Chance me... Please?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>Chance Me Please for Computer Science in College of Engineering or College of Letters and Science</p>

<p>Chinese Male</p>

<p>Not meant to be a sob story but this information might be useful? My father passed away from cancer when I was in the 7th grade.
First Generation College Student - Mother graduated high school but is unemployed, Father did not graduate high school but deceased.
Income Level - <25,000
Also my brother goes to Stanford U (Junior) he’s a T.A.</p>

<p>I go to a high-school that is well known for being ghetto, but has a good advanced program (which i’m in).</p>

<p>GPA: 9th Grade: 4.0 UW/4.0 W
10th Grade: 3.9 UW/4.25 W
11th Grade: 3.9 UW/4.5 W
Top 1% of Class</p>

<p>ACT: 29 Composite (1st)
SAT: 1840 Total (1st) 700 M - 580 CR - 560 W
SAT II: Math 2: 620 - Physics: 580</p>

<p>10 AP Classes: AP Chem, AP World, AP US, AP Physics, AP Chinese, AP English 11, AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, AP Bio, AP Calc AB</p>

<p>Community Service: Head Youth Volunteer at Local Relief Foundation - Since I was 12 so I’ve logged over 400 hours.
Also Volunteered as 1st-5th grade boys and girls basketball coach - 4 years - about 100 hours</p>

<p>Internship/Work: Summer 2013/Summer 2014 worked at Sushi Restaurant as a Waiter : 20 hrs/week - 8 weeks/year
Summer 2014 interned at Kaiser Permanente Hospital as a Youth Intern in the Pharmacy: 40 hrs/week - 8 weeks/year</p>

<p>Sports: Played Adult League at a local basketball gym since I was a freshman so 4 summers in a row now.
Varsity Golf Team - 4 years (Captain - 2 years) -> Won All-League Player, Won 3 League Championships, and Won Most Improved Player</p>

<p>Leadership: California Scholarship Federation: Junior Year = Publicist, Senior Year = President
Chinese National Honor Society: Junior Year = Vice President, Senior Year = President
Model United Nations: Junior Year = Co Founder and Vice President, Senior Year = Vice President
Local Youth Buddhist Group: Freshman Year = Treasurer, Sophomore Year = Secretary, Junior Year = Vice President, Senior Year = President
Chess Club: Senior Year = President
Also in NHS, Mesa</p>

<p>Awards: All League Golf Player in my Region (1 of 6) in 2014
2x winner of a Korean Engineering and Math Association - 2nd place as a sophomore, 3rd place as a junior
Most Outstanding Student Nomination in 2011 for my Advanced Program
2x winner of a Regional Essay Contest - 1st place as a freshman, 2nd place as a sophomore
Picked as 1 of 8 participants in a Vietnam War Seminar with a California Senator ( Gold Seal on Transcript )
AP Scholar Award - College Board</p>

<p>Extras: Played Piano up until Level 8 (Passed recital and theory tests)</p>

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<p>Assuming your personal statements are going to be good, you’re pretty much good to go. If you want to be even stronger and more certain of your chances I suggest raising your ACT or SAT (31+/ 2000+). Your GPA/class standing is above the UCD acceptance average and you have good extra curriculars. Getting a 31+ or 2000+ will put you much above the UCD acceptance average for standardized test scores.</p>

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<p>You look like a very competitive applicant but I agree with @redbean soup that raising your ACT/SAT score will help your chances since CS/CSE is very competitive. Your EC’s look good.
UCD: High Match (Higher SAT/ACT would make it a Match).
Good Luck</p>

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<p>@redbeansoup‌ Thank you for taking the time to chance me and thanks for that insight. I will be retaking both tests in October (Fingers crossed) and hope to get a better score.</p>

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<p>@Gumbymom‌ Thank you for the encouraging words. I hope to tackle the ACT and SAT once more >:).</p>

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<p>As a current UCD student, I think you have a very good chance of getting in. As the other commenters above me said, if you raise your ACT and SAT scores, you’ll be in really good shape. Some other advice I can give you is that you should continue with your ECs in senior year and keep up your GPA, at least in the first semester. Colleges like to see commitment. </p>

<p>In terms of APs, the most useful ones in my opinion would be AP Computer Science, AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit/Lang and AP Chemistry. If you get 5s on these, you’ll be able to skip 1 class at UC Davis (a 5 on Calc AB will also let you skip 1 class, whereas a 5 on Calc BC will let you skip 2). </p>

<p>If you have any other questions about UCD feel free to ask me!</p>

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<p>@kryptoscia‌ Unfortunately my school doesn’t have AP Computer Science ;(</p>

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<p>@kryptoscia‌ I live about 35 minutes from Davis though, so it’s a top choice for me</p>