Chance Me Please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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<p>I am going to be a senior next year, I am worried about where I might end up. So please help me out to get an idea of where I stand. Well here it is...</p>

<p>Ethnicity/Sex: Indian Male</p>

<p>State: CA</p>

<p>Parent's Income: My parents BOTH lost their jobs this year, most of my junior year was on my parents savings and unemployment. My mom recently got her job back, my dad just got his as well; he works in Boston now, and now I am living with my mom and my brother. But, as I said before, they both lost their jobs this year; which was my worst year GPA wise (If that helps at all). When they both have a job, I think they make around 100k-130k.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.417
UC GPA: 3.65ish
W GPA: 3.7ish</p>

<p>=(</p>

<p>Class Rank: 70-80/ 515 Top 20% for sure, UC wise, maybe top 10%?</p>

<p>SAT: 2050
Math: 680 =/
Writing: 680
Reading: 690</p>

<p>SAT 2:
Math: 670. (Retaking aiming for 800)
History: 630
Chem: In Oct. (Going for 800)</p>

<p>AP/HON:</p>

<p>My courses have been very rigorous. I have taken 3 or 4 Hon/AP out of 6 classes every year. We cant take AP classes till our Junior year... So, One AP Junior year, 4 next year. Total Hon/ AP classes: 14</p>

<p>USH: 3
Calc AB: Next Year
Stats: Next Year
Gov: Next Year
Ecom: Next Year</p>

<p>EC'S:</p>

<p>Summer Classes:</p>

<p>Took Psychology at a CC my Sophomore summer and got an A</p>

<p>This Summer, I am taking Chem 1A at UC Berkeley through the pre-collegiate program. It is a Undergrad class offered for High school students with a better then a B average. My parents had to bust out a lot of money for this, they insisted I go here, instead of a CC. Its basically a Berkeley class, you get 4 UC credits, a Letter of Recommendation and so on. Hoping to do well in this and get an 800 on Chem SAT.</p>

<p>Clubs:</p>

<p>Mediocre here... CSF 3 years.</p>

<p>Volunteering:</p>

<p>I have worked at a local community center for a program called Teen Leadership Academy. They say working there is as good as being on ASB, Boy Scouts,etc...</p>

<p>Freshman Summer: 88 hours
Sophomore Summer: 80 Hours
Junior Summer: I hope to do 40+ hours, will have to try to do this with my summer class.</p>

<p>I tutored math at my school for 30 hours my Junior year, 2 hours a week through the course of the year.</p>

<p>Total: Before summer: 198. After Summer: Prob will have 235-250.</p>

<p>Major: Engineering, any of these three will suffice: Electrical, Chemical, Bio.</p>

<p>I would like to go to a mid tier or high tier UC if possible.</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty solid shot at UCI</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply. Isn’t Irvine strong for Medicine? They are ranked 48 for engineering (undergrad), so can I say I have a good shot to get into one of my engineering choices? </p>

<p>More please!</p>

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<p>UCI is a big pre med school, Everyone I meet there is pre-med. They have their own med school and hospital. </p>

<p>And the city of Irvine is really nice, no ghetto side so it kinda spoils you. </p>

<p>I’ve been to Berkeley, the city is ghetto, not my ideal place.</p>

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<p>^LOL. What do you expect, its Oakland. I go to Berkeley everyday for my class, live about 40 min away. The campus on the hill looks really nice, when you go downtown, you see all the hobo’s and it looks really bad. </p>

<p>I haven’t had a chance to visit any of the other UC’s, but yes I have heard Irvine is one of the best campuses.</p>

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<p>I don’t think the engineering majors at UCI are impacted, are they? Nonetheless, UCI does look like a great campus.</p>

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<p>“UCI is a big pre med school, Everyone I meet there is pre-med. They have their own med school and hospital.” </p>

<p>Most people start premed and give up because they’re not willing to put the work in.</p>

<p>True story.</p>

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<p>"Most people start premed and give up because they’re not willing to put the work in.</p>

<p>True story." </p>

<p>Your right, very common. but it still doesn’t change the large pre-med scene.</p>

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<p>op: you’ll be borderline.</p>

<p>decent chance.</p>

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<p>Does Irvine work like SD as well?</p>

<p>Where… If I apply to my desired major and don’t get in, they will give me my second major, and if I don’t get in that they give me a undecided position.</p>

<p>Or will it effect my admission and will a denial to major be denial to school?</p>

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<p>My friend applied as Business Administration, he was admitted as Business Economics. So to answer your question above, I think so.</p>

<p>Personally, I did not know this was the case for UC Davis. Thus, was rejected for applying as a bio major, or maybe the major wasn’t impacted at all and I was just straight-up rejected.</p>

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<p>I am sorry, I kind if have two questions up there. Will it hurt or will it not matter.</p>

<p>Which one do you think so?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>It will not hurt, bc you will probably be admitted as your alternative major.</p>

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<p>I’d say pre-med is strong here, but yeah alot of drop outs at in the bio major.
Engineering is pretty strong as well. As for the incoming 09-10 students, they are not allowed to switch into engineering right away. So I guess you can say that they keep the amount small.</p>