<p>Summary:
SATs –> 1940 (620 W, 620 M, 700 CR)
SATs II –> 590 (Math II), 650 (Lit), 620 (US History)
Class Rank 19/298 (top 6%)
3.78 unweighted GPA, around 3.88 weighted
AP classes: US History, Eng Lit, Government, Calculus AB</p>
<p>I am doing very well senior year and am getting 4.8 GPAs.</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
School Clinic STI Peer Health Educator
Hall of Health Museum Docent
Building w/ Books Volunteer
African Dancing</p>
<p>Academic Enrichment:
UC Berkeley Upward Bound Program
My high school’s Health Academy
My high school’s Advanced English/History Academy</p>
<p>More details about my personal statement:
Mother died of liver cancer, I was translator for her and the doctor so I learned about oncology and grew a lasting interest out of it. I joined the Health Academy at school so I could take classes that focused on health. I come from a low-income family and joined Upward Bound to enrich my education. My main extracurricular activity was being a Peer Health educator. I gave presentations to high school classes about STIs and when our school’s clinic collected data, we’ve discovered that the presentations actually worked to reduce the amount of STIs in our high school. The 2nd year I did this, I was appointed Student Coordinator and taught/led other students to be educators. I am Vietnamese-American and learned African dance and have performed w/ an African troupe (I wrote about this to show that I am well-rounded).</p>
<p>UCB is my dream school, what are the chances I’ll get an acceptance letter in March?</p>
<p>If your personal statement is moving and well-written then you’ve done all that you can. only UCSD gives extra points for writing about a certain hardship that you’ve overcome. Are you in-state?</p>
<p>I have approximately the same grade as you (i go to bal :O).
I think we both have around a ~15% or so chance to get in. Writing a kick-arse personal statement doesn’t make up for poor test scores (it helps, but it doesn’t completely make it up).</p>
<p>Wow, you would have been perfect for the Questbridge program. I write this only for Juniors poking their heads into this thread who might be low income and faced similar obstacles.</p>
<p>I think if UCB doesn’t accept you, they should have their heads examined. Where else did you apply?</p>
<p>how is Vietnamese an URM? I think you have a great shot if you wrote a well-written passionate essay. I know someone who had the same exact SAT score as you, but got into the school.</p>
<p>That the OP was able to accomplish what she has accomplished while caring for her dying mother is extraordinary. And, that she is now interested in using this experience to study medicine further is incredible. I can’t imagine any Adcom seeing the OP any differently. They know they’d be lucky to have her, and may be afraid she’ll refuse them for a full ride at a private.</p>
<p>Hey, sorry for bringing up a semi-old topic, but thanks again for responses.</p>
<p>I have another bit of info to add to this:
Last week, I received a supplemental questionnaire from UCB and I’ve already filled it out + got the recommendation letter they asked for (which I thought was quite a feat considering UCB gave me a deadline of 10 days to work with). What does this mean for my chances now?</p>
<p>well, they said if you received the questionnaire, then you’re borderline. If you wrote a great answer and got a great rec, you’ve definitely increased your chances.</p>
<p>MattsMomFL: I also applied to UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, and four of the closest CSUs (California State Universities) to me and got into three of them.</p>
<p>Thanks for the support, it was definitely hard dealing with my mother’s illness, especially because the language barrier meant that I was the one who told her she was dying.</p>
<p>Here’s to hoping for the best =]. Acceptance/rejection letters come in two months! Oh the anxiety lol.</p>