Chances for UCB, UCLA, UCD, UCI, UCSD

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying to (in state):
- UC Berkeley
- UCLA
- UC Davis
- UC Irvine
- UC San Diego</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.97
- Acad 10-12: 4.00 (1 out of 551 approx)
- Acad 9-12: 3.9769 (8 out of 551 approx)
- Acad Overall: 3.9576 (10 out of 551 approx)
- Acad Overall Weighted (61 out of 551 approx)</p>

<p>Honors/AP courses:
Unfortunately none. (My first high school does not offer honors/AP courses for freshmen and sophomores; my second high school does not offer honors/AP courses) but currently taking Macroeconomics AP, Government AP, and Statistics AP</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning: CR/M/Wr - 670/800/710 - 2180
SAT Subjects:
- Math Level 2 - 800
- US History - 710</p>

<p>ECs:
- Heavy involvement with church
- Tennis (JV) during sophomore year
- Tutoring (paid... but under the table; anyway I can put this on my app?)
- PAVA Jr. (volunteer club, but it was started this year... I am on the board though)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
Nothing, unfortunately. I did qualify for National Merit last year and I have that little certificate thing, but I never made it any further.</p>

<p>The big problem with me is that during the latter half of sophomore year, I was suspended for a week and then transferred (not formally expelled) to my city's school district (the school I was first attending was in another city, part of another district). I was placed on a independent study program as I went under psychiatric eval., and then I had to attend a "community day school" for the first semester of my junior year. That's a place for low attendance students and kids that have been expelled or arrested :(. Then I was able to attend a normal high school starting the second semester of junior year. So I was never arrested or actually expelled.</p>

<p>I have spoken to people about it, including several college counselors (and a topic I posted about a year ago said I had no chance for the top 20 unis, which is fine), and they say although this will set me back, I should have no problem for UCs.</p>

<p>My first personal statement focuses on my mental growth involving social justice and my church, and my second personal statement discusses a social experiment I did involving courtesy and kindness.</p>

<p>Now, how exactly do you think I'll fare for admissions?</p>

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<p>i think you'll get in, b/c while the gpa is a little low for them, the sat is above most. and you're instate, so in at all.</p>

<p>chance back?
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<p>Hm, what about NYU, Boston University, Ithaca College, University of San Francisco, and Pepperdine University?</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley--Slight Reach
UCLA--Match to Slight Reach (likely accept)
UC Davis--Match
UC Irvine--Match
UC San Diego--Match to Slight Reach (likely reject)</p>

<p>P.S. You are the only person who I've ever rated as having better chances at UCLA than at UC San Diego (which all relate to your previous expel/readmittance situation).</p>

<p>Good luck--it sounds like you have really learned from your experience--and I'm expecting most of the schools will take this into account.</p>

<p>As far as the other schools:
Pepperdine--likely rejection
USF--really don't know for sure--but if you are a Catholic, probable acceptance.
Boston University--acceptance
Ithaca--acceptance
NYU--likely rejection</p>

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<p>GPA a little low? He has straight A's and is top of his class!</p>

<p>Berkeley wants more ECs than you have and your SAT might be a little low for UCLA. The other ones are slight reaches and maybe even matches.</p>

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<p>Sigh, I just wish it wasn't so subjective. My friend will be a freshman at Berkeley starting in winter and he didn't put a single thing under Activities & Awards except his writing website.</p>

<p>Alright, thanks for the input.</p>