Chances for International

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>Hey,
Could you chance me for University of California - Berkeley for fall 09'
SAT I - 780 M/ 600 CR/ 650 W - 2030 tot
SAT II - 800 Maths II/ 780 Physics/ 760 Chem
GPA - 3.95
Major - Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Nationality - Indian
EC -
School webmaster
School's official photographer
Computer club official
Student govt.
Organized and taught in a summer workshop in computers
Good programmer - won many interschool competitions ( 5 or 6), in which about 25 school participate ( are inter- school competitions in U.S.A popular. and is it a big deal to win them there??)</p>

<p>I was talking to somebody about my chances, he said that i have many things against me like.. being International student, selecting a popular major like COE, low Critical Reading score. </p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are?</p>

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<p>UCB, like other UCs, are quite difficult to get into as out-of-state and very difficult for internationals. People who get in are usually competitive for ivy schools, MIT etc. as well. This is especially true for engineering, including computer engineering.</p>

<p>Your SAT isn't bad, but not great. 2100+ would be better, although I can see it's probably because of your english, since M is 780.
Very good SAT II.
I've heard the UCs look at SATs a little more closely than most other colleges, so definitely retake the SAT, IF you think you will improve on it.</p>

<p>Your ECs aren't stand outs, will need more elaboration to be considered good ECs.</p>

<p>I think you should apply to UCB and UCLA, see how it goes. If you don't get in, so be it, but you never know unless you try.</p>

<p>Btw, im an international applicant this year to UCB and UCLA as well, so i'm in the same boat as you, dw.</p>

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<p>Get the SAT scores up more. Which region are you applying from? That is more important than your nationality. Did you participate in the Informatics Olympiads in your region? That would be a great help, especially if you won medals at a regional/national level.</p>

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<p>I'm from Mumbai. Though i don't quite understand why it is so important, specially for an International student.</p>

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<p>Getting in may not be hard if you can pay. Scholarship will be almost impossible to secure with those stats.</p>

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<p>yeah if you can pay full you are just about the average applicant.</p>

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<p>you mean the 'average applicant' who gets in.. or just the average of all the applying students?
Because, i do not need a scholarship.</p>

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<p>Your current location is important because you will be compared to applicants from your region (in this case, South Asian region). The competition varies widely among regions.</p>

<p>Berkeley gives no need-based financial aid upon entry for international students anyway (although merit scholarships are open to international students), so it does not matter.</p>

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<p>@amanjain: the average applicant who has a good shot in the application process.</p>