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<p>UC GPA: 3.7
Strong Upward Trend
2.2/2.4 Freshman Year - 3.16/3.83 Sophomore year - 4.0/3.8 Junior Year</p>

<p>APs:
AP Calculus AB - 4
AP Biology - 3</p>

<p>My current senior class schedule:
AP Physics B
AP Calculus BC
AP Government/Economics
Computer Programming 1
Regular English
(As you can see only 5 classes, will this hurt me?)</p>

<p>SAT 1: 2140 (700R, 720M, 720W w/ 8E)
Subject Tests:
Math IIC - 780
Biology/M - 700</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: (dismal)
International club 2 years and Treasurer for 1 of those years
One Million Ways - Vice President (newly founded club this year!)</p>

<p>Community Service:
128 hours volunteering as a research intern at a USC hospital, worked on a project and performed various lab procedures such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, invasion, culturing cells, etc.</p>

<p>36 hours volunteering at the local library, shelving books. </p>

<p>Please Chance me for the following UCs:
UCB < --- My number one choice, but I realize this is a big reach for me
UCLA < --- same as above, except I don't have that much of a desire to attend here
UCSD < --- Hoping, very strongly to get into this college...though I realize I am lacking
UCI
UCSB
UCD
UCR < --- Should I bother putting this as a safety or am I probably going to get into one of the middle tier UCs?</p>

<p>I would love to know my chances for UCSD and UCB, especially, though I realize my GPA puts me at a huge disadvantage there. </p>

<p>And a final question to you guys,
I just got my subject test scores back today and I did better than I thought on math II and a little lower than what I had hoped for biology. </p>

<p>I signed up for the Biology and Math II subject tests in December already.
My question is this:
Should I retake Biology and Math II for 780+ math and 750+ Bio? Or should I retake my reasoning instead for a 2200+?</p>

<p>I'm fairly certain if I took the tests again I would do better.
I took my reasoning with an hour of sleep and pulled a 2140 if that helps any and I pretty much took biology cold.
Though for a 750+ Bio, I would probably have put in quite the effort while Reasoning I think I can take it without prep in December.</p>

<p>Oh and I plan on applying as a Biology major or something in the biological sciences, because I no idea what to do with my life. Please, your advice on this matter would be fantastic!</p>

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<p>Firstly, I would take the reasoning test again mostly b/c the UC's do not care about SAT II's as much as the SAT I.</p>

<p>Also, I don't know if you know but the UC's dont give a hoot about freshman year.</p>

<p>UCB: is not a BIG reach, but it will still be a reach mostly b/c of GPA.
UCLA: Also a reach
UCSD: Your SAT score is around 200 pts above the avg, and your UC GPA is around .35 pts under the avg. I'd call this either a match or a high match.
UCI: Match
UCSB: Match
UCD: Match</p>

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<p>^Thanks! I appreciate the chances.</p>

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<p>bump
10char</p>

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<p>Well, except for your GPA freshman year, you have solid grades and test scores. I would be a bit worried about your ECs though. Regardless, you have a decent profile so as long as your essays and recs turn out okay, you should feel good about your chances.</p>

<p>UCB- slight reach
UCLA- high match
UCSD- match
UCI- match
UCSB- match
UCD- safety
UCR- safety</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>UCB- reach
UCLA- high match
UCSD- match
UCI- match
UCSB- match
UCD- safety
UCR- safety</p>

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<p>If you were to choose between taking the SAT IIs or the SAT I over again, I would go with the SAT I. As Junshik pointed out, they don't seem to weigh the SAT IIs very much.</p>

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<p>Hmm, yeah. Thanks for the responses guys. I will definitely try and take the reasoning in December.</p>

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<p>-bump-
Should I include Riverside as a safety?</p>

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<p>Only if you want to go. If not, then dont bother, it's a waste of money. I'm pretty sure at least one of the middle tiers will take you, if it comes to that.</p>

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<p>UCB-reach
UCLA- slight reach
UCSD- match to slight reach (closer to match)
UCI- match
UCSB- match
UCD- match
UCSC--safe match
UCR- safety</p>

<p>Personally, I wouldn't worry about retaking either SAT test--I'd concentrate on your grades during this semester--and then appeal at UCSD if you are rejected there--and make sure that I had a 4.0 this semester (which might then make them reconsider a rejection there and change it to an acceptance).</p>

<p>I'd put UCSC in as the safety because, (as I pointed out to someone else already tonight), they have a better biology school than UC Riverside--and they are located in the redwoods close to the beach and not inland in the desert (although if you prefer the desert, then maybe that's a more appropriate school).</p>

<p>Also, I'd list only two of the mid-tier UCs (not all three--UCI, UCSB, and UCD). So pick the two you like best and drop the other one. Also, drop UCLA and keep UC Berkeley since neither is a likely acceptance--but at least you care about UC Berkeley and UCLA you don't.
(and I say this even though I got my MBA at UCLA and liked it there).</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Crap, I just sent out my score reports to those 6 UCs. Does that matter? I haven't sent in my applications yet. </p>

<p>I hear that the amount of UCs you apply to doesn't affect your chances..</p>

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<p>yeah, ucsd is tough, but all those others in. cal and la tough too</p>

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<p>-bump-
Just sent my application in to
UCB -
UCLA -
UCSD -
UCSB -
UCI -
UCR - </p>

<p>Applying as a Mechanical Engineer</p>

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<p>hey shiomi, i think u're in at ucsd o.o
i had a friend with 2040 swept thru uc's except ucla, nothing amazing except an essay i guess. lol u and i are looking at ucla at the same perspective,my #1 is ucb,but ucla is just for.. fun LOL.
gl bro. im gona submit mine in a few hrs..</p>