Hi,
So I’m planning on applying to UT Austin (I live in texas), UC Berkeley, and UCLA. I plan on applying for the engineering or science colleges at each one. Obviously, I don’t expect to get in since they’re so competitive, but I’m wondering if I even have a chance with my unweighted GPA being a 3.79. I had an unweighted GPA of 3.95 before and I was in the top 5%. I’m still in the top 10% of my class of 550 people, but not by much. I didn’t get any Bs until Junior year, and I only took honors and AP classes throughout high school. My weighted GPA is a 5.1 out of 6. My SAT score is 2170: 780 CR, 700 M, 690 W (superscored). I have only taken the world history subject test and I got a 770. I’m planning on taking biology, chemistry, physics, and math II. My AP Test scores are: 5 on english lang, 5 on world history, 5 on US history, 4 on art history, and a 3 on chem (I had a horrible teacher lol). I have pretty good ECs: biomedical research internship in a Cancer lab (got to do actual hands on procedures and experiments), started a successful photography business, volunteer work at a hospital and my own science tutoring for the undeserved, academic decathlon, multiple awards and hundreds of thousands of views on my photography, etc.I’m sure I can get decent rec letters from my counselor and some teachers. I’ve also had certain hardships during Junior year which have affected my grades. Just wondering if these other things still keep me competitive for UT Austin, UCB, and UCLA despite my poor grades.