This is for UC Berkeley only, applying with major in Mechanical Engineering, also to M.E.T.
Unweighted GPA- 4.0
Weighted GPA- 4.65
IB full diploma candidate
Out-Of-State- Tennessee
ACT- ~34 still have to take with writing again
Tennessee Governor’s School for Science and Engineering
Eagle Scout
Co-founder of school’s ultimate frisbee team
Summer internship with med device company
Trombone in band and honors related with that
DECA state in accounting
Model UN and Youth in Government- state leadership position
Chess team, Mu Alpha Theta, etc.
AP Scores- 7 tests, all 3s and 4s
IB Scores- Will take 7
How do my chances look for MET? What about just for engineering?
SAT: 790 Math, 750 R&W(1540)
SAT II Scores
Physics:800
Math Level 2: 800
Took 12 APS, 5’s in Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics C. Overall half half split between 5’s and 4’s
Intended Major of Mechanical Engineering
Huge role on robotics team, took on a lot of projects and had heavy role in mechanical design(related to major) also strategy lead. Used design tools related to my major like CAD
Almost Eagle Scout(finished my eagle scout service project, which i put >100 hours into
overall 200 hours of service through Boy Scouts
Internship at local engineering company over summer, designed some parts for them with CAD
Worked at a hot dog stand throughout HS, around 100 hours total
show strong commitment to major in my essays
Weighted capped UC gpa - 3.64 (I know, yikes)
SAT score - 1540
PSAT (junior year) - don’t remember but 96th percentile
Planning on taking 3 SAT Subject tests and scoring similar to sat/psat percentile wise
College of Letters and Sciences
AP Classes:
-Freshman Year
AP Human Geography: Score of 4
-Sophomore Year:
AP World History: Score of 5
AP Physics 1: Score of 3
AP Computer Science A: not being submitted
AP Environmental Science: not being submitted
- Junior Year:
AP United States History: 4 (prediction)
AP English Language: 5 (prediction)
AP Biology: 4 (prediction)
AP Calculus BC: 4 (prediction)
AP Physics C Mechanics: 3 (prediction)
AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: 2 (prediction)
AP Spanish Language and Culture: 5 (prediction)
-Senior Year:
AP Phycology
AP Seminar
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Literature
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
AP Government
AP Economics
AP Physics 2
Extracurriculars: Younger then grade level (will be 16 at time of graduation) thus internships/volunteering was limited due to age restrictions. Same thing with work experience.
Arabic School Volunteering
Teaching math to elementary School students who don’t speak English
Possibly hospital volunteering this summer when I am of age.
Immigrant, first generation US college student, moving many times inside of the US including across states, low income family, couldn’t work bc of age/immigration papers, 16 at time of graduation
3 clubs sophomore year, none junior year (covid)
Significant improvement in GPA from sophomore year to 1st semester junior year to 2nd semester junior year
biochemistry or molecular/cell biology major, pre med route. Planning on applying to all the UC’s except for Merced and I am out of state. Thoughts on chances of admission?
3.96 unweighted (with a B+ in Physics sophomore year and a B- in Pure Math sophomore year)
5.0 GPA weighted (I think…I am in the Cambridge IGCSE program and I was not sure how to weight that. I am also not sure about the difference between a weighted GPA and the UC GPA since from what I read, the UC GPA just seems like a weighted GPA although, again, I am not sure how Cambridge IGCSE A/AS Level counts)
9th Grade: AS Level Math
10th Grade: APCS (hopefully score of 5 since I am retaking the exam), AS Level English Language, AS Level Global Perspecctives, AS Level Math
11th Grade: APES (hopefully score of 5 since I have not taken this exam yet), AS Level Literature in English, AS Level History/Civics, A Level Math, AS Level Chemistry
12th Grade: AP Art and Design (hopefully score of 5 since I am a junior and have not taken this class yet), A Level Literature in English, A Level History, AP Calculus BC, A & AS Level Biology
Out-of-state
SAT: 780 Reading and Writing; 760 Math
Applying to engineering
President of DECA business club at my school
Volunteer in city’s digital media department
Captain of high school gymnastics team (and placed in state competitions)
Undersecretary General of Finance in two major MUN conferences (hosting 1000+ people)
200+ additional volunteer hours
Awards:
City’s volunteering scholarship award of $1000
Placed internationally in DECA
Other information:
I am also an Asian female (I know you said race is not taken into consideration, but just in case)
My grades in sophomore year could have been worse, except everyone in my school was given As for the final semester since COVID and online learning happened. Will that affect anything?