Chance Specifically for L&S Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, ORM (Be Brutally Honest)

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<p>I am not sure if I apply directly into Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, or Operations Research and Management when I apply to L&S, but here is a summary of what I have done in high school. Please do chance me to the best of your ability. I want you to be honest, to the point of it even being mean even.</p>

<p>Academic---</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.7/4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.1 (As of end of Junior Year)
Class Rank: Top 8-9% of Class by GPA
SAT Score: Try 1: 2080, Try 2: 2250, Superscore: 2300
School Type: Suburban, Diverse, Public NJ</p>

<p>GPA Trend: Improvement from Freshman to Sophomore year and big improvement between sophomore and junior year.</p>

<p>As of Junior Year: taken 6 AP classes and 9 Honors classes (covering all the academic subjects, some electives, and 1 world language [world language honors starts at level 4] ). Math sequence finished before senior year (upto BC Calc) and planning on taking Calculus based Statistics at a Community College thiscoming year.</p>

<p>Passed 6 AP exams with scores of 4 and 5 (not the same exams necessarily as my classes)
<em>AP Scholar with Dinstinction</em></p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule: 6 AP classes</p>

<p>Subject Tests (Estimate):</p>

<p>Math: 780-800
Biology: 740-780
US History/Literature: 740-780</p>

<p>Extracurricular---</p>

<p>-Eagle Scout Candidate (Project to finish by October-November)
-President of a Science related club (one of the largest student organizations in the district, if not the largest)
-Captain of Debate Team (Varsity)
-Held multiple leadership positions in Boy Scouts since 9th grade (6-month terms, the highest position being equivalent to Vice President)
-DECA awards at State and Regional Level
-Science Olympiad Medals at Regional Level
-National Honors Society
-String Orchestra all 4 years (every year since 4th grade)
-Tri-M Music Honors Society
-World Language Honors Society
-Model Congress (Award)
-Model UN</p>

<p>Volunteer Work---</p>

<p>-Volunteer at an after school program
-Volunteer at School Library
-Volunteer at local elementary/middle school science fair multiple years (two years as a mentor included)
-Summer Volunteer at County Library summer before 9th-11th grade
-Total Volunteer Hours: 280-350</p>

<p>Other/Misc./Experiences---</p>

<p>-Worked full-time in the summer after junior year as an intern in a local firm helping to develop some innovative financial software</p>

<p>Background---</p>

<p>-Race: Asian/other, South Asian</p>

<p>-Family Income Bracket: 120-180k/ annum</p>

<p>Recommendations/Referrals (Estimate)---</p>

<p>Recommendation 1- 9/10
Recommendation 2- 8/10
Counselor Recommendation- 8/10</p>

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<p>For frosh admission, all L&S applicants are considered with the same selectivity threshold; all who enter as frosh do so undeclared.</p>

<p>However, all of those majors are capped enrollment majors, requiring a high enough college GPA in their prerequisites to declare the major. “High enough” is currently 3.0 for CS and economics, and 3.2 for statistics and ORMS.</p>

<p><a href=“CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley”>CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley;
<a href=“Applying to the Economics Major | Department of Economics”>Applying to the Economics Major | Department of Economics;
<a href=“Statistics Major | Department of Statistics”>http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/major&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/ORMS_Q&A.pdf”>http://ieor.berkeley.edu/AcademicPrograms/Ugrad/ORMS_Q&A.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks! How would you say I would do as a general freshman admit? I know this is a VERY selective school, and the fact that I am out-of-state makes me even more nervous :P.</p>

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<p><a href=“Berkeley Frosh Class of 2018 decision summary - #10 by ucbalumnus - University of California - Berkeley - College Confidential Forums”>Berkeley Frosh Class of 2018 decision summary - #10 by ucbalumnus - University of California - Berkeley - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>Yikes, so it is clearly a high reach! Would you say admissions i based largely on academic hard statistics?</p>

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<p>Academic criteria are the biggest factors (courses/grades more so than test scores). But the essays are read and your application scored in a holistic manner as described in the Hout report at <a href=“http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/committees/aepe/hout_report_0.pdf”>http://academic-senate.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/committees/aepe/hout_report_0.pdf&lt;/a&gt; .</p>

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<p>Wow, that is a very informative report. Thanks!</p>

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<p>By the way, if this makes any difference- I used the UC gpa calculator and I came up with a 4.23. I did not include my honors courses for the extra point since I am out-of-state, but I did consider my AP and Community College Courses for the extra point. That UC GPA does not include my senior year.</p>