Can I get into UC Berkeley and UCLA?

Applying to College
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<p>Sex: M
Ethnicity: Indian
Goes to a public school and in 11th grade (rising senior).
4.00 GPA (unweighted)
4.83 GPA (weighted)
Class rank: #1/272
SAT:2050- 680 M, 650 CR, 720 W
SAT II Biology M: 790
SAT II Math L2: 760
Planning to take another subject test in the Fall.
Took AP Biology in 10th grade: got a 5/5.
Took APUSH, AP Calc AB (but taking BC exam), AP English Language, and AP Chemistry
Taking (12th grade) AP English Literature, AP Environ. Science, AP Phyics C, and AP French Language.
Volunteered at Canal Alliance (helping lower-class kids in education) 50+ hours
Member of Youth Leadership Institute
Member of Marin County Youth Commission
Member of Healthy Empowered Youth Program
Enrolled in summer classes from UC Berkeley in a program called Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) for 6-7 years
Selected by UC ELP (Eligibility Local Context) program
Member of Link Crew (helps high school freshmen to transition into high school life)
Member of Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO) (2009-2010)
Founder of Tennis Club and Cultural Diversity Club
Played in USTA tennis for couple years.
Member of Varsity Tennis team.
Member of French Honors Society
Member of California Scholarship Foundation
Going to UC Davis COSMOS program in the summer for Chemistry of Life cluster.</p>

<p>I'm interested in neuroscience and pre-med. Is the neuroscience and pre-med program any good at UC Berkeley and/or UCLA?</p>

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<p>Read:
[Urban</a> Dictionary: College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=College%20Confidential]Urban”>Urban Dictionary: College Confidential)</p>

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<p>^Haha so true.</p>

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<p>If you don’t like it, don’t read it!</p>

<p>bump</p>

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<p>Honestly, just read your own stats to yourself and ask yourself if you can make it into one of two schools with 22%/33% acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>Pre-med can be done around any major.</p>

<p>Berkeley does not have a neuroscience major, although its cognitive science major may be similar to some aspects of it.</p>

<p>[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu%5DUniversity”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu) can help you compare your stats to those of admitted freshmen.</p>

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<p>lol you ignoramus. You still don’t get it, do you? How is your thread going to be any different that the ones completely ridiculed in urban dictionary? Will you honestly feel better when people say “Oh your stats are good! You should totally apply!”? If yes, then you have self-esteem issues. </p>

<p>Here, think about it: Think and record about how you felt before posting this thread. Now fast forward time after you posted this thread and you got all the satisfying responses from various high school students who know nothing and old parents who have no notion of 10% admit rates.
Then record how you feel. </p>

<p>Any different? Have you magically felt any better? Let me give you a hint. The answer rhymes with “low.”</p>

<p>/rant</p>

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<p>All I want to know is if I have the capability of having a chance of being accepted into UC Berkeley or UCLA. If I do not, I would like to improve those chances with replies. I know that not all replies will be great and I have other resources (college counselor, alumni, etc.) to use too. </p>

<p>And why not take the opportunity to post? It’s my future we’re talking here! Anyone can post, not just “elitists and nerds.” This is a place to understand, help, and improve each other. True, there are some that truly make me mad, like they have 2390 SAT and 35 ACT, crapload of EC’s and rewards, and a 5.0 GPA, and they are wondering if they get into Harvard or Princeton. But remember those are competitive schools, and someone like I just described doesn’t get in because someone else plays the trombone better…</p>

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<p>lol you ignoramus.</p>

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<p>Because those stats are sooooo much better than yours. And because the UC’s are soooo much more competitive than HYP.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry for all the rude responses you got here…I’m glad I never got any on my chance thread! People suck sometimes. Anyway, I think your chances of getting into at least one of the two are great. You’ll do fine. Don’t sweat the small stuff. I’d say maybe try o show a little more focus in you ECs? Just make sure you don’t come across as a serial joiner. Write good essays…you’ll be fine :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for replying with a constructive comment. =) You say more focus on my EC’s? In what way or area? Also, what do you mean by serial joiner?</p>

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<p>Oh, oh! I forgot to state that I did a paid internship at Kaiser Hospital for the whole summer of 2010 and got GREAT experience out of that.</p>

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<p>Well a serial joiner is someone who joins every sport and club that their school has to offer. you DONT want to be labeled as such in the admissions process. It is good to he multi-faceted, but don’t try to be completely well rounded to the point of showing no focus. I see you play sports, an instrument, participate in medical/science ECs (which is great!), and do a lot of youth-oriented volunteer work. That stuff is great, and it sounds like you are pretty committed to all of it, but it doesn’t necessarily give a picture of who you are. I can’t tell if you’re athletic or artsy or philanthropic or a science geek (in the nicest way). I think you just need to cut out some things that you aren’t as passionate about or maybe consider not including them on your app. Don’t limit the list too much, or adcoms will begin to wonder what you did with all your spare time. But don’t just write down every little thing for the sake of trying to impress people with how much you can do at once. Hope this helps!</p>

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