<p>UC GPA: 3.47 (yeah i know… it sucks)
SAT I: 2110 (CR 690, M 680, W 740)
SAT II: Biology M - 730, Math Level 2 - 700</p>
<p>960 Hours of Tutoring Freshmen/Soph/Junior/Senior students at my high school. I’m the lead tutor (aka the President) of the organization. I’ve been doing it for 3 years in a row now. I’ve worked with blind students and students with amputated limbs as well (wrote about that in my essays).</p>
<p>1660 Hours of Programming/Developing a Website for a registered corporation in the Bay Area (4 years straight)</p>
<p>36 Hours in Interact Club (1 year)</p>
<p>250 Hours of Track and Field (1 year)</p>
<p>5 AP Classes total: Bio (4), APUSH (4), Microecon, English Lit, and Calc AB (Toughest available courseload at my school)
4 Honors Classes total: Chemistry, Am. Lit, Physics, and Spanish 4 (Toughest available courseload at my school)</p>
<p>Low income, Strong essays in my opinion… I applied for Electrical Engineering (1st choice) and Undeclared/Exploratory (2nd choice). Chances please?</p>
<p>the GPA worries me, but the SAT I and SAT II look average/strong for the university. I’m not sure what the 960 hours of tutoring and 1660 hours of programming have to do with Electrical Engineering. A lot of what you do should be reflected in your intended major; it really is an incredible boost to your application when you do what you have a passion in and want to further your interests through higher level education. Did you make a note about your low GPA because, if anything at all, your GPA will kill your application. This is a toss up, but I’m more inclined to say you’re accepted.</p>
<p>programming is a significant part of electrical engineering when it comes to writing the software that drives the hardware that we design so I’m hoping that will give me a boost. And yes, I mentioned my low GPA in the “Additional Comments” section after the Academic Record portion on my app. I told them how my continuous moves from one city to another were very stressful throughout my childhood and that I was proud of how I currently have a very high GPA during my senior year. </p>
<p>Do you think this will help my chances?</p>
<p>I’d say, that despite your GPA, if your essays reflected your commitment to the community, you have a pretty good shot. However, your Math II score isn’t too competitive when considering the fact that you’re applying for an engineering major. Although 700 is a very respectable score, this is the score they focus more on when determining admission into an engineer major. </p>
<p>I hope things work out. You have a very nice shot at Davis.</p>