<p>hahaha. well, i was just talking generally.</p>
<p>Your GPA's are way too low (mine was 3.97 weighted, 3.72 unweighted, and that's at the bottom-end of the acceptance scale, I'm sure). Low-income will only help you with FAFSA, this isn't private school, where they take a certain % of poor students. Your awards are fine and all, but won't really help you. If you have a good personal statement, alright, but you might have to modify it slightly when the actual application prompts for 07-08 are posted. Your ACT is good, but your SAT is horrendous... mine was 1860 the first time, 1920 the second time (without any additional studying), so try to get 1800+. Study like CRAZY for your SAT II's.</p>
<p>---Original Message---
weighted GPA:3.56
unweighted GPA:3.31
Low-income
Mom went to community college for a year (otherwise first gen)
Number of semester taken: 41 semester by beginning of senior year
Volunteer: 200+ hours
Awards: volunteer of the year award and Dagonboat 3rd place medal
Really good personal statement done!
ACT: 28
SAT: 1410
SAT2: need to take</p>
<p>Is the OP sure that his GPA is a UC GPA? It looks like a cumulative. If it isn't, you should put all your grades up so someone can calculate it. His ACT more than trumps his SAT, so there really isn't much need to retake that. Also, low income and first gen. college WILL affect his admissions, potentially adding 600 pts to his total. I think even if his GPA were bad, that leaves him with at least a possibility for admission (like adding .6 to your GPA)</p>
<p>Peppers post kinda changes my first evaluation. You could really use the point system to your advantage. There are a couple of threads around with a link to the point breakdown. Although you're GPA is lower than the norm (20% acceptance for gpas 3.5-3.74, I think...) there are a lot of factors that can offset that discrepancy (like income, or the school you went to...) and very good SAT II scores will very helpful...</p>