<p>Hi guys! Due to the competitive nature of college admissions, I wanted to post my incomplete resume and see if anyone had advice regarding my chances of getting into the schools I will be applying to. Thanks for taking a look and any help is greatly appreciated!
Schools I Want to Apply to:
1. UC Berkeley (DREAM SCHOOL)
2. UCLA
3. Columbia (a really, really far reach)
4. UCSB (fall back)
5. University of Wisconsin, Madison (fall back, father graduated from there)
6. University of Washington (fall back)
*planning to apply to additional east coast schools, but I havent really looked into it yet</p>
<p>A little background:
Incoming Junior (class of 2014)
Attend Santa Margarita Catholic High School (California)
Female
White
Both parents attended 4-year colleges</p>
<p>Academic Profile:
5 Honors classes sophomore year: AP European History, English, Spanish, Chemistry, AP Art History
Regular classes (non-honors): math (geometry) and religion
For my two AP classes, I earned a score of 5 on each test
Full Diploma International Baccalaureate Candidate
Weighted GPA first semester of sophomore year: 4.43; non-weighted: 3.8
Weighted GPA second semester of sophomore year: 4.57; non-weighted: 3.9
As a Full IB kid, my schedules for the next two years will be:
Junior Year:
Precal
AP US History (IB HL 1)
Spanish 3 Honors (IB HL 1)
AP English Lang (IB HL 1)
Chem SL
AP Psychology
Religion 3
Senior Year:
Math Studies SL (real world math application)
History of the Americas, with a focus of 20th century (IB HL 2)
Spanish IB HL 2
AP English Lit (IB HL 2)
Econ SL
Theory of Knowledge
Religion 4 Peer Ministry (involved with planning school masses and campus ministry)
*I am also planning to take physics next summer at a nearby community college</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activity:
Student Ambassador
LINK Crew Leader (a program that helps freshmen transition to high school)
National Honors Society Member
Spanish National Honor Society Member
Attempting to establish a Social Studies National Honor Society this fall
Required to achieve 80 hours of community service to graduate, but for Full IB kids our minimum requirement for C.A.S. (creativity, action, service) hours is 150
My volunteer work thus far has been rather random, but I plan to pledge my allegiance to one organization (likely the Childrens Hospital of Orange County).
Hoping to organize and establish my own club associated with teaching Illiterate children how to read
JV Tennis team member fresh and sophomore years, but Im planning on switching to Track and Field because the Varsity coach said that if you arent on varsity by soph year, you likely wont be (no room to grow)
Two pieces of my photography were displayed in the school art show
Planning to enter a national level writing contest
Applying for a position to write for a local newspaper</p>
<p>Awards and Honors:
First Honor Roll all four semesters I have been at SMCHS
Academic Athlete Award (4.0 GPA or above during tennis season)
Knights of Columbus Catholic School Student Scholarship
Commendation Award in Model United Nations conference</p>
<p>So, what do you guys think? Am I on the road to being a competitive candidate? Is Berkeley within reach for me? What would you suggest doing to bolster my resume? Thanks so much for reading and please let me know what you think!</p>