Chance me for Berkeley, UCLA, Brown, UPenn, and UMicha

Chance Me / Match Me!
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W GPA) Around a 4.6 (my UC capped GPA was like a 4.33(?) )

UW GPA) 3.94 (2 B’s throughout HS)

I will have taken 10 AP tests by the end of high school, and I have received mostly 5s and a couple 4s so far

AP Art History

AP Spanish Language

AP Psychology

APUSH

AP English Lang

AP Bio

APES

AP US Gov

AP English Lit

AP Stats

I have also taken 16 credits at local community colleges (a couple were dual enrollment but most were separated from any high school credit, and schools have received my transcripts for these classes. These classe(stuff that helped me with my extracurriculars.) I mentioned these classes and exactly why I took them in the activities section

Awards:

Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish

AP Scholar with Distinction

I have my WE Service capstone award

CSF Active Member (lol)

Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Bronze)

Some extracurriculars (I’m too lazy to explain them:)

-President of my city’s teen council this year and member for three years

-Chapter president for a STEM NPO (I write for the blog and have planned some international special events.)

-Social science tutor 5x a week for another nonprofit org (I also teach weekly philosophy group classes on there)

-I have my own curriculum business with 80+ clients and international volunteers

-I have my own philosophy podcast series

-I was a library beautifier for a really long time and summer reading program ambassador at the same city library. I controlled all finances, prizes, and participants

-I tutored low-income children on their reading comprehension skills at a local library

-I am on the student advisory board for an app (it is pretty well known but I don’t wanna name drop it because then people will know who I am lol.) I also run important social groups on the app. I also run ADS for the app.

-I am one of the founders of the No Place for Hate club sector at my school (a part of the anti-defamatory league.) We are a student driven teacher ran club, run by myself, teachers, ASB, and the principal. Last year, I led all of our school-wide programs but now I write about us for my community newsletter. This is a movement I spread across my whole city, to local elementary and middle schools.

-Community college classes is another EC I mentioned

-I did student senate (a sector of ASB at my school.)

Strong essays for most except Michigan (writing is my passion)

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I’m pretty sure you will get into these schools. You should have a very strong application. Just check the requirements for these schools and the recommendations for the classes and I’m sure you should get in. You have a very good chance I am sure. But in my opinion, Great Job and I am happy writing is your passion!!!

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Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate it and we will hopefully see.

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We will see!

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Brown and Penn’s admission rates are what, 5-6%? UCLA, Michigan, and Berkeley aren’t that far behind that. Those are daunting odds for any unhooked applicant no matter what your stats and EC’s, so no one can be “pretty sure you will get into these schools.” Take your shot, but manage your expectations and make sure you have some match and safety schools on your list that you can afford. Good luck and congratulations on your accomplishments.

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Thank you my friend! I am an URM if that helps…

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For UCs …

For 2019, applicants with weighted-capped GPA >= 4.20 had admission rates of 38% to UCB and 35% to UCLA.

If you are applying to L&S, then these should be reasonable chance estimates (of course, essays, extracurriculars, etc. matter, but outsiders like people here cannot tell you how your essays compare with others in the applicant pools). The engineering divisions should be considered to be more difficult to get admitted to.

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URM is not a UC consideration. Are you a CA resident, First Generation and Low income? This could help.

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URM will definitely help for Brown, Penn, and Michigan.

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