Major: Physics (College of Letters and Science)

In-State: yes

Ethnicity: Very White

They requested letters of recommendation, and I think both of my letters were really strong. One was from a teacher who actually attended Berkeley for grad school and the other was from my physics/calculus teacher who I’m really close with. I’ve been waiting on pins and needles for the decision, and I really hope I get in. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to look at this and gives me feedback, and good luck to everyone!

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SAT I: 2190 Composite (June 2015) (CR: 680, M: 730, W: 780)

SAT II: 790 Math 2, 650 Chemistry

ACT: 34 Composite (December 2015) (English: 35 Math: 35 Reading: 35 Science: 30 Writing: 30)

Unweighted GPA: 3.68

UC GPA: 4.00

AP: European History (3), Calculus AB (4), AP Physics C: Mechanics (pending), AP English Language and Composition (4), AP English Literature (not taking exam), AP Chemistry (3), AP US History (5), AP US Government (pending), AP Statistics (pending)

Class Rank: Top 9% (school only offers decile ranks)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, Advanced Journalism, Tutor for Algebra II, Digital Photo 1/2

Extracurricular: Cultural Organization volunteer (9,10,11,12), Cultural Women’s organization volunteer (summer after 11,12), Tennis (10, 11), Work (12), COSMOS @ UCSC (Astronomy project) (summer after 10), Summer@Brown (summer after 9) (Psychology), Treasurer of Programming club (12), Intern @ Silicon Valley Startup (summer after 11), Volunteer @ COSMOS (summer after 11), staff writer of school newspaper (11,12), co-founder of education reform club (11,12)

Intended Major: Mathematical & Physical Sciences (Astrophysics)

In-State: yes

Ethnicity: Asian Indian

Gender: Male

Essay Strength: 1—very strong 10/10, 2—decent 8/10

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8-X

1736

Hi! Can someone please chance me for admission to UC Berkeley?

I have already gotten decisions for the following schools:
UCLA, Environmental Science: Rejected
UCSD, Environmental Engineering: Accepted
UCD, Environmental Engineering: Accepted
UCSC, Computer Science (idk why I applied to that honestly, thought I would be interested in it but now not so sure): Accepted
Purdue Univ, Environmental Engineering: Accepted.

Major/College: CED, Sustainable Environmental Design
Did not receive LOR request or Supplements…
Residency: OOS
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White (European and Lebanese/Syrian)
Hooks: none

ACT: 28
GPA (unweighed): 3.78
GPA (UC weighted): 3.92
Rank: n/a
-IB Career Academy (new program in my school, similar to IB Diploma) STEM student
AP/IB courses: AP/IB-HL English (junior and senior year), IB Econ, IB physics, IB Comp Sci, IB Design Technology/Engineering, IB French
AP scores: AP US (3), AP English Lang (4), AP English Lit (Planned), AP Physics 1 (Planned), AP French (Planned)
Have taken a lot of STEM courses at my high school related to CAD, Architecture, etc.

Extracurriculars:
Drama Club (Stage Managing)-3 years
Robotics Club-4 years
Light and Sound Club-4 years
Fencing-2 years
National Honor Society, received High Honor Roll for all 4 years.
Lots of volunteer hours, worked a job as an art teacher at summer camp

Essays: Pretty good according to other people. Wrote the first one about a traumatic experience that happened in my family (kind of too personal to share here) and how it taught me the true meaning of “typical”. 2nd one was about my volunteer work with children with autism (sibling of a child with autism) and a research project I conducted for IB on it.

Thanks! Best of luck to everyone!!

1737

Hey guys i applied to UC Berkeley and i just recently realized that i did not do the Transfer Application Update on the UC Berkeley website but i did it on the UC application website, i realize that the email said to do both but i must have forgotten to do it. I missed the deadline but does that mean i am instantly disqualified or what will happen to me application or admission?

1738

@Cgs16 Depends, are both forms identical? If so, then it wouldn’t be much of a problem as they can just search the UC application and find your form.

1739

UC GPA 4.17
Unweighted GPA 3.97
Weighted GPA 4.33

California Resident (berkeley admits a lot of people from my school, we have 30+ students who end up going ever year. so idk if the school helps but it seems like it might…)

ACT scores 35 composite (35 eng, 35 math, 34 reading, 36 sci)
SAT II Scores: Haven’t taken yet but I’m pretty sure I will get 750+ on math, chemistry (idk about US History but w/e)
AP Biology (5), Psychology (5). Will be taking chemistry, chinese, apush, and english this year tho.

Which college are you applying to? honestly idk…I’m a little confused about the application process. I want to go for engineering but I know it’s hard. If you apply for college of engineering (for bioengineering specifically), can you get rejected from the college but accepted to uc berkeley in general? But I also want letters and science for cogsci. Would I have a fair chance in either one?

List a few of your most important ECs: (they’re very unimpressive)
-Marching Band
-maybe around 150 hours of tutoring
-I went to Berkeley classes in the summer (Intro to Neuroscience and intro to Linguistics…but idk if this counts as an extracurricular…)

Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
-um…although this hasn’t happened yet, I got a 1510 on my PSAT (out of 1520) so maybe I might be a national merit semifinalist?? Not too sure how this works

  • :frowning: I’m a very sad person, I should have invested in stuff that I like doing but I focused too much on getting grades instead of, you know, building a life

thanks everyone

1740

UW Gpa: 4
W Gpa: School does not Weigh, estimate around 4.35
From Rural IL
ACT 34 (2nd take) 34E36M32R34S (1st was a 33, Had a higher english score, will send to schools who superscore probs) Also may take it again in sept, 1 point off a superscore 35, but maybe not, I’m sick of that test. (kinda lame after taking 7+ practice tests.)
Sat 2 Probably 800 math, probably mid to lower 700 for Physics
AP Calc AB (5) APCalc BC tbd
Top EC’s Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz band, Orchestra,(section leader in all) Robotics Club,
Significant accomplishments? State finalist at math competition. Best performance at solo and ensemble (solo, 1st place out of about 100 kids) Completed the national pokedex in pokemon platinum :slight_smile:
Course overview: Took most challenging courses available ( not very challenging)Included every honors and accelerated placement offered. Used online mediums to take ap calc ab and will almost certainly take ap calc bc next year ( wanted to take a calc III at my local 4 year, didn’t work out) Took 2 years of arabic online, Parents are arabic.
Oh yeah, first generation college student am I
Looking for a mathematics major, general probably, applied is for losers (kidding)