<p>SAT SUBJECTS:
FRENCH W/ LISTENING 730
FRENCH 770
MATH II 700</p>
<p>AP TESTS:
European History 4
US History 3
French Language 4
Human Geography (SS) 5
Calculus AB 3</p>
<p>AP'S ENROLLED CURRENTLY IN:
Language/Composition
Psychology
US Government
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Statistics</p>
<p>CLASSES:
10th/11th W : 4.13 GPA
10th/11th UW: 3.6
Rank = 70 / 558 (VERY competitive high school)</p>
<p>SOPHOMORE YEAR COURSELOAD:
12 CP Semesters out of 16 Possible
4 Honors/AP Semesters out of 16 Possible</p>
<p>JUNIOR YEAR COURSELOAD:
14 CP Semesters out of 16 Possible
13 Honors/AP Semesters out of 16 Possible</p>
<p>SENIOR YEAR COURSELOAD:
12 CP Semesters out of 16 Semesters Possible
8 AP Semesters out of 16 Semester Possible</p>
<p>HIGH SCHOOL COURSELOAD:
50 CP Semesters out of 64 Possible
27 Honors/AP Semesters out of 64 Possible</p>
<p>EC'S:
4-Year Varsity wrestler
Captain of Varsity wrestling during Sr. Yr
Placer at SEVERAL local wrestling tournaments
Top 16 Finish at Freshman/Sophomore State Wrestling Tournament
Referee for Local Wrestling Association (2 years)
CSF Lifetime Member
Student Government (3 Years)
Head Homecoming Floats Commissioner
Head Staff Appreciation Week Commissioner
Spirit Week Committee Member
Volunteer at local Pre-School/Day-Care over summer (20+ Hours)
Volunteer at weekly lunch program at school with Special Ed. students (10+ Hours)
Volunteer at youth wrestling program as coach (3 years - 9th-12th grade) (40+ Hours)
Volunteer at Booster fundraiser carwashes (3 years - 9th-11th grade) (15+ Hours)
President of school "French" club (2 years - 10th/11th grade)
President of school "Square Rooters" club (1 year - 11th grade)
President of school "Origami" club (1 year - 12th grade)
Member of school "French" club (2 years - 9th/10th grade)
Member of school "Key" Club (2 years - 11th/12th grade)
Member of school "Asian Appreciation Association" club (2 years - 11th/12th grade)</p>
<p>Passions and major points addressed in Personal Statement:
-Strong passion for wrestling all throughout junior high and high school
-Passion for foreign cultures and being worldly
-Both parents are immigrants (Being a first generation baby.)
-Being young for my grade and overcoming the physical/social maturity difference
-Very prominent drug problem in my community that I have resisted and helped fight</p>
<p>I disagree with RML’s post about your GPA being too low for Berkeley. I have known people who have gotten into Berkeley with a GPA lower than yours (granted that they had more EC, but thats not the point).</p>
<p>I think you have a good chance at all of them.</p>
<p>UCLA - low reach
Berkeley - reach/low reach
Davis - match/low match
Santa Barbara - match/low match
Santa Cruz - high safety
Merced - safety
Riverside - safety
San Diego - match/high match
Irvine - match/low match</p>
<p>you might have a decent chance at berk but you need better test scores overall</p>
<p>Berkeley’s getting competitive every year. Perhaps your friends who got accepted to Berkeley weren’t for last year but for last, last, last year. Last year’s average admits data for Berkeley were: 3.93 (UW) and 4.39 (W). <a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp</a> The OP’s GPAs, on the other hand, are 3.6 and 4.13 respectively. Take note that Berkeley weighs HS GPA MORE THAN they do SATs. And, I don’t want to sound a cynical, but quite honestly, I haven’t met, heard or known anyone who got into Berkeley last year with an UW GPA of 3.6 only. Maybe if the OP’s SATs are in the 2300s, then maybe, just maybe, the OP will get the nod from Berkeley. The good news is I am basing this just on stats. Of course, there are other factors that come into play such as OP’s ECs which I think are above good.</p>
<p>OP, if you really like Berkeley, I’d say, apply because wouldn’t really know unless you try. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for chancing (clearly that’s not a verb =P) me!
RML really is blunt about his ratings…and I clearly do not believe that you are a super reach for UCB. You legitimately have a shot at being admitted!</p>
<p>UCLA + UCB = mid reach. your GPA is a little lower than preferred at these schools, but you may explain yourself in your additional statement. (ps. you still have a better chance than I do though =])</p>
<p>San Diego = match!
Davis + Irvine = low-mid match, very good chance of getting in.
SB + SC = safety schools
Riverside + Merced = are you kidding me? =P</p>
<p>Clearly your ECs stand out the most. It’s a shame that you can only list five activities for each sub category. Maybe include those in your personal statement somehow?</p>
<p>But overall, lose a little stress, because you’re pretty good. If we get into the same school, maybe we can meet up =P</p>