Hey guys,
I was really hoping if you could chance me at the following colleges? I really like all of them because I’ve gone to their campuses and I feel that I can fit in. I applied under College of Natural Resources for UCB and Arts and Sciences for the other colleges. Money is not an issue. My GPA is definitely too low for UCLA and UCB but I have a reason behind it; I went through two major family issues that I explained in my application. Below are my stats:
4.08 Weighted UC GPA, 3.73 Unweighted UC GPA, 3.93 Weighted Capped UC GPA
1420 SAT
750 Math II, 680 Chemistry (didn’t submit Chemistry, don’t know why I submitted Math 2)
Rank: Top 25th percentile
11 APs, 3 Community College Courses
Charter School In San Jose, CA
Work Experience/Community Service:
250+ hours of volunteer service a year (volunteer at Kaiser Permanente and I’m a shift leader today)
Extracurriculars:
President of 2 clubs: Math Club and Biology Olympiad Club (co-founded both of them)
- Prepared all Math Club members that participated in MATHCOUNTS and they all placed in the MATHCOUNTS competition with Honorable Mention.
Vice-President of Youth Ending Cancer Club (co-founded this club as well)
- Visited doctor’s clinics, interacted with patients, raised awareness about different types of cancers at public places and events
Raised $15000 for blood cancer patients for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 7 weeks by forming a team. I raised money by tutoring kids struggling with Math and Science. I also sold paintings (I’m an artist as well). We earned the Mission Award by the Senior Manager of Events of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Varsity Cross Country and Varsity Volleyball player
Earned different awards - Mission Honor Award, Science Department Award 2019
Summer Programs:
Stanford Clinical Anatomy Summer Program - I learned a lot about the human anatomy and surgical procedures, wrote about how this made me realize that I wanted to become a doctor, not bc of me falling into family expectations
COSMOS UC Davis 2019 (Cluster 11: Future Foods - Sustainable Aquaculture and Aquaponics) - I learned a lot about different agricultural practices, microbiology, and what we can do to have a sustainable society. This provided me wth a unique perspective on science that I never explored before.
I already know that my chances at UCLA and Berkeley are most likely slim because of my GPA and SAT. Could you guys please give me your thoughts on what my chances are, based off all this information provided? It would mean a lot.