<p>I'm currently a sophomore heading into junior year in the fall. This year was a bit of a screw up for me, I know I can do way better next year. I go to a very competitive high school. (I live in California, Asian male)</p>
<p>Current Transcript:
String Orch A/A
Chemistry H A/B+
German 2 A/A
European Hist AP B/B
PE A/A
ENG 2H B/A
MATH ANALYSIS H B/B</p>
<p>Next year's schedule:
String Orch
AP Calc AB
AP USH
AP ENG 3
AP BIO
German H</p>
<p>(self studying Psych and taking Chem out of school)
So far:
SAT2 MATH level 2: 800</p>
<p>Extracurricular:
String Orchestra (Violin) - invited to play in Washington DC
Nonprofit orchestra out of school ( raised money for disaster relief and performed at various senior living homes) (80 service hours a year)
Taekwondo (11 years) Instructor, 3rd Degree Black belt (volunteer here, I teach classes for both adults and children)
Amnesty International (officer): raised money for human rights awareness
NHS - member
Member of a student run 501 (c) organization that raised money for fresh water in Africa
Volunteer at a hospital (4 hours a week)
Varsity speech and debate </p>
<p>Awards:
John Hopkins Youth Talent Search recipient
Bronze medal at California Jr Taekwondo Championship</p>
<p>what are my chances of getting into the UC's? (UCLA, UCB, UCSD); especially if I show an upward trend for next year? (aiming for 4.0 next year)</p>
<p>A 4.0 weighted will not impress, but straight As will. You have a good set of activities outside of school, and apparent rigor in classes. Maintain a good trend. UC Davis, Irvine, and Santa Barbara are strong matches, but I suspect you’re not quite interested in those. Improve grades to include fewer Bs, write the SAT General and score 2000+, exhibit passion in your personal statements, and you’ll be competitive at the UCLA, UC Berkeley and UCSD (50+ chance).</p>
<p>Side note: remember the all the letter S in Johns Hopkins</p>
<p>Your academic performance (GRADES!) is absolutely the most important factor to increase your chances to be admitted to UCLA as a freshman. </p>
<p>Your high school grades are the primary predictor of college success and the initial focus of the admissions evaluation. Your 10th 11th grade GPA is the foundation that your UC application is built upon. </p>
<p>Your SAT & ACT test scores, extracurricular activities, student ranking, number of AP classes taken, school size and quality are important factors but is only likely to be viewed as a strong if it has been built upon a solid foundation (GPA). </p>
<p>Consider the UCLA Undergraduate Admissions Profile of Admitted Freshmen for Fall 2013: [Profile</a> of Admitted Freshmen - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/frosh_prof.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/frosh_prof.htm)</p>
<p> 94% of all freshmen admitted to UCLA had fully weighted GPAs above 4.0 in 10th 11th grade with the average being a 4.4 GPA.
89% of all freshmen admitted to UCLA had unweighted 3.70 4.0 GPAs in 10th 11th grade with a 70% admit rate for students with unweighted GPAs of 4.0.</p>
<p>If you are meeting these marks in your 10th 11th grade years of high school, your chances of being admitted to UCLA improve significantly. </p>
<p>If you build a good framework of test scores and extracurricular activities on a GPA at this level, your chances increase even more. Add in an excellent personal statement and it could put you over the top!</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies! It’s definently good to know that i’m getting involved in extracurriculars that are worth it.</p>
<p>Good news… I got the B+ for chem changed to an A-!!
I’m sure this only helps me, I will make sure I work hard this summer to ensure that I get a 4.0 uw gpa for junior year =)</p>