<p>I intend to apply for Engineering Undeclared, apparently one of the most difficult majors to get into
Asian/CALIFORNIAN/from a semi-competitive school (15% of 2005 Class will attend Ivies/Cal/UCLA next year)</p>
<p>Grades
9th - 10th Summer
Ceramics (1 semester class) - A</p>
<p>10th
American Hist. - A/A }
American Lit. - A/A } You're forced to take these classes
Int. Science 2 - A/A }
Algebra 2 - A/A
Orchestra - A/A
Comp Sci - A/A
Spanish 3 - A/A</p>
<p>10th - 11th Summer
Chemistry - A/A</p>
<p>11th
Honors Euro Lit - B/B
AP US Hist. - A/B
AP Chemistry - A/B
AP Stats - A/A
AP Comp Sci - A/A
Orchestra - A/A
H. Pre Calc - A/A</p>
<p>12th - Expected schedule and first semester grades
AP Enviro - A
AP Bio - A
AP English - B
AP Physics - A
AP Gov/Honors Econ - A
Calculus - A
Orchestra - A</p>
<p>... my UC gpa comes out to be around 4.14 Weighted and 3.86 Unweighted - please correct me if I'm wrong</p>
<p>Standardized Test Scores
SAT I - 2270 (720 verbal/760 math/790 writing)
SAT IIs - 790 Chemistry/800 Math IIC
PSAT - 225 (75 verbal/80 math/70 writing); should qualify me for national merit semi finalist
AP Scores - Will these play a role in the admissions process?</p>
<p>Community Service
200+ hours</p>
<p>Awards
None, lol owned</p>
<p>In conclusion...
How do my chances look thus far? Slim, right? My GPA is weak in comparison to the reported 4.40+ average of Cal engineering students - it's not even possible to achieve a UC gpa that high in my school! Should I retake the SAT I? I am almost certain I can break the 2300 mark - but will this even make a difference? It's been a dream of mine to attend Cal and I can't see myself graduating from a university of the likes of UCLA or UCSD, so if I don't have at least a 50-50 chance of getting in as an "Engineering Undeclared" student, I will apply as a less impacted Engineering major. How do the different Engineering majors rank in competitiveness of admission? What else can I do over the summer to boost my chances? </p>
<p>Thanks for reading this post and go BEARS!</p>