Chances me for UC Berkeley?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’ve just I finished my junior year, so i’ll have recommendation letter and references done during early senior year. What do you guys think my chances are for UCB?

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): [2060: Math:740 Writing:650 Reading:670]
• ACT: [N/A]
• SAT II: [Math II: 770 USH:690]
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): [3.65 (4.3 W)]
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): [33 out of 665 /top 5%]
• AP (place score in parenthesis): [AP Computer Science (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP Calculus AB/BC (5), AP World History (4), AP United States History (4), AP English Language (4), AP French (4),AP Government (4), AP Environmental Science (4) AP Human Geography (3), AP Physics 1 (3), AP Chemistry (2)]
• IB (place score in parenthesis): [N/A]
• Senior Year Course Load: [AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP French, AP Macroeconomics, English IV Honors, AP Government, Debate 1]
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [Part 1 winner IBM Master the Mainframe online coding competition]
Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 Yrs on HS Track & Field Varsity team, 2 Yrs on HS Cross Country Varsity team (Team Captain for 2nd Yr), 3 Yrs in French Club (Treasurer for 3rd Yr),2 Yrs in French Honors Society, 3 Yrs - National Honor Society, member of Robotics Club, NEAR project intern nominee for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Job/Work Experience: Front Service Clerk @ Publix
• Volunteer/Community service:100 hours @ Orlando Science Center (Star Giant program)
Summer Activities: Alumni of 2014 Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar, Volunteer work at the Orlando Science Center
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• Essays:[N/A]
• Teacher Recommendation:[N/A]
• Counselor Rec: [N/A]
• Additional Rec:[N/A]
• Interview: [N/A]
Other

• State (if domestic applicant): Florida
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: African-American
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket:40000>
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [URM]
Reflection

• Strengths: [N/A]
• Weaknesses:[N/A]
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [N/A]
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [N/A]

Thanks!

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Your SAT and GPA are a bit low for UCB, but more importantly–you are at a severe disadvantage as an OOS student. UCB gives heavy favor to California residents, and even among those, you see 4.0s and 2400 SATs rejected. UCB won’t meet need for an OOS student, either, so you’re at a further disadvantage needing aid.

Your stats will be perfectly strong for a number of other schools where being out-of-state and low income won’t be a disadvantage–what are your other options? I’d call UCB an extreme reach, given even if you can get in, you won’t get fin-aid.

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I wouldn’t call it an extreme reach. I have two cousins at Berkeley and one of them has a somewhat similar resume.

4

Thanks for the chances guys. I made another post on this forum with more info, so closing this one.