Chances at only one school I will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Can you please tell me my chances at UC Davis?</p>

<p>Major- Religious Studies or Classical Civilizations (Its actually Biology but i heard biology is competitive to get into so im going to follow me teachers advice and pick 2 obscure majors)</p>

<p>SAT II: 650 Math 2, 650 U.S History (retaking in June)</p>

<p>ACT: 31 = 2100 SAT according to UC translation scale (retaking in Sept.)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.50 UC GPA (Very Very Bad I Know)44 A-G Classes (i think i get extra points for taking more than 35 is this right?) and 11 AP/H Classes</p>

<p>Rank: Top 10% out of 750+</p>

<p>Other Tests: 3 AP Chem, 3 AP Psychology, 3 AP U.S. History</p>

<p>Senior Courseload:
AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP English Lit.
Goverment/Econ.
Drama 2 or Marine Biology (Non AP/H)
Sport</p>

<p>Essays: (i kind of integrated the 4 topics below into my two essays)
1. when i was a freshman my parents got in an accident and i had to start taking care of my whole family. what i mean is that my chores got tripled, i needed to help my parents move through the house, and i had to walk my bro to school before i went. My school and his school are in 2 opposte directions.
2. i also wrote about how the envioronment i grew up in has shaped me to be a strong perservering leader and how people see me as a leader not because of my large frame ( i am 6'4) but because of the attidude i have when i am in the room.
3. how my parents accident coupled with my volunteering at the hospital and retirement has changed my outlook on life and how i found my true calling which is medicine because God has blessed me with intelligence and lots of empathy towards the needy and weak.
4. i also included in my essay a great quote from one of a famous surgeon (i am drawing a blank on his name right now) but it said " i was never the smartest in med school, but what i lacked in ability i made up with through discipline." i think this quote really applies to me and i explained why. </p>

<p>Hook: Family Accident as mentioned in Personal Statement</p>

<p>Location: CA</p>

<p>High School Type: Tier 4 (on the 1-9 scale with 9 being the best) dont i get a boost for attending a low performing school? </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Other Asian (More Specifically Arabic)</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Volunteer:
1. 200 hr. at local hospital</p>

<p>Clubs/Sports:
1. 4 year NHS ( Vice President 2010)
2. 4 year CSF
3. 4 year MESA
4. 4 year track and field (Captain, 4 year varsity, and 2 time league champ.)
5. 4 Year Mock Trial</p>

<p>Awards:
1. AP Scholar
2. 2008 and 2009 League Champion
3. 2008 most improved thrower
4. County Champion in Mock Trial
5. Top 15 at State Championships in Mock Trial</p>

<p>My Grade progression in high school. This only shows A-G Classes</p>

<p>freshman year- 3 A's, 8 B's (3 honors courses)
sopomore year- 3 A's, 6 B's, 1 C (3 honors courses)
junior year- 7 A's, 5 B's, 2 C's (4 AP and 1 honors)</p>

<p>CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS THE GRADE PRGRESSION UC DAVIS IS LOOKING FOR?</p>

<p>what sucks is that all the honors classes i took freshman and sopomore year hurt me not help me because none of them are UC approved Ex. Algebra 2H, English 2H,...etc</p>

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<p>I won’t pretend to know much about this stuff, but you asked me to in my thread and from the little I knew/gathered, you seem like you have a solid shot.</p>

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<p>You seem pretty well-rounded. Like you, my grades are a tad on the low side, but you seem to have a lot of good ECs to balance it all out.</p>

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<p>Using my school’s naviance as a reference, your ACT is spot on if not better but your GPA is a little low. Looking over your courses it is obvious that they are rigorous, and your ECs are abundant. </p>

<p>You should be in; your ECs and course selection make up for a little below average GPA.</p>

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<p>should have a decent chance since you have those extra cirricular achievements and clubs and sports and your grades aren’t that bad :)</p>

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<p>ixyzyxi; actually my GPA is kinda bad because i have a 3.5 UC GPA (its a special weighted GPA that CA public schools use, it only count up to 8 semester of honors classes which kinda screwed me over) and UC Davis average is a 4.02 GPA and 1900 SAT</p>

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<p>I think getting your GPA up should be one of your biggest goals because that’s what UC’s look for first.</p>

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<p>jubilee27: i just cant there is no other way because junior year is about to end and i messed up Sopomore year. the only thing i can improve is my ACT but do i need to? everyone is telling me a 31 is great</p>

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<p>Oh hm, I would maybe advise you take AP Gov. If you don’t want to, it’s no biggie. You should be fine. :)</p>

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<p>You clearly are doing your best to get your GPA up and your ACT was excellent. I won’t pretend to know much about California schools but, I think you’ve got a shot. Good luck! It sounds like you’ve got an amazing story to tell.</p>

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<p>well i live in the los angeles area and one of my friends got in with like a 1900 on his sat’s. i dont know whether or not you live in CA but if u get that GPA up i think it can definitely be a low reach to a high match. honestly i think UC’s are pretty formulaic with their application process because of the sheer number of applicants so make sure you can raise those stats (duh)</p>

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<p>also what kind of awesome high school has a marine biology class?</p>

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<p>well first of all candidsquire i do live in california so that does give me the instate advantage. second of all, i pretty sure marine bio is a pretty common elective science class. atleast it is in my district</p>

<p>jubilee: i cannot take AP Gov. because as i mentioned my school is low achieving so i dosent offer a very elective course choice. 1 semester of gov. and 1 semester of econ are req. to graduate</p>

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<p>hey ENT how many chance threads are u gonna make?</p>

<p>IN @ davis.</p>

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<p>I reported the person above me –> gkefjeng
It was pretty rude and racist if you read it.</p>

<p>Anyways, I’m from So-Cal and I personally know a lot of UC Davis applicants-acceptances and rejections. I think you have a good shot but you DEFINITELY need to boost that GPA, 3.5 for a UC GPA is really low :confused: work hard senior year and appeal!</p>

<p>@CandidSquire haha, my school has a marine bio too, it’s not too great x]</p>

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<p>christytran: beside GPA which i know is bad what else can i do to better my chances? i mean people tell me “31 on ACT is good, dont retake” how about my subject tests?</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Actually, I think you have a pretty good shot. Trust me, not everyone who goes to UCD has a GPA above 4.0. It also has what, like around a 50% acceptance rate. I’m sure you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>actually it has a 44.5% acceptance rate down from 46% in 2009. SAT went from 1887 in 2009 to 1902 in 2010</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>