Chance me :D

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>i want to major in biology/pre med</p>

<p>school: san marino high school
CA resident
asian
male</p>

<p>(10-12)
nonweighted gpa 10-11: 3.538
weighted gpa 10-11: 3.692
aps: ap bio, currently in ap calculus ab</p>

<p>sat 1 (max out of 3 tries): 2040
reading: 580
math: 800
writing: 660</p>

<p>sat 2
bio: 750
math 2c (max out of 2 tries): 730</p>

<p>extracurriculars:
played violin for nearly 7 years, 4 years in school orchestra
(i don't know if this counts as extracurricular or volunteer service), self declared tutoring other students</p>

<p>clubs:
math club
book club</p>

<p>volunteer service:
community service: 60 + recorded
book club: fundraisers, school services, not recorded
huntington memorial hospital volunteering: 100+(both recorded and non recorded), orthopedic unit, 3-6:30, clerical services including nursing, medications, office work, transportation etc.</p>

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<p>UCSD may be a low reach, mainly due to your GPA. I think UCI, UCSB, and UCD would be closer to being matches for you among the UC’s. Go to the link below, click on “Custom Tables”, answer a few questions, and enter up to 3 characteristics at a time such as GPA, overall SAT score, etc. to see what UC Statfinder shows your admission rate to be:</p>

<p>[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/)</p>

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<p>thanks, besides the basics, how high can i increase my chance of getting into ucsd based off the rest of my application?</p>

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<p>Since there’s not much you can do to raise your GPA at this stage, write a really strong personal statement. I think your test scores are in range, except that CR on the SAT I brought your score down. It will still hinge on your GPA, in my opinion.</p>

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<p>i see, thanks</p>

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<p>try to show your passion for bio and med in your essay, bring up anything that has influenced you in HS in a good way</p>

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<p>i have been reading a bunch of posts nad som say that write a strong PS and some say write a strong one, but UCSD doesn’t really “care” too much for it… it just looks for points and all… i am going to be turning my applicaiton on Tuesday, the day i get the lovely SAT scores lol! but i was just wondering anyone…</p>

<p>oh and to keep the topic the same:
yes i agree with jshain… UCSD would be a reach (im not into the high/low cuz i dont know what that means myself) but its cuz of your GPA</p>

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<p>yeah. i’m not too sure about the high/low. i read another chance me, and one person said borderline. but i’m not taking risks. i should still write a really strong essay and personal statement, so far i’m doing quite well on it, just need a few corrections here and there. i have backup colleges like uci and ucd and a few others, but i really want to get into ucsd. XD well thanks anyways</p>

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<p>@choochoo999, no offense but I would hardly consider UCI and UCD backups for you… more like low matches.</p>