Chances for a Wisconsin Boy

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hey, if anyone could tell me my chances for Berkeley that'd be awesome.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.78 (unweighted)
Rank: Around 12% at one of the strongest public schools in Wisconsin, a B below a 4.0 drops you to 5th %.
Some classes..
Freshman: TAG English, Accelerated Algebra 1, thats all I could take harder.
Sophomore: AP Psych, AP World History, Advanced/Accelerated Geometry, Chemistry and English
Junior: Micro AP, AP Bio, AP English Comp, Accelerated Algebra 2, Poly Sci.
Senior: It's gonna be AP Macro, AP Euro History, Accelerated Algebra 3, AP English Lit, etc</p>

<p>TEST SCORES
AP: 5 on World History, 5 on Psych. For this years, expecting 4-5s on Micro, English, US History, US politics, comp politics, and a 3-4 on Bio.
ACT: 34
SAT: Probably gonna retake, but 710 Critical Reading (the new Verbal), 670 Math, 680 Writing. I think I can get writing and CR up a lot, math up a little.
SAT IIs: 720 on US History, 710 on Math I.</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
Sports: I'll be a 5-time letterwinner in Cross Country and Track, captain of the CC team this fall.
Volunteer: Working with autistic kids, including running with an autistic teamate, help younger classes with their class activities.
Clubs: Captains Club, Student Newspaper (editor in it), Prom Committee, Class Government, Forensics, NHS.
Other: Class Secretary as soph, Class VP junior and senior. Two-time state champion in Radio Speaking in Forensics. Recently elected Student Liaison to Board of Education, so I'll be providing student perspective to the school board, basically as a member, except I only get an advisory vote.</p>

<p>I've got a couple teachers who will write me excellent letters (one teacher who has been obsessed with getting a kid from my school to win the student liaison election for 10 years, and the coach of the forensics team), and my essays will probably be decent.</p>

<p>No legacy or any of that, just an out-of-stater...No affirmative action for Jews either, so none of that.</p>

<p>If anyone could tell me what my chances are for getting into the College, I'd be thriled. Thanks</p>

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<p>Find more matches/safties. Even for some of the best California students, Cal is a reach.</p>

<p>Your GPA is slightly below average by Berkeley standards, and your test scores and EC's are only a little above average. And since you're an out of stater, it becomes much harder.</p>