Chances for Cal, UCLA, UCSD, Stanford Engineering!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Just got my AP Scores! Any and all feedback is appreciated! I'm hoping at the very least to attend UCSD for engineering.</p>

<p>California Resident
Race: Asian/White</p>

<p>Major: Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering (I’m leaning towards Biomedical Engineering)</p>

<p>Schools in order of preference</p>

<p>Stanford University
UC Berkeley
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.20 (10-11 with 8 semesters weight cap)
Class Rank: 30/417 (Uncompetitive High School, I have 5 B's Freshman Year, 2 Sophomore Year, Straight A's Junior Year; I have the upward trend going for me)
ELC Status</p>

<p>A – G Classes (Only things not counted are PE, Auto, Welding and Audio Engineering)</p>

<p>Freshman Year
Biology
Geometry
Honors English 1
Honors Ethnic Studies
Spanish 1</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Algebra 2
Chemistry
Honors English 2
Honors Modern World History
Journalism 2 (National Award Winning School Newsmagazine, Best in the state of California)<br>
Spanish 2</p>

<p>Junior Year (AP Scores/Term Grade)
Anatomy/Physiology
AP Biology (3)
AP English Language (5)
AP US History (3)
Journalism 2
Pre-Calculus</p>

<p>Art Appreciation (A) / Fall Term (Cuesta College SLO)
Macroeconomics (A) / Spring Term (Cuesta College SLO)
US Government & Politics (A) / Summer Term (Cuesta College SLO)</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP Calculus AB
AP Chemistry
AP English Literature
Honors Mechatronix (Engineering)
Journalism 2
Psychology 1/2</p>

<p>ACT: 29
E: 31
M: 29
R: 27
S: 27</p>

<p>SAT: 1870
(620 CR/ 610 M/ 640 W)</p>

<p>SAT: 1980
(590 CR/720 M/670 W)</p>

<p>Super score: 2010
(620 CR/720 M/670 W)</p>

<p>SAT II Biology: 700</p>

<p>SAT II Math: 620</p>

<p>Programs
Engineering Possibilities In College (EPIC) – Cal Poly SLO offers a week long program where they let you explore the various disciplines of engineering. You have to apply and it costs $460 for the week.</p>

<p>Sports
2 Years Cross Country
4 Years Track and Field (2 Years Varsity)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
Crimson – 3 Years (School newspaper, ranked as a pacemaker finalist meaning it’s among the top 10 best newspapers in the nation)
International Club – 3 Years
Filipino Association of North County – 7 Years </p>

<p>Volunteer Hours
150 Hours of various community services
(Clean ups, Walks, Food Drives, and tutoring)</p>

<p>Leadership Positions
Section Editor of top ranking school newspaper all three years (I design and edit stories for about 2 pages of the paper on average each issue)
President (Senior) and Secretary (Junior) of International Club
President (Senior) of ABC Club
Treasurer of Filipino Association of North County (Junior)</p>

<p>Awards
AP Scholar
SkillsUSA State Champion in Audio Production (2 Times)
SkillsUSA Nationals in Audio Productions (10th Place, 4th Place)
President’s Volunteer Service Award
Outstanding Research Award (POLYMUN)</p>

<p>Thank you everyone for your input on this matter! I know Stanford is a reach! I get free tuition at the UC's so I plan on attending one.</p>

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<p>From what I know, your scores are quite low for all schools. Don’t know if financial need has more weightage for UC schools.</p>

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<p>Bump10Char</p>

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<p>Someone please help!</p>

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<p>Your scores are a little low especially for the engineering programs at these schools given the competition. Your EC’s are good, I would just recommend taking the SAT once more before you submit your apps and shoot for a 2100+.
Btw where did you find the AP scores?</p>

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<p>Why haven’t you taken a physics class? That will be an ultimate red flag at your top 3 schools.</p>

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<p>Honor’s Mechatronix is physics. The UC’s see it pretty much as honors physics. So it’s in between a normal class and AP. I didn’t take AP because I was told the variables are the same in Chem and Physics and that I’d go commit suicide.</p>

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<p>I also got my AP scores over the phone.</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is definitely on the low side. Also, do you have any ECs that you could use as a hook? I think a retake for the SAT would really help. I think only UCD, UCSB, and UCI would be potential schools at the moment. Good luck!</p>