<p>Hi, I was wondering if you guys could chance me! I know it's pretty early but it doesn't hurt to know what I should improve on. Thanks!</p>
<p>Name: KB24yo
Race: Asian
Gender: Male
State : CA
GPA : 3.65 UW / 3.7 W
SAT : 2280 ( Math-760/CR-800/Writing-720)
SAT2 : Chinese - 800 / Math 2 - 800
AP - US (5) / took EURO and Psychology this year
*Received 2 C+'s the beginning of sophomore year (mother contracted breast cancer)
*Probably receive another C+ this semester</p>
<p>School Related Activities:
- Student Council (4 years)
- Model United Nations Club (secretary)
- Kiwins Club (co-treasurer)
- Mock Trial (lawyer/witness)
- Rooftop Tutoring (president)
- Fiddle For Fun (president)
- IMPACT team leader (mentor for incoming freshmen)
- In 2 School Musicals
- Started recycle trash bins at school to raise money for school (+$3000)
- JV Basketball (1 year) & Varsity Wrestling (1 year)</p>
<p>Music - Viola:
- School Symphony Orchestra (4 years)
- All-State Orchestra (4)
- All-National Orchestra (3)
- Performed at the White House
- Composed sheet music used in a video game
- Invited by the Chinese government to play in the Beijing Olympics
- Traveled to Argentina/Africa to teach less fortunate kids how to play a music instrument
- Toured France, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, and China playing with local orchestra(s)
- Organized local music fundraisers to raise money to buy instruments for less fortunate children in 3rd world countries (+$5,000)
- Played in the pit orchestra for 2 school musicals</p>
<p>Extras:
- Published a children's book
- Organized a jog-a-thon at local elementary school to raise money for school supplies
- Church choir member/audio recorder/hymn leader/orchestra member
- Volunteer at soup kitchen (+100 hours)
- Private math tutor for elementary kids
- Work : Part-time @ Hollister (5 hours a week)
- Intern for law firm with sports attorney, Leigh Steinberg</p>
<p>make your essays appealing (i.e. explain but don’t make an excuse for your C+'s) and your application pretty much mirrors mine, and i got in.</p>
<p>then again, i applied to the college of letters and science. if you’re doing an engineering related major, your chances go down. for admission to the college of L&S, you’re standing at 75%+, but for engineering, more like 50%. and since i’m just a lowly incoming freshman, my estimates could be way off.</p>
<p>everything looks good except for your W GPA. It’ll definitely hurt you considering how much berkeley weighs GPA, especially compared to test scores. There have been tons of cases with students who have 4.5 UC GPAs and 1800 SAT scores getting in.</p>
<p>RML–what makes you say that? As far as I know, GPA and test scores are very important for getting into Cal. They say they also look at how you’ve done in comparison to other students at your school, but it’s not clear that they mean class rank when they say that. For one thing, many schools don’t rank their students. The only reference I’ve ever seen to Cal using class rank as a factor is for ELC (the top 4%), and that’s only for in-state applicants.</p>
<p>But I’m sure one aspect of your application can make up for others. The OP’s achievements certainly show that he/she is qualified despite a low GPA. And the SAT score doesn’t hurt either.</p>
<p>Both GPA and SAT scores are important. I don’t think one is more important than the another.
The admissions do look at your class rank, but that’s only for ELC or any scholarships you might be getting (like Regents).
But to answer OP’s question, I think you’ll have a good chance. Although your GPA is awfully low, I think your ECs and SAT scores can balance that out. You might also want to write a good essay for the personal statement.</p>