Chance me please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances for getting into Berkeley and what are some ways that I can improve my chances? Please be frank</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: California
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.71
Class Rank: top 5 students
Class Size: 500</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 610
SAT I Critical Reading: 640
SAT I Writing: 670
SAT II Literature: 520
SAT II U.S. History: 710
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 660</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: CSF, Math Club
Leadership positions: Math Club Treasurer
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Cross Country and Track
Volunteer/Service Work: Volunteered at the Palm Springs Art Museum
Honors and Awards: Boys' State Delegate, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Outstanding Student Award (from The Center for the Advancement of Second Language Acquisition and The Inland Empire Foreign Language Association)</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: University of California - Berkeley, Choice #: 1
College: University of California - Los Angeles, Choice #: 2
College: University of California - Davis, Choice #: 3
College: University of California - Irvine, Choice #: 4</p>

<p>Importance of cost: Extremely important</p>

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<p>your gpa and sat don't match... either you are a terrible test taker or there's bad grade inflation at your school. at any rate, your test scores and generic ECs will prevent you from getting into UCB and UCLA</p>

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<p>I am a horrible test taker.... =(</p>

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<p>Good GPA and rank, slightly weak ECs, okay honors/awards, weak SAT</p>

<p>Where it stands...</p>

<p>Berkeley/UCLA: slight reach / high match
UCSD: match
UCI/UCD: safe match</p>

<p>Retake the SAT and shoot for 2000+, and Berkeley/UCLA will be matches. It wouldn't matter so much if the rest of the application (ECs, awards) was really strong. Make sure to make your essays the best you can -- awesome essays can get you in.</p>