Chance me for UC Davis?

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Please chance me for UC Davis! Intended major is biological sciences.
SAT: M 770 CR 800 W 800
Total: 2370

SAT II: Math II:800
Chem:800

GPA: 3.75 UW
Weighted: 4.03
UC GPA: 3.96 capped, 4.04 uncapped

Weighted Classes:
Soph: Honors chem, AP Euro
Junior: AP Chem, AP Lit, Honors Spanish IV
Senior: AP Bio, Honors Physics, AP Psych

Extracurriculars:

  1. Piano (9-12): Completing all 10 levels of Certificate of Merit Evaluation Exam, received branch honors and qualified for musical convention recital in level 8, receiving senior award (completing 3 levels in HS)
  2. Conducted Research at Schmahl Science Workshops (10 summer-12): Submitted research on Parkinson’s Disease to Contra Costa Science and Engineering Fair (won 2nd place, alternate for CA State Fair)
  3. Attended Telugu (Indian Language) School: Completed all 4 levels of telugu school, learned to fluently speak, understand, read, write Telugu
  4. 250 hours volunteering at Veterans Affairs Hospital (9-12): Honorary Volunteer at Veterans Affairs (Volunteer 200+ hours)
  5. Internship at UCSF vascular surgery lab (11 summer): conducted vascular research along with other faculty at lab
  6. Solo author of submitted research paper/article (11th grade): Submitted research paper on Parkinson’s cure to Elsevier Editorial for Parkinsonism and Parkinson’s article to Imagine Magazine of JHU Center for Talented Youth
  7. Submitting research project on Parkinson’s Disease to Intel STS and Siemens National Competition (11,12)
  8. Attending Stanford Pre-Collegiate Conference (12): 1 of 50 students in CA selected to participate in conference where we share and discuss our scientific research with professionals and other students
  9. President and Founder of Charity Dress Club (10-12): Raised money and collected clothes to send to underdeveloped countries around the world: Sent two cargo shipments overseas to India and raised $5000
  10. Active Member of School Congressional Debate Team (9-12): Varsity member of congressional debate team in grades 9-12, won 3rd place in 2 invitational tournaments (Congress 3, MLK) and won 2nd at Congress summer camp in HS
  11. 224 PSAT score: Likely national merit semifinalist
  12. CSF (9-12): Active member of DVHS CSF for 5 semesters, 60 hours volunteering
  13. Piano Volunteering (9-11): Played piano for elderly at senior citizen homes: 50 hours
  14. Athletics (9-10): Captain of school Junior Varsity volleyball team
  15. Work experience (10-12): Teach piano to elementary and middle schoolers around my community

Hooks: N/A
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Income: 150,000+

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Besides course load which is a little lacking, your application is extremely strong, you’ll get in, good job.

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From what I’ve seen on other threads regarding Davis BioSci, your stats are very strong. Your test scores definitely make up for the GPA (which is pretty strong regardless). ECs are fantastic as well, good luck! :wink:

Assuming you’re wanting to go to premed huh?

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@honcho thank you! Yup, I want to go into premed!

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Explain your low GPA and low courseload and you’ll be fine. Your scores should be able to make up for it. EC’s are far better than your average Davis applicant as well, although you might want to note that CM Advanced Level (even with branch honors) really doesn’t mean anything and simply “submitting” a project to the Intel STS won’t do anything for your application.

I can’t really see UCD rejecting you unless they were trying to protect their yield, and I couldn’t see UCSD rejecting you either unless the competition for this year suddenly skyrocketed. Did you apply to UCLA or Cal?

Good luck.

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Chance me at UC Davis?
International student
SAT 1310 (new scale)
M 710
CR 600

ECs- Good social work, given grade 5 of my trinity exams, working on grade six. Done pretty well in previous trinity exams. Also learning the piano. School Choir, Plays etc.

Essays- Pretty decent, about my social work and guitar.

my system doesnt have GPA

Std X (ICSE) - 91%
Std XI (ISC) - bad grades, low sixties.
XII (ISC) - not out yet

Ive also applied to the other UCs
Could you tell me where I have the best chance.

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@quickmia, please start your own thread. It is considered rude to hijack someone else’s thread.

@kobe24mamba, you should be okay. As long as you can pay the fees, you should be okay.

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@“aunt bea” sorry