Chance me for UC Berkeley and Cornell please! Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances for admission to Cornell Engineering as a Computer Science major and Berkeley College of Letters and Science for Computer Science (note that Berkeley L&S is far less competitive than Engineering, and does not admit by major)</p>

<p>-UW GPA: 3.54, UC GPA: 3.92, W GPA: 4.14 (Low UW but grades show an upward trend and I'm still top 9% at my school)
-SAT Reasoning: 2260 (730 Math, 730 Reading, 800 Writing w/ 12 on essay)
-SAT II: 790 Math II, 700 U.S. History
-Taken 13 AP and 6 Honors courses throughout high school (all 4's and 5's on AP Tests taken so far)
-I am a California resident and qualify for the UC ELC</p>

<p>-EC's:
1.Intern at a software company, I hold a quality assurance position and I basically test android applications for functionality and user convenience. 10 hours a week for 16 weeks. (11, 12)
2.Community service at church, I maintain facilities every Sunday afternoon. 2 hours a week every week of the year, give or take 2 weeks. (9, 10, 11, 12)
3.Travel basketball, I got cut from HS team but I still love playing. About two hours spent at practice every night for the team, year-long commitment. (9, 10, 11)
4. Exhibition designer at a local cultural center, latest project was a modern and vandalized rendition of Thomas Jefferson's desk that provided a subversive commentary on his character and idiosyncrasies. 10 hours a week for 12 weeks. (11)
5. Tutoring kids at school in various subjects, including English, Trig, Calc, Physics, ect. (11, 12)</p>

<p>-Letters of rec & essays well-written </p>

<p>-I'm pretty confident in all parts of my application EXCEPT my unsightly GPA. I was a mediocre student in 9th and 10th grade, and I'm super scaried and super worried that it will ruin my chances. Any feedback would be appreciated, and I will chance back if you provide me with a link.</p>

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<p>Are you a junior or senior right now? </p>

<p>You have a chance at Berkeley especially since your UC GPA is so high :slight_smile: They will likely ignore Freshman year. Your ECs aren’t too strong, though… GREAT Sat score it keeps you alive. UCB is a match, but Cornell a reach.</p>

<p>Chance back :)<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1611666-what-are-my-chances-at-pomona-claremont-mckenna-college-usc-ucla-ucsd-rice-u-and-more.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1611666-what-are-my-chances-at-pomona-claremont-mckenna-college-usc-ucla-ucsd-rice-u-and-more.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Well you’re right about your GPA being lower than average for those schools, but luckily you tested high. I dont know if that’s enough to offset your GPA but it’s a bonus. Your ECs arent very extraordinary, except for the exhibition designer one, that is extremely cool, and depending on how you described it on your App, should hold some good weight.</p>

<p>My thread (chance pls): <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You definitely have a chance for both. Your UC GPA is low but test scores make up for it. i would say low reach for both
chance back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1601533-chance-me-for-my-schools.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1601533-chance-me-for-my-schools.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Your chances are extremely strong. Your GPA is around the 50% mark for both. You seem lil a very competitive applicant </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1612345-will-chance-back-immediately-please-chance.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1612345-will-chance-back-immediately-please-chance.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think you should make your ECS stronger. SAT scores are good and competitive.</p>

<p>My thread (Chance me please): <a href=“Chances to get into Yale, Brown, Tufts, Emory, NYU, Georgetown, George Washington - #11 by LBad96 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>Chances to get into Yale, Brown, Tufts, Emory, NYU, Georgetown, George Washington - #11 by LBad96 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>Stats are fine:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT score is acceptable.</li>
<li>SAT II score is fine.</li>
<li><p>GPA is acceptable. Upward trend elevates rating to good perhaps?</p></li>
<li><p>Californian residents get a boost to acceptance likelihood at UC schools.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>ECs are fine:</p>

<ul>
<li>Detailed ECs stand out even if they are sub-par to ECs like “Cancer Research at blahblahblah” Try to continue this trend. Make your ECs as unique as possible. Don’t aim for huge ECs for the sake of resume-building. Admissions know that those with “cancer research at blahblahblah” is not predictive of success at college because a lot of people do it not out of themselves but because they want to get in a university. Do things you enjoy/or are meaningful to you.</li>
<li>E.g. “Thomas Jefferson’s desk” is much better than “a famous person’s desk”</li>
<li>ECs are varied.</li>
</ul>

<p>Your main focus will be the essays. You don’t have to do big things to show intellectual acuteness.</p>

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<p>Berkeley:match
Cornell:low reach</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>COmments on my app?<a href=“URGENT HELP ! Am I really doomed to lose schooling or go to a community college? Will chance u back? - International Students - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/china/1609820-urgent-help-am-i-really-doomed-to-lose-schooling-or-go-to-a-community-college-will-chance-u-back-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Ucb high match
Cornell low reach</p>

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<p>Chance me back?
<a href=“Chance Me? I will definately 100% chance you back - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1609142-chance-me-i-will-definately-100-chance-you-back-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;