chances for a UC pleaseee :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I actually posted here months ago and I'm hoping my recent grades & SAT scores can make some of the UCs safeties for me. I never considered myself to be an "average" student but after seeing all the 700-800s and SAT scores above 2000 on here, I'm starting to doubt myself. I'm only applying to UCs and 1 private school (University of Santa Clara), with UC Davis as my first choice. Can you please help me :)?</p>

<p>School:
- My cumulative unweighted GPA is 3.777
- Top 6%
- I've taken about 3 honors & 3 AP classes (including senior year).
- I took 4 classes that are advanced (including freshman year) but not considered honors. </p>

<p>Community Service:
- I have 239 community service hours
- counselor at a children day camp
- helping special needs kids
- tutoring elementary kids</p>

<p>SAT:
- SAT Reasoning: 1900
- I'm taking SAT2 tomorrow but I am estimating:
MATH2C: 650
US History: 600</p>

<p>EC:
- Not in many clubs, but I am founder & president of the animal club at my school.
- Manager @ Togo's. </p>

<p>If it helps, I am Asian and I live in California. </p>

<p>Also: for my essay, do you recommend me talking about being a manager at my age (leadership/responsibility) or helping the special needs children (my desire to be a teacher)?</p>

<p>Thank you guys! I appreciate it.</p>

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<p>What's your UC GPA?</p>

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<p>Her UC GPA is probably around 4.08.</p>

<p>Based upon what you wrote here and your estimated SAT II scores:</p>

<p>UC Berkeley: Slight Reach to Reach
UCLA: Match to Slight Reach (probably closer to slight reach, barely)
UCSD: Match
UCD/UCI/UCSB: Safe Match to Match
UCSC/UCR: Safety to Safe Match
UCM: Safety (100% in your case)</p>

<p>University of Santa Clara--Match</p>

<p>I would probably write my essay on helping special needs children, although the other topic is okay as long as you talk about what you have learned about leadership.</p>

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<p>Berkeley: reach
UCLA: slight reach
UCSD: match
UCD/UCSB/UCI: safe match
UCR/UCM/UCSC: safety</p>

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<p>The teacher angle sounds like the better essay to me, wanting to be a teacher is a good thing, especially since you have the experience to back it up!</p>

<p>All the UCs should admit you, except UCLA and UCB, which are reaches.</p>

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<p>I would write about the manager position, especially if you needed to work to purchase neccessities or to supplement your parent's income.</p>