Chances at Cal? Please be honest =)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Please be honest with me. UCB and UCLA are my TOP choices for college =)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.06 Weighted 3.75 Unweighted</p>

<p>SAT I: 740M 680W 640V (2060) Retaking in October (Aiming/Expecting 2200)</p>

<p>PSAT: National Merit Commended [210]</p>

<p>SAT IIs:Chem 790 IIC 760</p>

<p>APs:
Soph: Chemistry
Junior: English Lang, CalcAB, CompsciA, Music Theory
Senior: Going to take English, Statistics, Environmental Sci
Mostly 3s and 4s</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Research Project at UCLA (Many hours. Going to be published in a scientific journal as co-author)
-Marching Band 4 years
-Concert Band 4 years
-Officer of Sierra Club 2 Years (environmentals) and club hours (20++)
-Key Club 2 Years
-Church Volunteer (50+ Hours)
-NHS
-CSF
-Principal's Honor Roll (Every Semester)
-Poetry/Literature Award (11th Grade)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I hold a part-time job (6 hours a day) in the management and shipping department of a worldwide laboratory company (environmental engineering stuff) .. thousands of employees. Will continue Senior Year.</p>

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<p>didn't you post on the USC board too?</p>

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<p>GPA seems low</p>

<p>But other than that, you have higher test scores and more extracurriculars than me and I got in.</p>

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<p>yeah ditto that, but you have time, improve on anything you can to try to remove some of the uncertainty.</p>

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<p>You have the stats, it's all comes down to the personal statement.</p>

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<p>Is Math IIC still allowed for subject tests?</p>

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<p>yeah i agree with unlimitedx......personal statement is very important......overall, you have a good chance.....</p>

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<p>I'd say you're better than the average student coming in to Berkeley. You're definitely on the right track, and as long as you don't slack on your apps you should be in without a problem. Gotta come to Cal if you get in, though, none of this going to UCLA nonsense ;)</p>

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<p>Um your AP scores and GPA are kind of low.</p>

<p>But maybe the high SAT will help you out. </p>

<p>Just write killer essays.</p>

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<p>**ring,
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[M]y,
[P]ost!!! </p>

<p>Thanks guys =)</p>

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<p>Stats are aright</p>

<p>Don't write a predictable essay, and you should have a good shot</p>

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<p>Your chances are 50%</p>

<p>either you get in, or you don't.</p>

<p>This is the most objective, most honest answer you'll ever get.</p>

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<p>wow thats so so helpful!</p>

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<p>Heh, reminds me of this stuck-up girl who became CSF President and thought she would get in, but didn't.</p>

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<p>hahahahaha ouch, makes me wonder how i got in with ZERO EC's :)</p>

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<p>Not even community service or work experience?</p>

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<p>well some club soccer and coaching my little brother, but that was the best i could scrounge up, even putting those down was kind of an after thought. im not one to go out and do a bunch of things i dont like just to get into college, and clearly i didnt have to.</p>

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<p>hey guys, how can my research project help me if there are no letters of rec of UCs?</p>

<p>put it on my personal statement? where else besides just one of the blanks for "extracurricular" so that I can explain more.</p>

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<p>I have to say that no one outside the admissions office can really tell anyone on this board who isn't stunningly good or stunningly bad "whether they have a chance." There are too many variables, one of the biggest being what college within Cal you plan to apply to. I got in (applying in Civil Engineering) with strong scores, a few extracurriculars, and no leadership anything, but a friend - who had better scores - applying in Bioengineering did not. The same friend got into UCSD's Bioengineering program, which was his real first choice and is the best in the country. Go figure.</p>

<p>If your scores aren't stellar and you can help it, don't apply to a crowded school like EE, bioengineering or engineering undeclared. And if you are applying to a specific college, find out what <em>that college</em> wants to see on the essay. Engineering, for example, wants to hear what you plan to do with your engineering degree.</p>