UCLA/CAL/Notre Dame

FranciscoTheBoss
Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:56:24 +0000

Sooo… Class of 2016 High School Jr with a not so impressive transcript. Granted, I had issues sophomore year.

Classes/Semesters/Grades

Qualified Middle School Classes(Counts toward a-g reqs)
Algebra 1/2/A-A

Freshman Year:
PE/2/A-A
Computers/2/C-B
French/2/C-C
Honors Geometry/2/C±C
Honors English/2/C±C
Honors Biology/2/A-B+

Sophomore Year
Web Page Design/2/C-D+
Weight Training/1/D-
Film Study/1/B
Honors World History/2/C-B-
Honors English 2/2/B–B+
Algebra 2/2/D±C-
Chemistry/2/C–F

Junior Year(First Semester)
APUSH/1.5/A-A(3rd quarter)
APLANG/1.5/A-A
Spanish/1.5/B±A
Physics/1.5/B-B
Film Study/1.5/A-A
Algebra 2/1.5/D-C+

My weighted GPA as of now is 2.86(unweighted 2.44)
This is pretty pathetic.
However, I consider myself an excellent writer with exceptional oratory skills. My strongest courses are History and English, as I find interest in them. I figure that if my grades hold up throughout this semester, I can manage just a 3.0 weighted cumulative.
I plan on taking a Trig/PreCal class at the local Junior College during the summer so that I can take AP Calculus next year. Although my mathematical skills aren’t stellar, I realized that the only reason why was because I never really studied Studying really does go a long way.

My Senior Year Schedule figures to be:
AP Lit
AP Physics
AP Calculus
PE 2
Spanish 2
Gov/Econ(I would take AP but my school doesn’t offer it)

Looking at the admission statistics, only 47 students were accepted into Cal with a 3.0 GPA. I hope to differentiate myself from my peers by scoring high on the upcoming AP tests. I studied and took the SATs earlier this month. As far as extra curricular activities, this is my third year of baseball, 1st year of varsity, I volunteer at the local church as an usher, the rest of my time goes towards studying, homework, baseball, and housework.

Realistically, what are my chances of getting into these three colleges. Cal is my dream college. I aspire to attend law school.

I am aware that attending community college and then transferring, is an option, but I would like your opinion on what my chances are, and what I can do to improve them, especially with my current situation.