Hey, guys! I would appreciate being chanced for the UCs, particularly Berkeley & Davis as i’m leaning to sticking to Norcal!
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In-state Student
GPA: 4.0 UW w/ a UC GPA of 4.33
Rank: 4/92
I’m not sure if this makes a difference but my transcript was submitted for the ELC program
Sat I: 1390 (720 r/w, 670 math) (side note that the highest SAT score has been a 1410 at my school; not sure if the UCs see that/if it makes a difference or not…)
AP Tests: HuG (5), Euro (4), Lang (4), US Hist (4), Bio (3)
-I’ve taken all but 2 APs offered at my school
Senior Year Course load: AP Calc, AP Stats, AP Lit/Comp, AP Gov, Spanish 4, Health/Hosp (a program where I intern at the local hospital for 6-9 hours weekly), Physics (ap phys didn’t fit into my schedule)
Intended majors: For UC Berkeley, I’m interested in Biology or Public Health (so probably submitting as undeclared biological sciences) & for Davis, I’m interested in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
ECs (limited to 5 b/c the UCs only have you write that many):
-Learned how to read/write Punjabi more fluently alongside studying Sikh history
-CSF (9th-12th): I’m probably going to be VP this year, member through grades
-Link Crew Leader (12th): help freshmen enter high school more comfortably, year-long commitment of checking in on our groups routinely, tutoring them, giving them advice, etc.
-Art Club (9th-12th): worked on beautifying campus, vocalizing arts needs across campus, & i had a major role in a big mural we created
-Ambulance Assistant/Intern (12th, 9 hours a week): assist paramedics, attend ambulance rides, shadow, etc. (Note: this is not affiliated w/ the class in which I intern)
Awards/Honors
-Don’t wanna go into too much detail to protect my identity lol but I got a certificate from California State Legislature for doing the Prostart Competition
-Again ^^ but got an award at my school that only 1 freshman receives for English
-AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Community Service
-School Teacher (12th, 2 hours/week): tutor struggling kids (ages 9-15) in how to read/write Punjabi, act as an assistant teacher, plan lesson plans & independently teach the Sikh history portion of the class
More experiences I’m mentioning in the essays:
-Prostart Competition: participated during sophomore year, won a grant for school, highlighted my leadership abilities
-Independent study: took some school time off (about 2.5 months total, including finals) to travel abroad but still completed all my work while gone, made up finals/exams promptly, maintained 4.0 (if this sounds cocky, sorry lol but just proud i was able to have both great experiences in foreign countries and also keep my grades up (
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Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to read this!! I really value honest opinions so please be honest on if you think I would be accepted (: