<p>Freshmen year uw/w: 2.00 gpa, my brother had cancer so I missed alot of school, pretty much nothing else happened
Sophomore year: 3.75 gpa uw/w, won best biology student, best history student, best English student, played varsity tennis. Started a very well received comedy show on my schools bulletin, won a tri-county biology contest, volunteered for 30 hours at an aids food bank
Junior 3.85 uw, 4.3 w: took 3 APs and an accelerated, ran varsity cross country, v tennis, won best physics/ap bio student, most fluent Spanish student. was the ap ush representative for leadership, became a safe school ambassador (a bully fighting program), volunteered approx 100+ hours total at the free teen clinic.
That summer I took precalc and Spanish 3
Senior: 3.85 uw, 4.4 w: senior class president, 60 more hours at the teen clinic, a humanitarian trip to Nicaragua. Another year of cross country and tennis
Since sophomore year I've been a scholar athlete, and have continued my comedy show (the school actually gave me a period for it!)
2100 sat
I'll be applying re and my teacher reds are friggin stellar! What are my chances?</p>
<p>You really boosted it up from freshman year. I would suggest emphasizing the impact your brother’s cancer had in your life in your essay. You have great E/C’s, achievements, and SAT. Are you Hispanic? That would be a hook when they look at your application (even though they say they took affirmative action off).</p>
<p>Overall I’d say you’re a high match/low reach.</p>
<p>Unrelated, but where in Nicaragua did you go? Are you thinking about using the experience for one of your essays?</p>
<p>Oh, man, sorry, I meant to say ecuador, And it was Bahia de caraquez. I don’t plan to write about it though, I’ve had much more profoundly affecting things in my life happen at other points</p>
<p>Sorry about your brother. Luckily the UC’s don’t factor in freshman GPA so your GPA would be good. SAT is great as well. I’m guessing you will have a great essay, and along with your extra curricular activities, you seem like a good match.</p>
<p>cool thanks! and yea, i sure am glad for that, my UC GPA is 4.2, but if freshmen year counted it would be a 3.5</p>
<p>Dude, usually I give stupid replies to chance me posts, but you prolly got this. Make sure to write the essay well (its like 500 word limit or something)… Hell, you might be too good for ucla…</p>
<p>Wait a minute… the fishing pond is that way -->.</p>
<p>wow thanks!</p>
<p>Kudos on your care for your brother. Sounds like a solid candidate!</p>
<p>that’s awesome, thanks!</p>