Chance me, please! CA schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'll be applying to the following schools for next year's fall term and I'd REALLY appreciate it if someone could give me some honest thoughts on my chances for them each. If you don't think I'll make the cut, be upfront, please. Also, I'll be applying for computer science major for each of them, probably computer engineering as my alt. major.</p>

<p>-UC Berkeley
-UC Irvine
-UC Santa Barbara
-UC Santa Cruz
-UC San Diego
-UC Riverside
-Cal Poly SLO
-Cal Poly Pomona</p>

<p>My high school career is as follows:</p>

<p>-10-12 WT GPA: 3.6
-9-12 WT(All Sub) GPA: 3.5
(Do not include any 12th grade grades, just what they are referred to on my transcript)</p>

<p>-SAT I: 1860 (Plan to study this time for when I retake it in Dec.)</p>

<p>Activites(Really poor, I know):
-Secretary of Health (12th only, promotes healthy choices)
-Varsity Cross Country 11/12th
-Working as mechanic's assistant 9-12th
-Volunteer work most weekends at church 10-11th (~200 hours)
-Chevron High School Academy (Computer Science courses at nearby CSU for 3 quarters, 12th only)
-Math Tutor 11th only</p>

<p>AP Scores:
-English Language (4)
-Calculus AB (IP)
-Physics B(IP)
-English Lit(IP)</p>

<p>Current Classes:
AP English Lit
AP Calc. AB
Honors Physics
Government/Econ
TA
CSU CS class</p>

<p>Misc.:
-$10,800 income last year (family of 5, single parent)
-Hispanic
-1st generation high school & college student
-Should be receiving Golden State Seal Merit Diploma</p>

<p>If anything else is needed/wanted I'll post it ASAP</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>quick bump, really anxious to know what you guys think :(</p>

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<p>I’m only applying to Berkeley so I can’t say anything about the other schools. But seeing that nobody else has responded yet, I’ll at least get it started.
I think you have a pretty low chance at Berkeley. Like, high-reach bordering on out-of-reach. Your GPA and SAT are far too low to be competitive at that school, especially considering that you’re applying to comp sci, the toughest major. There are a few things on your app that can help you, like your first-gen status and your essays - it looks like you have a lot of great topics to write about, so your essays could really stand out. But despite that, I still think that Berkeley would be extremely unlikely for you.</p>

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<p>Honesty, thanks. I’ll still apply just for the small chance I’ll be accepted, however unlikely. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>-UC Berkeley: high reach
-UC Irvine: low reach/reach
-UC Santa Barbara: low reach/reach
-UC Santa Cruz: match/high match
-UC San Diego: reach
-UC Riverside: match
-Cal Poly SLO: low reach
-Cal Poly Pomona: match</p>

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<p>CP Pomona is the only one you’ve got a good shot at. </p>

<p>Add a few more CSUs to your list. Maybe Long Beach and San Marcos.</p>