chance me? (engineering)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>some stats:</p>

<p>Asian American; male; age17</p>

<p>Public High School:
3.98 GPA (1 B in Sophomore Honors English)
top 5%??</p>

<p>Important Courses:
2 Semesters of Sophomore Honors English (10th) - B+, A
AP Physics B (10th) - A, A
AP Physics C (M and E&M) (11th) - A, A
AP Calc BC (11th) - A, A
AP English Language (11th) - A, A
AP US History (11th) - A, A
AP English Literature (12th)
AP Chemistry (12th)
AP Comparative Government (12th)
AP Statistics (12th)
4 years of Orchestra
Spanish1, 2, and 3 (9th, 10th, 11th)</p>

<p>Test Scores:
SAT I (10/06)
CR: 640; Math: 800; Writ: 740
SAT I (10/07):
CR: 670; Math: 710; Writ: 730 (dont plan to retake again :[)
SAT II:
Math II C: 800
Physics: 760
U.S. History: 720
APs:
Calc BC: 5
Physics B: 5
Physics C Mech + E/M: 5
English Language: 4
U.S. History: 4</p>

<p>Awards:
recently I became a national merit commended scholar (nothing big, but its all I have for awards)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Violin player since elementary school
Piano player since before elementary school (ive passed the CM tests level 5, 7, 9, and advanced - nothing inbetween - just EXACTLY those tests)</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience:
Arcadia Public Library in Arcadia, CA: 9th, 10th, and 11th grade summers
Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, CA: 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade
Music Mentor (violin) for Foothill Middle School students: 9th and 10th grade
Peer tutoring at Arcadia High School: 10th grade</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Office Assistant (Law Offices of Stephanie Chang): 10th, 11th, and 12th grade summers
Tutor (Excel Institute): 11th grade</p>

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<p>bumpp plzz</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>UC weighted GPA: 4.32</p>

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<p>bump again plzz</p>

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<p>75% applying for eecs/bioE/undeclared eng
82.5% applying for any other eng
95% applying for anything else</p>

<p>don't ask me how i came up with these percentages.</p>

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<p>how did u come up with these percentages?</p>

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<p>Strong GPA, good scores, somewhat weak ECs and honors/awards. I'd say slight reach.</p>

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<p>why would it be harder to apply for undeclared eng rather than 'any other eng'?</p>

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<p>Write a good essay and you're in.</p>

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why would it be harder to apply for undeclared eng rather than 'any other eng'?

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<p>There's a chart on the UC site somewhere that says that undeclared engineering is more competitive than any specific engineering.</p>