Chances???

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>UC GPA: 4.04
Unweighted:3.88
School API: 900
SAT I: M(780) V(510) W(670)
SAT II: MATH IIC(800) PHYSICS(750)
Physics AP: 5
Calculus AB: 5
Verbal is low, but the thing is that my parents immigrated from Iran and I am surrounded by an Iranian culture every day and speak Farsi fluently with my parents as opposed to in English and when we do talk in English, my parents dont speak it well and I am used to that.</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
Gov/Econ
Spanish 4 Honors
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
Orchestra
English 4</p>

<p>Awards:
Scholarship to week long leadership camp (only 144 recipients from norcal)
California Scholarship Federation Life Member
7 Time North Coast Scholar Athlete
Member of National Society of High School Scholars
Certificate of Merit in Violin level 4 and 6
California Boys State Alternate</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
100 hours volunteering at hospital
4 years volunteering as swim coach volunteer in special olympics
Farsi cultural class tutor for two years
20 hrs a week for 32 weeks of water polo each year for 4 yrs
20 hrs a week for 32 weeks of swimming each year for 4 yrs</p>

<p>Job Experience:
Head Junior Swim Coach 2 yrs
Receptionist 3 yrs
Lifeguard 2 yrs</p>

<p>have hearing loss in left ear and its affected me ever since I have been a kid, but i have fought through it. wrote my open ended on that</p>

<p>i really want to go to cal. i have thought about engineering since my math and science are really good, but i dont know if it is a reach or not. i have also thought about majoring in L&S</p>

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<p>You fall directly in the middle of acceptees at Cal. You're GPA is a tiny, tiny bit under the average (4.2, I believe) and your SATs are a touch under the average as well, but you're a strong applicant. My best advice is to write some amazing essays that go beyond the normal cliched nonsense that most students fall into. For someone like you, who doesn't stand out through stats, the essay will be your best chance to make an impression. Let them know how excited you are to be part of the Cal community and tell them what you plan on getting done while you're here. Make your essay's so heartfealt and exciting and emotional that the adcoms wont know weather to laugh or cry or beat their chests and dance out into sproul plaza.</p>

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<p>yeah, what Gent...Scholar said</p>