<p>I am a California resident attending a public school in the South Bay Area.
GPA: 3.7 unweighted, 4.3 weighted
Class Rank: Top 4%, not exactly sure
SAT: 800m, 720r, 800w = 2320
SATII: 800 2c, 800 chem, 740 physics
AP (this year only): CalcBC 5, APUSH 5, Chem 5, Eng Lang. 4
Next year: AP US Gov, AP Econ (both), AP Comp Sci., AP Physics C Mech and E&M
EC: 3 years school service (volunteer) tutor, 3 years Link Crew(Working with freshman, doing activities with middle/elementary schoolers), Math/Science Club, 1 year Octagon community service, 3 years basketball referee, 2 years of club, but not school basketball.</p>
<p>My school of choice is UC-Berkeley, but I am also applying to LA,San Diego, Irvine, Harvey Mudd, Cal Tech, Stanford.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for the advice.</p>
<p>hm slight reach</p>
<p>stanford, mit reaches</p>
<p>cal and la are matches</p>
<p>rest are safeties</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I'd appreciate any other input other members have.</p>
<p>SaberCatsFan:</p>
<p>UCB: Match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safety
UCI: Super Safety
Harvey Mudd: Match
Caltech: Reach
Stanford: Reach</p>
<p>wut school do you go to in cali? juss wonderin..</p>
<p>Monta Vista in Cupertino</p>
<p>cool i go to Gunn in palo alto... you guys were ranked really high this year</p>
<p>your set! just make sure you have a great personal statement personal statement! im an entering freshman at ucla! i also got into usc, cal, cornell, georgetown, and all the other uc's. i researched all this stuff for years i know what im talking about and you can see that. go to cal or ucla! more bang for your bucks. plus stanford put me on thier waiting list.</p>
<p>Those rankings, based on # of ap tests were bs. Gunn is cool, I've been there for some competitions like POLYA.</p>
<p>I know my EC's are kind of weak, but for UC's, if you are a resident, they focus primarily on test scores, GPA, and personal statement, right?</p>
<p><em>bump</em></p>
<p>I'd just like to hear some more opinions, and for the private schools, are my EC's too weak to get in?</p>