Am I going to get accepted into any university?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Cambridge O level grades:
English- A
Math- C
Physics- E
Accounting- B
Business Studies- A
Economics- B

Junior year first semester (Irvine Unified School District, so one semester is equivalent to a year’s worth of high school credits):
Algebra 2- F
American Lit- C
Adult Living- A
PE- A
US history- D

This semester I’m taking- US history, Psychology, PE, Journalism, Health

I’ll take my SATs in May.

Extra Curriculums:
Was a girl Scout
raised $2000 USD for Nepal earthquake in 2015 with friends (we made a human chain on the streets)
President of Business Club at school from 2014-2016 (we hosted many fundraising events during that time)
Volunteered at local park during the summer (played with children)
I volunteer for an organization called Take Back the Neighbourhood (we serve food and give out clothes, shoes, hygiene products to the poor on the first sunday of each month @santa ana)
I volunteer at a Disability Senior center
I’m part of HSYAT (High School youth activation team)
I have been playing tennis on my own for 10 years (not at school though)
In addition to all that, i volunteered many times overseas. We picked up trash on the streets, played with poor children, i personally bought clothes for children many times that live on the street.

Adapting to a completely different school system (moving back to SoCal from a developing country) was very tough the past 6 months, specially living away from my family, my first semester of junior year was HORRIBLE. I really am going to give it my all this semester and get mostly As, minimum B’s. The school isn’t allowing me to take APs now. My senior year I’m going to take AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics along with 2 semesters of a foreign language (that will count as 2 years). I really want to get into a UC (UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB) or USC. I know it’s crazy to even think of it considering my grades but I am so passionate about human’s rights and equality. I want to major in Peace and Conflict Studies, and hopefully land an internship with an international NGO, where I’m based overseas helping the poor. I love people and I honestly think Berkeley is the PLACE for me since I feel like that’s the place where all activists go. That’s my dream. I want to help the world, the outside world. I really want to travel and help the women and children who are victims of abuse, rape, education deprived etc. That’s something I really want to do in my life. Any advice on Universities? And can you tell me where you see me heading? Are my dreams shattered? Thanks.

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Your dreams aren’t shattered. But your app has some challenges. My student is a Junior at UCB, so I understand the draw. Continue to show an upward trajectory on GPA. Really study hard for your SAT/ACT and write killer passionate essays. Think about what makes you truly unique and how you will contribute to your school community. Keep dreaming and work hard. If I listened to those who told me I’d never get into med school, I don’t know where I’d be right now. Very few students have perfect apps. Somoe do, but even that doesn’t guarantee success at college admissions. Colleges love to turn down 4.0 and 1600’s to give someone else who’s overcome challenges a chance. Keep at it, and you will be successful. If you don’t at first succeed at UCB, think about applying as a transfer app. Lots of kids get in from community colleges as transfer students (not saying you will go to a CC). I’m rooting for you. Keep going and look forward, don’t look back! You got this!