Chance Me Please, Will Chance BACK! UCs + USC + Cal Poly SLO

<p>Hey guys please help me out by chancing me for these schools and giving me any feed back that you guys can! </p>

<p>Schools that I'm planning on applying too:
UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCI, USC, Cal Poly SLO</p>

<p>Major: Aerospace Engineering</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian
GPA Unweighted:3.60
GPA Weighted:4.09
GPA 10-12 Unweighted: 3.67
GPA 10-12 Weighted: 4.23
Avg Income: $50,000
Rank: 62/613</p>

<p>SAT: 1940 M-670 W-670 R-600
(Planning on retaking, have been getting 2100s on avg on practice tests)</p>

<p>ACT: Took today, have been getting 32s on avg</p>

<p>SAT 2: Math 2c: 780
Taking Physics and Korean in November</p>

<p>Although my average GPA may not be that high, I did have a exponential increase in my GPAs from freshman year - second semester of junior year.</p>

<p>unweighted/weighted</p>

<p>9th:
1st sem: 3.45/3.82
2nd sem: 3.6/4.0</p>

<p>10th:
1st sem: 3.29/3.71
2nd sem: 3.67/4.17</p>

<p>11th:
1st sem: 3.86/ 4.29
2nd sem: 4.0/4.6</p>

<p>12th: set for a 4.8 if i can get straight A's
List of APs for 12th grade
-AP Calc BC
-AP Physics B
-AP Statistics
-AP Lit and Comp</p>

<p>LIST OF ALL OTHER APs IVE TAKEN:
AP Art History (3)
AP Calculus AB (4)
AP English Language (4)
AP World History (3)</p>

<p>I also took some classes at my community college (counts as APs):
10th grade, US History
GPA: 3.0/4.0
11th grade, Government, Economics, Psychology
GPA: 4.0/5.0</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Awards
-Center for Future Global Leaders (CFGL) Essay Competition REGIONAL RECOGNITION
-PVSA (President’s Volunteer Service Award) Gold Level Award
-Certificate of Recognition in the category of Leadership (Lead America National Student Conference)
-AP Scholar with Honor Award (CollegeBoard)
-Principal’s Honor Roll (Every semester of high school, 3.5+ GPA)
-Pride of the Vikings Band Scholar Award</p></li>
<li><p>Extra Curricular Activities</p></li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>VHS Marching band</li>
<li>VHS Robotics club [President]</li>
<li>VHS World Vision Club [President]; I started this club two years ago in order to bring awareness to the students of Valencia High School that children just like us from all around the world need our support. The club’s goal is to fundraise money through various activities and then use the money to sponsor children all around the world through World Vision International.
-Pathfinders Christian Club
-VHS Cycling Club
-VHS Debate</li>
</ul>

<ol>
<li><p>Volunteer:
-Open Library Peer Tutoring (4 years); stay after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-4:30 to help and tutor any students in need. [roughly 400 hours; grades 9-12]
-Amor Mexico Missions [roughly 72 hours]
-World Vision Club [roughly 348 hours; grades 11-12]</p></li>
<li><p>Work Experience:
-Internship at Sol Tech Inc. (Computer data base software engineering company) [120 hours]</p></li>
</ol>

<p>This is all that I can think of right now and I will add on to this list when I think of something. Thank you for taking the time to read this and please chance me on the schools that I listed above. My main goal is to be able to go to one of these schools and that they offer me a full ride so if possible, please state the chance of that happening as well. Thank you</p>

<p>Bump. Please put in any input you guys have</p>

<p>You can do it!</p>

<p>USC/UCB/UCLA-low reach
the rest are safeties.
Your GPA might bring you down but everythiing else is great so I think you have a solid chance! :)</p>

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<p>I believe you are a match for all the college campuses their. You’re EC and work experiences remotely pertains to your desired major. You’re test scores can compensate for your GPA, if you can score the 2100. The high scores on your ACT will be of great help as well.</p>

<p>I honestly think you have a good chance for each of those colleges, just shine out on your personal statement.</p>

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<p>Bump thread! :slight_smile: if you guys can, please also comment on my chances of getting scholarships to these schools.</p>

<p>UCLA: reach
UCB: reach
UCSD: low reach
UCD: high match
UCI: high match
Cal Poly SLO: high match
aerospace engineering is a competitive major, and your GPA is definitely hurting your chances. try retaking the sat if you can</p>

<p>Thank you guys for your replies! BUMPing thread :D</p>

<p>Bumpppppp((:</p>