<p>Hi there, I am curious about my chances of getting into:
-Cal Poly Pomona
-Cal Poly SLO
-UC Berkeley
-UC Santa Cruz
-UC Merced
-Sonoma State
-San Francisco State</p>
<p>. My academic situation is very unique, so it will take me awhile to explain.</p>
<p>I have lived in California my entire life and currently attend a middle college high school. A middle college high school is a small public high school where mature, academically focused students take a combination of regular high school classes in addition to college courses at a community college. We literally take the actual college courses instead of AP classes- it is a rigorous academic environment.</p>
<p>Anyhow, the high school is literally on a community college campus, I am legally enrolled in two schools- the high school, and the community college. I will have over 60 units of college credit completed and TWO associate degrees (this is very rare) by the time I graduate high school later this year. That being said, I CANNOT apply as a transfer student and MUST apply as a freshman applicant because there is some rule/law that states that "anyone legally enrolled in high school during time of application is considered a freshman applicant", no matter what.</p>
<p>My GPA is a 3.61 right now (it is the summer between junior and senior year) and the most recent SAT I took was a 1580. I got a 610-R, 540-W, and 430-M. The reason why my GPA and SAT scores are so low is because I have a learning disability in math. I have mainly C's in math and it is an area I really struggle in because of this learning disability. I plan on taking the ACT in the fall, but in short, my SAT/ACT scores will never be anything special.</p>
<p>My extra curriculars are pretty good, in addition to the whole high school student in college thing:
-Girl Scout Gold Award (highest honor a girl scout can receive)
-Co-founder and Vice President of college Geography Club
-Participant/organizer of college science fair, where I will lead the social science aspect of the Geography club team. We will be conducting research in the fall that examines the relationship between cultural loss and climate change.
-Member of college History Club
-Member of college Gamma Beta Phi honor/community service society
-Member of high school National Honor Society
-Equestrian of 12 years who was won many local awards</p>
<p>I am currently a double major in History and Geography, if Geography is offered at the school. If it is not, I am a History/Anthropology double major. Thanks!</p>
<p>You need to calculate your CSU/UC GPA, see link: <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;
Cal States do not have essays, so your learning disability will not be addressed. For the UC’s you can incorporate your learning disability into one of your essays.
SLO/UCB: Reach
UCSC: High Match
UCR: Match
CPP/Sonoma/SFSU: Safety
Good Luck</p>
<p>First of all, taking college courses is not that big of a deal. I’ve been doing it since I was in 7th grade (not kidding, Calc 1), and I have found certain AP classes to be much more difficult than college courses.</p>
<p>If you have been limiting yourself to freshman and sophomore level college classes, then I’m afraid it’s not really worth much - AP Calculus AB/BC is not that different from Calc 1 at a college, and same for Lin Alg and MV Calc at schools.</p>
<p>However, if you have been taking some very high level courses, that could make a difference. For example, I currently have enough credits for a minor in math, and aiming for a minor in cs before I graduate high school. Go over your reach school’s curriculum, and see if you can take courses and potentially get enough credits for a minor in a subject before you graduate. That shows dedication far above the AP level, and colleges will love that. It won’t really be a hook, but it will be something…</p>
<p>@UMTYMP2015 - The original poster stated he will have over 60 units of college credit completed and TWO associate degrees by the time he graduates high school later this year. </p>
<p>If you read the original post, you would see that I will have OVER 60 units of college credit completed (more than halfway towards my BA) and TWO AA degrees. I am taking upper level History courses at the college. Im not just taking here and there a few introductory college courses, I am a full time student at my high school and one unit short of a full time student at my college (because you cannot go over 12 units a semester while still enrolled in high school… legal issue). </p>
<p>The only one out of reach is Berkeley…The others are reasonable. By the way, there’s kind of a big gap between Berkeley and those -there’s a lot of schools in between you could’ve considered lol. It’s still a good list, though.</p>
<p>why not apply to more UC’s in between? youve kinda picked the polar extremes on both ends of the spectrum. id say youre a pretty good match for ucsd, ucsb, ucd–but you should definitely focus on some more EC’s that will boost up your apps (current ones are kinda cliche imo). maybe try volunteering? you could even do something that focuses on helping younger children with learning disabilities, and that would go great with your essays if you choose to write about your own disabilities. its never too late to start doing something new. </p>
<p>@stitchpony
Sorry to burst your bubble, but 2 AA’s are not much, and 60 college credits are not much either.
I know kids who were rejected from Berkeley. One of them had taken a course in Reimannian Geometry at the age of 17. He had more knowledge than my dad did in mathematics. And my dad has a masters in mathematics. (Well, this kid did get into Yale)</p>
<p>You may think that it is a lot, and it is… 60 college credits IS a lot more than anyone would expect of you and does show a lot of enthusiasm in your subject, However, when you get to the issue of higher level schools like UC berkeley, those 60 creds will not make up for your SAT scores.</p>
<p>And idk that much about the other schools, but from what I’ve heard, i know that the UC system really puts a lot of emphasis on Scores and GPA.</p>
its never too late to start doing something new. </p>