<p>Hey guys,
I've been attending Pasadena Community College in California for about 3 years now. I applied last fall to the UCs and a few CalStates but got got denied by all the UCs and got accepted by CSUN(which i do not want to attend). Therefore i plan on reapplying again this upcoming fall.</p>
<p>I'm not an outstanding student with specs that might get me into an IVY, I'm just a decent student looking to get into the best school possible.</p>
<p>So here it goes...</p>
<p>Age-21
Gender-Male
Location- Los Angeles, California
Ethnicity-Armenian(Considered Caucasian)
Major- Economics(I am also open to any other dual majors or minors that might be a good mix with econ)</p>
<p>My current GPA is 3.2(After Retaking my 2 F's) 77 units Completed.
My previous 2 semesters i had really messed up due to personal issues where i received 2 F's and 1 D. But I retook 2 of the F's this spring and got an A and B. I am currently retaking the D this summer and I'm pretty sure ill get an A or B. I just consider those 2 semesters to be my so called year break from college.
I began taking college courses in High school as part of a Bridge program and did fairly well and followed to do so after graduating high school until my personal issues interfered with my school.
I was not consistently a full time student through my CC career, but now I am taking everything more seriously and becoming more focused on my schoolwork. </p>
<p>I have mostly finished all my pre-reqs to transfer but received a C in my first Econ class(I am planning to retake the class at a different CC although i know it won't count towards my gpa. I just want to retake it to show myself that i can receive a satisfactory grade.)
The only pre-req classes i have left is Calculus 1 and 2 which i will be taking both this coming fall as part of a program which allows you to take both math classes in one semester.</p>
<p>I have my AA and am IGETC certified.</p>
<p>EC's and etc.:
-Economics club(Executive board member) at my CC
-Armenian Youth Organization(Organizes events and educates the local Armenian Youth)-since 2007
-Basketball Coach for Elementary School
-Been working part-time since high school
-Armenian Student Association(at my CC)
-Took 4 years of Armenian language during Highschool
-Was part of the school band during high school as a saxophonist(Frequently performed at events and even traveled out of state to perform)
-Varsity Basketball during high school
-Was part of the drama club during high school and played the lead role in our plays which was done in Armenian(my native language)</p>
<p>My parent's are immigrants who have not completed high school. So for me to go to college and complete it successfully would make me the first college graduate in my family.</p>
<p>Potential University choices:
University of Santa Barbara
Claremont Mckenna College
Pamona College
UCLA
UCSB
University of berkeley
UCSD
Pepperdine
USC
Occidental College
UCI
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Chicago
University of Penn.<br>
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
New York University
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Rochester
University of Texas-Austin
Syracuse
University of Virginia</p>
<p>If you guys have any advice or pointers I'd really appreciate it(especially if there is any type of other EC's I can do to help better my chances). I'm open to all the help/info i can gather. Also if you guys know of any other college choices which would best fit my criteria.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>