chance me baby

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>as the title says</p>

<p>hs: public
ethnicity: white
finaid: yes
gpa: 4.35 (W) i think 3.9 (UW)
rank: currently 6/400 but should be 1 or 2 by senior yr</p>

<p>APs: euro (3; wasnt expecting anything good), us (probably 3), stats (prob 5), chem (prob 5), eng (prob 5)</p>

<p>senior year:
AP Physics (C? mechanical)
AP English Lit
AP Calculus BC
AP French Language
AP US Gov
Economics (required, no AP)
CHEE (required consumer health class)
Ethnic Cultural Diversity</p>

<p>Test scores:
PSAT: bad
SAT: 2170 (will retake); 670 CR, 780 M, 720 W
ACT: 33 (maybe retake)
SATII: bio freshman year not good, will take US history, Chem, and MathIIC this yr (expecting 800 except US)</p>

<p>Extracurric:
-Soccer 3 years
-Tennis 1 year
-CSF Vice President
-played piano for 7 years and guitar for 4 in own band
-Interact</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer:
-worked as a DJ at skating rink for a year
-independent videographer
-started custom software company for small businesses (exp about $5k/yr)
-volunteer as far as interact goes maybe 25 hrs (this is laughable yes) ill do something over summer</p>

<p>other:
- i fluently speak 4 languages
- i dont know if berkeley places emphasis on essays, but i was originally born in eastern europe and we moved a lot and came here with nothing, so thats what i hope to write about
-entering film competitions over the summer
-how is the theoretical physics or engineering physics? love the subject
-does berkeley have a film school also?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I believe that Berkeley would be a slight reach. Your ECs are certainly less impressive than average, which means that you would probably need convincing essays to make the Adcom to admit you. There also doesnt seem to be a single coherent unifying direction to your high school career, which you can compensate for through the essays.
Theoretical physics at Cal, which I took classes in but decided not to major in, is certainly among the best on earth. I loved quantum physics in high school, but Cal sucked the life out of me on that topic. Cal will humble any prospective high school physicist.
Hope this helped.</p>

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<p>I disagree.</p>

<p>Very solid academics, decent EC’s, don’t screw up ur essays and you’re in.</p>

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<p>with a hint of luck and no screwups, you’re probably in.</p>