<p>Dear peers at College Confidential,
I need information regarding how I stand in acceptance to the UCs. I would appreciate opinions of my chances for all of the undergraduate schools in the UC System.</p>
<p>My GPA is incredibly low in comparison to many who post on College Confidential. I have received three C grades throughout high school, two of which are in my Sophomore year (one in an AP course, one in an Honors course, and one in a regular course). I also have what many would call very weak ECs. I am an Asian (Taiwanese) male attending a very competitive public school in California. My school does not rank, nor does it give + or - grades.</p>
<p>School GPA:
Unweighted: 3.2
Weighted: 3.56</p>
<p>Standardized Tests:
SAT Reasoning Score: 1990
Math: 740
Reading: 620
Writing: 630</p>
<p>ACT Composite Score: 32 (roughly equivalent to 2130 in the SAT Reasoning)
Math: 35
Science: 30
Reading: 34
Writing: 29</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math IIC: 780, retook and got 800
Chemistry: 770</p>
<p>AP Exam Scores (Both taken during Junior year)
Calculus A/B: 5
Chemistry: 4</p>
<p>Courses Taken in Sophomore and Junior Year and Grades:
Sophomore (my school does not offer AP courses for Sophomores with the exception of AP Computer Science):
Pre-Calculus Honors: C/B
3D Design 1: A/A
World History: C/B
World Literature: B/B
Chemistry Honors: B/B
Spanish 2: B/B</p>
<p>Junior (although I requested to take the class, my school did not allow me to take Spanish 3 this year because they did not have enough space):
AP Calculus A/B: B/A
AP Chemistry: B/A
American Literature: B/B
United States History: A/B
3D Design 2: A/A
AP Computer Science: C/--</p>
<p>Computer Science is a subject that I just can't seem to understand. Upon realization that I was spending very much time on the class only to receive a poor grade, I dropped the class second semester (had I not done so I would not have received an A in second semester AP Chemistry).</p>
<p>Summer 2006:
Psychology 001 at a community college: A</p>
<p>During this summer I had also requested to take Spanish 3 at the community college. However, due to space issues, my school only allowed me to register for one class at the community college.</p>
<p>Classes I am currently taking:
AP Government/Economics
British Literature
Spanish 3
3D Design 3
Physics Honors
AP Statistics</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (once again, very weak to many):
Community Service: well over 200 hours (a majority, up to 200 hours or more, of which were done in 2006)
Adopt-A-Park San Jose (Where a mass majority of the community service hours were from) (11-12)
Member of Key Club (9-11)
School JV Tennis (11)
AIME Participant (11)</p>
<p>Others:
I've "represented" the United States (it was in no way endorsed nor recognized by the United States nor any local governments in the United States) in the "First World Mental Math/Abacus Competition: Foreign Countries Section" in China during the summer of 2004. I received first place in both individual and team results.</p>
<p>Other than general acceptance chances, here is a list of issues I wish people would address:
-My lack of a third year language course (excuse will be mentioned in the application)
-Impact of summer Psychology course
-C grades
-Dropping of AP Computer Science
-The gathering of the mass majority of my community service hours in the past year
-Impact of an award from an International Competition in a subject not many has heard about.</p>
<p>Thank you for your assistance.</p>