<p>I live in CA.
3.4 UC GPA
3.33 UW GPA
(drastic improvement from sophomore to junior year... won a scholarship for the most improved GPA in the school. I went from having a 2.8 sophomore year to having a 4.1 my junior year.)</p>
<p>1410 SAT 1 (690 v. 720 m.)
760 US History, 710 Math 1-c, 700 Writing</p>
<p>APs: 5- US History, 5- Euorpean History, Taking this year - macroecon, gov't, calc ab, english lit</p>
<p>good essay and great recs.</p>
<p>EC's.
- Ca Scholarship Federation
- Capitol Focus Scholarship
- National Honor Society
- Service Council Scholarship for most service within the school
- most improved GPA Scholarship
- Founder of the Draft Martin Sheen for governor campaign in CA
- Conejo Valley Young Democrats ( High school rep)
- Mock Trial Captain (Defense Team Captain 11th grade, Team Captain 12th)
- Political Discussion Club (founder and president)
- Speech and Debate (co-captain 11th grade, Team Captain 12th)
- Student Council ( class representative, Mock Trial Rep, Speech and Debate Rep)
- Democratic National Convention Volunteer and attendee
- Ferial Masry for CA Assembly campaign
- Confirmation Peer MInister
- Thousand Oaks Teen Center Youth advisory board member
- Wes Clark for President (high school and college coordinator)
- Kerry for President (high school and college coordinator)
- Berkeley Debate Camp
- INtern for Assemblyman
- INtern on the Boxer for Senate Campaign (with great rec. from Campaign manager)
- Mock Trial state finals competition - 2 years... one year 15th place, one year 9th
- Speech State Finals- 2 years... junior year i was the first place girl in the whole state for National Extemporaneous Speaking.
- Golf Team</p>
<p>Im applying to:
American U.
GW U.
Georgetown
Drew U.
Penn State
George Mason
Northeastern
UNC Chappel Hill
Washington and Lee
UCLA
Berkeley
Northeastern</p>
<p>The fact you won an award for improved GPA says something. It says something to admissions. Your ECs are amazing. SAT, fine. Hmmm. Berkeley, UCLA, and Georgetown are very hard to say. UNC is a great school though.</p>
<p>My top choice would be Berkeley... however, i realize this would be difficult. My second choice is George Washington or American... but i need to get money to both of them.</p>
<p>I'll be honest with you, I was considering Berkeley. But I was told from someone who went there (cousin) that it was a stuffy, overly competitive, snobby atmosphere. Then again, there are always different perspectives. Still, it made me cross Berkeley off my list.
The UC schools are odd about admissions. I'm reading about people who were rejected from UCLA and in at Berkeley. So I'd say you should ask your guidance counselor about your chances.</p>
<p>I'd say you're in to Drew, American, Penn State, and Northeastern, and likely George Mason and GW U as well. The UCs seem unlikely, since their admissions are so number-oriented. W+L will come down to essays and recs, certainly. UNC seems like a stretch, but not impossible.</p>
<p>the DC area schools look good (minus georgetown) but you should apply to smaller schools that will be more sympathetic to your gpa turnaround, the University of California System will not.</p>
<p>It is too bad you did not apply to the University of Michigan. It is a top 10-15 university that does not even look at Freshman grades. I think you would have had a good chance had you applied earlier. At this stage, it may be a little late though.</p>
<p>wow you guys, maybe I go to a really odd school but there are kids who graduate from our magnet program every year with a 3.5 and like a 1300 that get into Uchicago, NYU, UNC-Chapel Hill, USC, etc. Maybe it's cause we're the #17 HS in the country? Iduno but what you guys are saying really doesnt fit my schema, I would think this kid could get into all of those schools.</p>