Chance me for UC's?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Specifically UCI, UCLA, UCB, UCSD, UCSB, UCD</p>

<p>Applying to the College of L&S.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Lives in SoCal.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.55 unweighted, 4.35 weighted
Ranked top 20% (school ranks unweighted)
School has an API of 890+</p>

<p>SAT 1 M: 800
SAT 1 CR: 740
SAT 1 Wr:760
TOTAL: 2300 (one sitting)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II- 800
Bio- 800
US History- 760</p>

<p>APs:
Euro Hist (4) APUSH (5) APENGCOMP (5) APCALC (5) APBIO (5) APPSYCH (5, self studied)</p>

<p>My Transcript:</p>

<p>10th 1st Sem/2nd Sem
Chemistry H A/A
Eng 2 H B/A
Math Analysis H(Precalc) B/B
AP European Hist B/B
German 2 A/A
Orchestra A/A
PE A/A</p>

<p>11th
AP US History A/A
AP English Lang and Comp B/B
AP Calculus B/A
AP Biology B/A
German 3 H A/A
Orchestra A/A</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
- Class Leadership within my Graduating year (class cabinet)
- Debate team, Varsity debater.
- in two orchestras: school and one out of school that raises money for natural disaster relief funds (publicity director)
-violin 10 years
-Taekwondo, won many medals at championships (10+ years, Jr Instructor, I teach classes and volunteer at the studio)
-started a cancer outreach organization with a friend that emphasizes community outreach and prevention. (co-founder)
-in a 501(c) student run organization that raises money for disadvantaged children in Africa
-spent a summer in Taiwan volunteering teaching English to disadvantaged youths.
-Hospital Volunteer (150 hrs)
-Vice president at Amnesty International Club within my school
-Officer in a basketball club that emphasizes community service through basketball.
Personal statements were good.</p>

<p>I know I have a low GPA with high test scores.</p>

<p>I would appreciate it if anyone chances me, Thanks!</p>

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<p>I would not hesitate to say that you are in at Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Davis. Despite your GPA, your ECs are strong and your test scores are good. It also looks as if your course load is good with APs and such, so long as you continued that trend. I would say that you have a good chance at Berkeley and UCLA, mostly dependent on how good your personal statements are.</p>

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<p>thanks !</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>I agree - you’ve got a great shot at all of them. LA and B can be tough to predict due to the volume of similarly qualified appplicants.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>forgot to add in senior year schedule; I’m taking 5 APs this year.</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>High Match: UCI, UCD, UCSB
Match: UCSD
Low Match: UCLA, UCB (Just because your GPA. Otherwise I would say you are 100% in!)</p>

<p>Suggestions: Write a mindblowing essay!</p>

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<p>Your extracurriculars and ridiculously high test scores will more than compensate for your grades. You’re a high match for all of 'em except UCLA’S and UCB, but still a mid-low match them. I’ve noticed that the UC system tends to put disproportionate weight on grades. If you want to go to the most prestigious school you can go to, look outside of the UC system. Your scores will be more appreciated on the east coast.</p>

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<p>bump !</p>

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<p>UCI-Low match
UCLA- High Match
UCB- High match/Low Reach
UCSD- Match
UCD-Low Match</p>

<p>The only flaw I can see in your app is the GPA, and UCs seem to put heavy emphasis on those.</p>