<p>I'm currently a grade 12 student studying at a CBSE curriculum (Indian) school in the UAE.
Intended major- Computer engineering (not applying for financial aid).
My specifics are :
ACADEMIC -
CGPA 10/10 in grades 9 and 10.
88.2% in grade 11
Hopefully a 90%+ in grade 12 for the mid term report.
SAT Reasoning test : 2190 (in one sitting), which also happens to be my superscore.
M 800
CR 660
W 730
SAT subject test : 2200 (will attempt once more before applying)
770 MATH2
730 PHY
700 CHEM
EXTRA CURRICULARS :
-Student Council Secretary and then President
-3rd place in a prestigious national televised quiz contest along with prizes in many other quizzes.
- 1st place in a national level science exhibition for a computer based project
- 2nd place in a national elocution competition
- 4 MUNs (3 international)
- Winner of a national level report making competition on a pressing environmental issue
-Winner of a photoshop designing competition.
-Lead role in the school's annual production.
-Done some community service and worked with children with special needs.
Would really appreciate some advice and judgement.</p>
<p>Bump! Bump!</p>
<p>Depends on which school you want to go to.</p>
<p>Comp. Sci at SoE (School of Engineering): Emphasis on mechanical engineering
Comp. Sci at L&S (Letters and Sciences): Emphasis on the Arts, and other subject areas</p>
<p>Both schools offer the EXACT SAME computer science classes.
However, SoE gets you a Bachelor of Science, while L&S gets you a Bachelor of Arts</p>
<p>SoE: Reach/Low Reach
L&S: Low Reach/High Match</p>
<p>Thanks for that!
I intend to enroll for the B.Sc degree from the SoE. Sorry for missing that out.
Any suggestions on how to direct my approach for the same in my application process?
Would really appreciate it.
PS - I’m attempting both the SATs (Reasoning and Subject Tests) once again before applying, just in case this is required.</p>
<p>SoE is very competitive, and your stats are not up to par with other applicants.</p>
<p>1) Your GPA is weak; yet, there is nothing you can really do about that, so accept what you got.
2) SAT I: although 2190 is a good score, you need a much more competitive score to “counterweight” your GPA. You must aim for 2250+ in a single sitting, as UCs do not superscore.
3) SAT II: as long as your scores are 750+, you don’t need to worry too much. Your Math 2C is good (but I’d retake to get 800 as Math is an important field in SoE), and retake your other ones for 750+.
4) Your ECs are very impressive. Make sure you volunteer a lot this summer; do not let this summer go to waste.
5) The fact that you’re applying from UAE can be both a plus and minus. Plus in the sense that it will make your application much more unique, and schools want diversity. It is a “minus” in the sense that international spots are limited, so you will be competing with thousands of others.</p>
<p>In the end, no one can predict your chances. Make sure your essays don’t bore the hell out of the officers, and write about something unique. Good luck. </p>
<p>p.s. You can only apply to 1 school in UCB.</p>