Chances of Getting into UC Berkeley, UCLA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've applied to 8 schools. Stanford, Columbia, Penn, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, and UCI. For the first three, I am not applying there with any reasonable or serious intent of getting in. Berkeley is my first serious choice and I really, really, really want to go there.
Senior
Asian Male
Upper Middle Class background
I attend a highly rated (874 API) California Public School
Weighted 9-12 (Academic 1st Semester Senior Included) GPA: 4.18
Unweighted 9-12 (Academic 1st Semester Senior) GPA: 3.72
Weighted 10-11 Academic GPA: 4.36
Unweighted 10-11 Academic GPA: 3.73
I was in the top 9% of my class, our school doesn't elaborate any more.</p>

<p>Courses
Summer before Grade 9: Health (B+) World Geography (A-)
Grade 9: Geometry Honors (A-/B), Biology Honors (A/A), Fine Art (B/B), French II (A/A), English I (B+/A-)
Grade 10: French IV Honors (B+/B+), Algebra 2 Honors (B+/A-), AP European History (A/A), AP Computer Science (B/A), English II (A/A)
Grade 11: AP Chemistry Lecture (A/B), French V AP (A/A), AP Chemistry Lab (A/A), AP US History (A-/A-), English III (A-/A-), Math Analysis (B-/A-)
Summer before Grade 11: Introduction to American Politics at UCLA (B)
Grade 12 (Do schools even look at these?): AP Government (A), English IV (A-), AP Physics C (A), AP Calculus AB (A-), AP Statistics (A)</p>

<p>Test Scores
SAT: 2260 (CR 800, Math 780, Writing 680)
SAT 2: Math II 770, US History 760, Chemistry 680
AP's
Grade 9: Bio (3)
Grade 10: Computer Science (5), European History (5)
Grade 11: French (4), Chemistry (4), US History (5)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars and Awards (This list is very scant): Cross Country and Track for all of high school, I am not very fast at all.
Math Honors Society (Tutoring kids for free) during Senior Year
A few events done, but I never did any regular community service.
AP Scholar with Distinction.</p>

<p>Also, I've been accepted to UCI, and I've received this letter about a UCSB Chancellor's Reception. I've heard from the people that went there that those who attended were accepted to the school, so can I assume that even though I didn't attend I'm in?</p>

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<p>wow if i got in with 3.9 and 1600 sat there is no way your not in</p>

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<p>For UCB (and all other UC’s, I guess), your grades are set. However, your list of EC’s may harm you. It’s kind of true that once you reach a certain academic level, you are into the UC’s no matter what your EC’s are. Just something to take into consideration.</p>

<p>just mentioning, your background may harm you. i’m asian (female), and my school counselor (who’s also asian, go figure) has repeatedly told me that it’s becoming increasingly harder for Asians from California to get into the UC’s because they already have “enough” and they want more diversity. :'(</p>

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