Berkeley EECS(BS) vs. Berkeley L&S CS(BA) CHANCEEEE PLEASEE

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i've heard that EECS is much harder to get into than CS in Letters and Sciences, so I don't know which major to apply for.</p>

<p>Here are my stats.</p>

<p>Asian female.</p>

<h2>Income: ~40000 for family of 4</h2>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: highest single: 2130, superscore: 2200 (four sittings)
Reading: highest is 600
Writing: highest is 800</p>

<h2>Math: highest is 800</h2>

<p>SAT II:
Math II: 760</p>

<h2>Bio: 500 (retaking for 700+) my teacher was crap.</h2>

<p>GPA/AP Scores:
UW: 3.87 W: 4.39</p>

<h2>by graduation i will have taken 13 APs/IBs</h2>

<p>Top 1%</p>

<h2>~10/600+</h2>

<p>AP Scores(weak):
AP Physics (3-took class sophomore year and had a bad teacher) </p>

<h2>AP Calculus AB (4) AP Calculus BC (4) AP Comp (3) </h2>

<p>ECs:
(10-12) JETS(Junior Engineering Technical Society) TEAMS Competition. Team Captain (10/11), 3rd place in state (10)
(9-12) Robotics Club. Captain: 1st place overall (11)
(9-12) Math and Science Club. Secretary (11) President (12)
(9-12) Key Club-Divisional Bulletin Editor (10), cali-nev-ha District Graphics Department (10-present)
Community Service: ~100 hours-ish.
Summer: EPGY Artificial Intelligence course @ Stanford
(9-10) JV Track & Field (11) Varsity Golf
(11-12)- Job at Kumon. </p>

<h2>(12-present) Internship at Stanford FAQbin</h2>

<p>Hooks: low income</p>

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<p>Appears to be a high match for L&S and a low reach for EECS. Apply to other schools, of course.</p>

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<p>Eh, too bad I applied for L&S…I’m too scared to take the risk for EECS…Darn :frowning: I did apply to other schools for computer engineering/science though…: CMU, Duke, UPenn, Columbia, Cornell, JHU…how much of a chance do I stand for those colleges? Would being female really give me an edge? Are my extracurriculars and grades high enough?</p>

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<p>Strong candidate for Berkeley L&S, and I also do think you have a pretty chance of getting onto EECS program.</p>

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<p>I don’t think you’re a competitive applicant for EECS. But I do believe you’re in for CS.</p>