chances - EECS UCB/UCLA?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello currently i am a junior in Norcal at a super competitive rich private school.
is there even change into getting into EECS at Cal?</p>

<p>freshman - English I => B/A
Honors Algebra II => B+/A-
Japanese I => A-/A
Honors Physics => B/B+
World History => A-/A
Computer Science => A/(N/a)
Acting => (N/a)/A+</p>

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<p>sophomore - Honors Geo(summer course) => A-/A-
English II => A-/A-
Honors Pre-Calc => A-/B+
Japanese II => A-/A-
Honors Chem => A-/A
Econ => A/(N/a)
Programming => (N/a)/A+
Visual Arts => A-/A</p>

<pre><code> 3.99
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<p>junior - English III => A-
AP Calc AB => A-
APUSH => A-
Hon Bio => A
Hon Japanese => B+
AP Comp Sci AB =>A</p>

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<p>SATII chem - 730
math IIC - expecting 780-800</p>

<p>EC (basically non-existant)
table tennis - 8 years, various awards
piano - 7 years
key club - 2 years
probably gonna get little under 100 hours for HS</p>

<p>it seems like my chances are slim to none. opinions?</p>

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<p>dman12:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach (Engineering)</p>

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<p>colleges don't look at freshman year to hard, right? because i did terrible first semester</p>

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<p>ah, one more question. How does everyone in this board calculate their gpa? is b+ a 3.3, a- a 3.7, etc? how much is honors and aps weighted?</p>

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<p>bump bump.</p>

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<p>i don't think that's how you calculate it</p>

<p>B+, B, or B- are all B's (or at least that's how most of the schools i know calculate it)</p>

<p>A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0
add one point for weighted</p>

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<p>do you think i can still get into any top schools even though im not in top 10% (almost) and have a very poor sophomore fall semester grade (including one failing grade) BUT have a perfect SAT and SAT II scores and some VERY impressive extracurriculars and achievements?? i can also whip up fantastic essays and can definitely get excellent recommendations.</p>

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<p>Make your own damn topic and stick to it phs. (Saw an exact replicate post in another topic)</p>

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<p>OP: Give us your SAT scores.</p>

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<p>haven't taken yet, but expecting around 2100</p>

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<p>EECS: Slight Reach</p>

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<p>does this apply for UCB and UCLA?</p>

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<p>which part is bringing down my chances the most? how sufficient are my grades? thanks</p>

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<p>You go to harker huh</p>

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<p>If your school is "super competitive rich private school," your grades are sufficient, although you might not get the same boost at UCs as you would at more conscientious, private colleges. I think the ECs are the weakest part of your app, but there isn't too much you can do about that at this point - although you can certainly try! I think the biggest thing that is under your control is SAT scores. If your ECs aren't strong you are going to want to come across as an academic superstar, which includes high SAT scores.</p>

<p>Study hard for the SAT & try to get as involved as possible and you should have a decent shot.</p>