Chance me for UCLA?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, all!
I'm an OSS applicant (username lol) but I'm from LA and still have quite a few relatives there. I like Iowa City very much, but UCLA is my absolute dream school.
Anyway:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.67
-Sharp rising trend since first trimester of junior year. I got As and Bs (and one very unfortunate C-) thanks to some issues at home. For the last two tris of junior year and the first tri of senior year, I got all As.
No weighted GPA provided. </p>

<p>ACT composite: 32
Math: 30
Reading:31</p>

<p>My class load is more or less rigorous:
Sophomore year:
-Spanish III Honors
-Band
-AP Euro
-English 10 Honors
-Advanced computer tech (hahahaha)
-Algebra II Honors
-Chemistry Honors</p>

<p>Junior year:
-AP Spanish IV/V
-AP Government
-AP Biology
-Pre-cal honors
-Band
-Introduction to journalism (XD)
-American Literature Honors</p>

<p>Senior year:
-AP Econ Macro/Micro
-AP Spanish independent study
-AP United States history
-AP Chem
-British Literature Honors
-Physics
-Band</p>

<p>ECs not too impressive...:
-160+ hrs volunteering mainly at the public library/hospital
-Academic Decathlon
-Congressional Award club (not very active, though)
-Marching band (although that is technically a class)
-Newspaper staff
-Taking lessons to read/write in Farsi</p>

<p>Extra Info/talents/qualities:
-Iranian-american
-Fluent in English, Farsi and can speak some Spanish
-Parents went to college
-Cousin went to UCLA?</p>

<p>I have a very strong personal statement. It's not cliche, and it has a strong personal voice (according to my old american lit teacher)!</p>

<p>So...I know it's definitely a reach, but do I have a reasonable chance? Can UCLA see my sharp improvement in grades and overlook the difficulties at home? I want to attend so badly....</p>

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<p>You need to figure out your UC GPA which you can get the formula for on the UC Pathways website. Also make sure you’re folks are OK with the OOS tuition of $50K/yr for what could be more than 4 years given the budget crisis.</p>

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<p>Pretty good chance, and to above, he can get good financial aid there.</p>

<p>Chance me please!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/811317-university-michigan.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/811317-university-michigan.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Are you kidding? They don’t even give good aid to in state students but have almost zero for out of state.</p>

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Chiming in with hmom5 - you gotta be kidding! OOS will get the Federal Aid they would get at any university (Stafford Loans) and that’s about it.</p>

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<p>because of your iranian-ness that will help some. </p>

<p>you have a pretty good unweighted GPA so I think you would get in!</p>

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The UC system is barred by state law (Prop 209, 1996) from considering race or ethnicity in admissions decisions, so “iranian-ness” would have NO effect. <a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/sas/publish/aa_final2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ucop.edu/sas/publish/aa_final2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>i think UC knows iranian people are pretty smart.
you have a good chance.</p>

<p>chance back
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