<p>Hi,</p>
<p>So my overall 10-11 gpa is 3.08.
I would have had a higher junior year gpa, but due to a personal loss my gpa went straight doen from a 3.6 to a 3.08 weighted. However im gon a writr about the loss and itd effect on my grades in my extra comment section.</p>
<p>-3 yrs varsity tennis
-19 th place in 2011 chess state championship, 12 place the following year.
- internship at ucla, over 100 volunteer hours especially volunteering in chess tournamnets and i helped rebuild houses for poor for 13 hours straight.
- teach tennis and chess and tutor kids for a part time job constantly.</p>
<p>Sat:1760
Act:32</p>
<p>What personal loss?</p>
<p>It might also help if your GC addresses how the loss affected your grades and my condolences.</p>
<p>You need to calculate your UC GPA, see link: <a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/</a></p>
<p>Your ACT is very competitive, but depending upon how the AdComs view your essays, you may have a difficult time with many of the UC’s. I would not send in your SAT and have you taken any SAT subject tests? These may help overcome some of the lower Junior year grades if you do well.</p>
<p>Without knowing anything about your loss and circumstances,
UCR/UCM/UCSC could be Matches</p>
<p>The rest of the UC’s would be Reaches since they are very GPA focused.</p>
<p>The Best of Luck to you.</p>
<p>My grandfather who lived with me throughout my years in india, btw i lived there for 8 yrs and moved when i was 8.
My parents both worked while i was there, so he pretty much cared for me along with my grandmother and taught me a lot about my heritage. My UC gap i believe is exactly 3.0. Also, my grandfather passed away at the beginning of my junior year so i really suffered, i got the high act score my senior year(last month).</p>
<p>my essays are on-
cultural differences, like when i came from India i was segregated for various reasons and expected to assimilate and americanize, but i didn’t want to change myself for anyone and wanted to maintain my values and my indian heritage.
My second one is on my accomplishment of getting 12th place in State championships(chess).</p>
<p>Also i was in many prestigious clubs for all 4 years, and am from california. </p>
<p>My grandfather who lived with me throughout my years in india, btw i lived there for 8 yrs and moved when i was 8.
My parents both worked while i was there, so he pretty much cared for me along with my grandmother and taught me a lot about my heritage. My UC gap i believe is exactly 3.0. Also, my grandfather passed away at the beginning of my junior year so i really suffered, i got the high act score my senior year(last month).</p>
<p>my essays are on-
cultural differences, like when i came from India i was segregated for various reasons and expected to assimilate and americanize, but i didn’t want to change myself for anyone and wanted to maintain my values and my indian heritage.
My second one is on my accomplishment of getting 12th place in State championships(chess).</p>
<p>Also i was in many prestigious clubs for all 4 years, and am from california.</p>