Chance a junior please? Esp Berkeley? I will chance back :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm beginning my applications now, so any advice would be greatly appreciated :)
My #1 choice is Berkeley, my ridiculous dream is UChicago, and others I like are UCLA, UCSD, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon, Tufts, UVirginia, and UNC Chapel Hill.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.92
Weighted GPA: 4.75</p>

<h1>of APs: 5 taken, 4 to take senior year</h1>

<p>class rank: top 5%~ out of 370~
SAT: 2300 single-sitting
AP scores(not definite, based on practice exams and "how I felt"): 5 Chem, 5 English Lang, 4 Physics B, 5 US History, 4 Calc AB
Senior schedule: AP Bio, AP Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, Econ, Sports Med, French 7/8</p>

<p>ECs:
-Founder & president of Habitat for Humanity club (3)
-regional Habitat for Humanity Youth Leadership Committee (3), director of Marketing & Outreach
-Varsity cross country (4) varsity track (2)
-Member of city Youth Commission (2)
-Classical piano for 12 years, placed at a few regional/local competitions</p>

<p>Summers:
-before junior year: Summer@USC program, physiology focus, "experience college life and take college course" kind of thing
-before senior year: intern at cancer research lab</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
-California Scholarship Federation (2)
-Honor roll (3)</p>

<p>Probably good recs from Physics teacher, History teacher, English teacher, Habitat for Humanity director</p>

<p>My demographics are "awful": Asian, female, California, middle-class area, college educated parents, well ranked school. I'm afraid I appear very "typical Asian"
I have some family issues that I don't love discussing, but I would if you think I should</p>

<p>I'm strongly leaning towards a bio/med career</p>

<p>I know I'm not spectacular at all, but I want to understand where on the scale I stand so I can decide where to apply
Thank you so much! Any and all constructive criticism would be great!</p>

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<p>Oh, and I also do modeling on the side, nothing amazing, just catalogs and small-time stuff. Not sure if this is helpful or not.</p>

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<p>Definitely a good chance at Berkeley, but what is your UC GPA. Can’t really give a definite chance without that.</p>

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<p>@alwaysleah: thanks so much for your help! I don’t know how to calculate UC gpa, it seems quite complicated.</p>

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<p>Seems like you have a decent chance at u of chicago and really good chance at cal berklyy</p>

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<p>@riocarmenstar: thank youuu for your advice! Do you really believe UChicago is possible? I’ve always thought of it was near-impossible because it is so exceptional and they love unique students, which I’m not really…</p>

<p>@alwaysleah and @riocarmenstar: Can I return the favor by looking at any of your q’s? I’m not super experienced but why not?</p>

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<p>Apply EA to Chicago, you never know. You’re a competitive applicant so you definitely have a chance. </p>

<p>For the UC GPA, calculate using only 10th and 11th grade. Leave out any classes that are not a-g (ie PE). Add a point only for UC approved honors and AP classes. </p>

<p>And no thanks! I got the college thing pretty under control :)</p>

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<p>You have an really good chance of getting into Berkeley in terms of raw scores. High GPA (although not uncommon), very high SAT, rigorous schedule. I’d say the quantity of your ECs is a little low but the quality is average. I think you really need to let your personality shine. Write a personal essay that tells your story and maybe highlights why you want to go bio/pre med. I also just had my dad (who travels to Berkeley for work & works with professors and graduate students) read this. He said you have a good chance as well. </p>

<p>UChicago - Reach (I’d say it’s a reach for almost everyone)
UCLA - Probable (Teacher recs + essay(s) would push you over the edge)
UCSD - Definitely (You’d have to butcher your essay to not get accepted)
Georgetown - Low reach (Gtown tends to care more about ECs than most colleges)
Carnegie Mellon - Probable (Scores are well above their average)
Tufts - Low probable
UVirginia & UNC Chapel Hill - I’m not super familiar with either admission department… Low probable? Out-of-state admission is much more competitive.</p>

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<p>@alwaysleah: thanks! i’m definitely applying EA to Chicago. i calculated weighted gpa only w/ 10th-11th grades and w/o non-UC approved courses, so 4.75 should be my UC gpa. </p>

<p>@happyydays: thank you and your dad so much for your help! i know, my personality on paper is lacking, i’ll def work on that! And I thought out-of-states are now preferred because they pay more for tuition and bring “diversity”. Am I wrong?</p>

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<p>You have a well-rounded resume. All of those schools are within the realm of possibility.</p>

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<p>If your parents are well off it might help a bit… but I assume, coming from a middle class family, your parents can’t afford $45,000+ a year. </p>

<p>Competition is increased for out-of-state students because state governments usually put a cap on the percentage that can be admitted. For instance, only 33% of UVa students are from out-of-state. And only 18% of UNC Chapel Hill students are from out-of-state.</p>

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<p>It isn’t possible to have over a 4.4 gpa without taking less than 5 classes a semester. UC gpas have a cap of 8 semesters, meaning only 8 semesters can be weighted. Regardless, I’m sure you have that 4.4 gpa and you have a great shot at most of the schools you wish to go to</p>

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<p>Hey. Well, if the person incident really gave you a new outlook on life, then I think you should really include it in your essay for UChicago. I think that’s a reach if you’re essays are amazing. Although you have typical stats, your SAT score is great for a single sitting so Berkeley is also a reach, but definitely a possibility. Tufts, UCLA, USCD, UVirginia are all matches in my opinion; you should be able to get in. Georgetown, UNC (since you are out of state), and Carnegie Mellon are low reaches, so those are toss ups, but with your stats and with some more ECs, you should be able to get in!</p>

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<p>@CentralFC: thanks for your input!!</p>

<p>@happyydays: thank you, i see. well, at least that means I have a better chance w/ UCs!</p>

<p>@TheYangster: Hmm, I kind of understand. Thank you! The whole UC gpa thing seems very confusing…</p>

<p>@DJAnks: Thank you! Yes, I’ve heard that Chicago puts huge emphasis on their essays, so I’m def going to work on those. Do you know how someone can add more ECs at the end of junior year/beginning of senior year without looking like they’re just padding the app? And already chanced you, good luck!</p>