Chance me please! Berkeley hopeful!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Stats:
Indian (Asian) male, goes to competitive school in Michigan</p>

<p>SAT I (by section): 2250 (800 M, 750 CR, 700 W)
ACT:34</p>

<p>APs: Chem(3), Physics C (5), Stats (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC, Biology, and European History</p>

<p>GPA (UW, W): 3.75 uw (HUGE upward trend: 9: 3.2, 10: 3.8, 11: 4.0)
-(4.16 UC gpa)
Rank: School doesn't rank</p>

<p>Academic Honors/Awards:
- National Merit Finalist
-Honor roll 10-12th grade
-All State honorable mention Jazz bass performance
-Medalist at regional Solo/Ensemble festival
-Ranked 6th in NorthSouth foundation National essay competition (2012)
-Ranked 12th in NorthSouth foundation national public speaking competition (2012)</p>

<p>ECs listed on app:
- Jazz Ensemble (4 years)… First chair/Section leader
- Pit Orchestra (4 years)…First chair/Section leader
- Model UN (3 years)…Made school team that competed at prestigious regional conferences
- Robotics (1 year)
- Orchestra (7 years)…First chair/Section leader
- JV tennis (number one team in state): #2 doubles, undefeated, conference champions, won 4 tournaments, etc.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Internship at local pharmaceutical company, youngest ever hired
Essays: Great
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Great
Applied on (EA?):
Hook (if any):</p>

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<p>Berkeley’s competitive, so nothing’s for sure, but you’re certainly a very strong applicant. No reason NOT not admit you.</p>

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<p>Where does 4.16 UC gpa, and 2250 place me roughly in the applicant/admit pool?</p>

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<p>your GPA doesn’t matter much, because many schools use different GPA systems. if you are in the top 10% or top 5% of your class, you would have a pretty good chance of being accepted</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t report rank :/</p>

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<p>Berkeley - low reach (with a GP like that)</p>

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<p>That’s why UC has students put their courses and grades into the application, so that the courses and grades and various UC-calculated GPAs are available to the admissions readers in a standardized form. High-school-calculated GPAs are not used.</p>

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<p>Rank per se is not used by UC admissions, although consideration in context of what is available in your high school can result in indirect influence of rank.</p>

<p>Which division (L&S, Engineering, etc.) matters for selectivity at Berkeley. Within the College of Engineering, major also matters.</p>

<p>Very important: can you afford the out-of-state cost? Financial aid may be offered, but it will not cover the out-of-state additional tuition (see the financial aid estimator on the web site).</p>

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<p>ucbalumnus, how does the caliber of school affect admissions decisions? Current Berk student, soon an alumni, but I’m interested. Given that Monta Vista High School (in Cupertino, for those unfamiliar) sends almost 70 students a year to UC Berkeley, but my friend’s crappy high school out in Sacramento sent 2, I would think it factors into decisions.</p>

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<p>I believe I could afford the out of state cost.</p>

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<p>Re: #8</p>

<p>If you take, for example, four year long honors courses, it may make a difference if there were only four possible honors courses that you could take, versus there being ten and most Berkeley admits from your school took eight or more.</p>