Chance me Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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Hi. 18, male, in-state student/freshman applicant here.

My stats:

Weighted 10-12 UC A-G GPA: 3.58

ACT Composite: 30
ACT English: 34
ACT Math: 28
ACT Reading: 31
ACT Science: 28
ACT Writing: 6

New SAT: 1250 (630 english, 620 math)

EC:
Former Vice President of class
Current class secretary
Yearbook chief staff member
Managing staffer for newspaper
3 years in drama (lead roles in all plays)
JV Football
JV Tennis
Part-time job (15 hours a week)
Over 150 hours volunteering
Vice President of Gay-Straight Alliance Club
Vice President of Women’s Rights Club
Standard member of college club, interact club, enough club, heritage and cultures club, politics club
Active member of two political campaigns (one at the state level, one for the US House of Representatives)

Amazing personal insight responses (my english teacher said they were perfect and they were just my rough drafts)

Berkeley asked me for two letters of recommendations back in December, which two of my teachers wrote and submitted a few months ago.

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Honestly, I think this school would be a real reach for you. Your GPA and ACT aren’t in the greatest range. You may have very strong essays (that counts) and your EC’s are soiid. Your LOR’s may also help you out. Schools like Cal want to admit a variety of people, but they must have a good chance of success. That’s why they tend to admit people with much higher stats than yours (and many of THOSE people are having their egos bruised as we speak). If you do get in and want to go, great! Just know that it is a very academically demanding school for many majors.