<p>what are my chances at uc berkeley, ucla, usc, ucsd, ucsb? </p>
<p>berkeley
inteneded major- integrative biology
alternate major- undeclared </p>
<p>Ucla
Intended- Physiological science
alternate- Biology</p>
<p>usc (premed emphasis)- i have letter of rec from head of math department (he taught me for 2 classes good letter in my opinion) and my ap english 3 teacher
intended- biology
alternate- biochemistry</p>
<p>ucsd
intended- Biochemistry/chemistry (actually its human biology but im declaring biochem for now because human bio is impacted)
alternate- undeclared </p>
<p>ucsb
intended- Prebiology </p>
<p>uci
intended- biology</p>
<p>the ultimate question is that can my act score which is 3 point above my top three schools average make up for my gpa being .4 pts. below?</p>
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<li><p>uc gpa- 3.7 gpa, 3.5 unweighted, 3.9 weighted (dont leave weakest part of my app) i have taken 12 honors/ap classes freshman to junior year. Senior year im taking AP Biology and AP Calculus AB</p></li>
<li><p>33 act
700 Math 2
700 u.s. history</p></li>
<li><p>Personal statements- i mentioned my parents car crash when i was a freshman on how both my parents became disabled and how i had to take care of my mom, dad, and 7 year old bro. </p></li>
<li><p>Extracurricular:
Volunteer- 300 hr. at local hospital (i wrote in my statement on how i started going to the hospital to just get volunteer hours but in the end i want to be a doctor when i grow up) </p></li>
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<p>clubs:
4 year nhs
4 year csf (secratery 2009)
4 year mesa (secratery 2009)</p>
<p>sports:
4 year track and field (3 year varsity and 2 time league champ.)</p>
<p>awards:
1. 2008 most improved thrower (made a 45 foot improvement in the discus from freshman year to sopomore year)
2. Captain of the throw squad 2008-present
3. 2008-2009 league champ </p>
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<li>other information</li>
<li>low income family only makes about 52k a year</li>
<li>dad has no college degree, mom got a b.a. from CSUN</li>
<li>My high school is in program improvement, i don't if that is a positive or negative<br></li>
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<p>any positive comments apreciatated</p>