<p>UW UC- 3.80
W UC- 4.4
SAT-1690 (I mentioned that I could only take it once because my school offered a limited amount of fee waivers and I could not afford to pay myself)
Rank-6 (Come from a crap public school)
sophmore and junior year total: 5 AP 1 Honors
APUSH-5 AP World-3 Human Geo-3 AP art history-4 AP english comp- 3 </p>
<p>4 years mexican culture club (officer position)
4 years nhs and csf (both officer positions)
4 years Lacrosse co-coach (mentioned I played ages 11-14 but stopped because of injury)
2 years Founder and public rep of anti-bullying club (we talk to elementary schools)
4 years academic league (senior year vice captain)
3 years library volunteer
2 years physical therapy assistant volunteer
2 years volunteering alongside school nurse
volunteered english tutor in iraq during summer
1 year volunteer in a clinic
1 ASB leadership
took 4 medical CTE/ROP courses </p>
<p>Awards-
guarenteed admission to SDSU
AP-scholar with distinction
Completion of medical pathway at my HS
CSF life member </p>
<p>More than 400 comm hours </p>
<p>Personal statements were about being a minority and my optimism. (They were really good) </p>
<p>The SAT will hurt you a lot, 1600 is very low for UCLA and UCSD. More importantly, it might undermine your otherwise good GPA. It kind of puts the validity of the rigor of your classes in question – how could a 4.4 student only score a 1600? Perhaps you should take the January SAT and apply to some other schools ( with a janurary deadline) with it. You really have good chances, just focus on the SAT a lot. </p>
<p>I’ve taken 6 AP courses and 4 honors from sophomore to junior year with almost all As with 2 Bs and I can say that I still got a 1690 on the SAT like you. The thing about the SAT is you really have to study the structure of the test and review the material because all the crap they put on there is from like middle school if you take advanced classes. I retook my act yesterday and I’m hoping to get around a 28. Even though I feel like the SAT is not an accurate measure of your academic ability, colleges apparently really care about it. There are people in my school with 2.8 GPAs who are not that bright that still get like 2100+. And in response to the poster above, my school is very competitive with 700 people. Getting a good score on the SAT really depends on whether or not you remember information from like 4 years ago. For me, I was so focused on calculus and writing essays that I forgot basic grammar and algebra.</p>
<p>Anyways, I think you still have a chance at UCLA because your ECs are pretty strong, and your only weakness is the SAT. And are you sure you calculated your UC GPA correctly because people in my school who have taken all AP classes and get As in all of them said their UC GPA was around 4.3 because of the 8 semester cap.</p>
<p>UCLA/UCSD will be reaches but hopefully they will overlook your test scores and focus on your ECs/GPA. You have a good chance at UCD and UCI if you are interested in those schools.</p>