Chance Me for Undergrad Engineering!

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<p>Chance me for undergrad engineering admission to Berkeley! Also any commentary on possible financial aid/scholarships would be nice!</p>

<p>High School Senior
Competitive Private Catholic High School in Orange County
Race: White (Upper Middle Class)
UW GPA: 3.95 (B+ and B in AP Lang, really hard teacher)
W GPA: 4.76 (honors, AP, and IB's count as 5.0's)
Class Rank - unknown (probably top 3%)</p>

<p>Junior Schedule:
Class (AP score if applicable)</p>

<p>Religion 3
AP Lang (5)
AP BC Calc (5) (Top Student award)
AP US History (5) (Top Student award)
IB Latin HL 1
Ancient Greek 2 H
AP Physics C: Mechanics (5) (Top Student award)</p>

<p>Self Studies:
AP Chemistry (4)</p>

<p>Summer After Junior Year:
Self-Study of Multivariable Calculus using MIT OCW (almost done with this)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
Class (expected AB/IB score if applicable)</p>

<p>Religion 4
AP Lit (4 or 5)
IB Math HL 2 (6 or 7)
IB Further Math SL (5, 6, or 7)
AP Macroeconomics (5)
IB Latin HL 2 (5, 6, or 7)
IB Ancient Greek SL (5, 6, or 7) (ONLY 3 SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD OFFER THIS COURSE)
AP Physics B (5)</p>

<p>Self Studies:
Possibly AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (I love physics!)</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
Top Student Award in Ancient Greek 1 Honors, Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors, Cultural Geography Honors, Film as Art, Latin 1 Honors, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics and AP US History
Top Scholar Athlete for Soccer and Tennis 3 years in a row!</p>

<p>SAT: 2250 (730 CR, 750 Math, 770 W)
SAT II Math II: 800
SAT II Physics: expected 750+ (taking test in October)</p>

<p>Intended Major (in order of interest): MechE, BioE, Physics</p>

<p>ECS:</p>

<p>Club soccer through 9th grade
Won the US Youth National Championship in Boston (2008)
4 years high school soccer (1 frosh, 1jv, 2varsity (starting center midfielder))
4 years varsity tennis (captain junior and senior year)
MUN (3 years, traveled to London and will go to China senior year, 4 gavels so far)
President of Kiva/Microfinance Club ($2300+ in microloans to individuals/businesses in over 35 countries, goal is $3000 by end of year)
2 year member of Engineering and Physics Innovation Club (EPIC) (Chief Engineer senior year) - We have built a hovercraft, a magnetic accelerator cannon and a Ruben's tube. We intend on building a potato cannon and a model rocket (capable of going 10000 feet high) this year.
Member of Ping Pong Club (I am pro!)
California Scholastic Federation (CSF) 7 semester member
NHS 2 year member (tutored throughout junior year)
Link Crew (Freshmen Transition Program) 3 year group leader
Member of Lion's Heart (community service organization for teens, president for 3 years, 450+ hrs) since 7th grade
Special Camp for Special Kids (week long one-on-one camp for kids with disabilities) counselor for 3 summers (planning to do summer after senior year as well)</p>

<p>Employment:
Calculus/Physics Tutor
Teach my home-schooled neighbor Pre-Algebra/Algebra and Wheelock's Latin (he's 11 years old and really smart, I teach him the material and give him weekly homework to do)</p>

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<p>You are a strong applicant. Be aware that engineering selectivity varies by major, and changing majors to another engineering major requires applying to do so. For mechanical engineering, there is a separate application for the full ride Drake scholarship.</p>

<p>But (for Berkeley) IB math HL will not gain you anything in placement or subject credit beyond what a 5 in AP calculus BC gives (both give you Math 1A and 1B subject credit). If you wish to go further in math, see if you can take transferable courses in multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations at a local community college.</p>

<p>Berkeley engineering (but not the physics major) will give you subject credit for Physics 7A with a 5 on AP physics C mechanics. No other physics you take in high school will give you additional subject credit; you may wish to take the physics courses that match up to Physics 7B at your local community college instead.</p>

<p>See [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to match courses at your local community college to those at Berkeley and other UCs and CSUs.</p>