Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I am an African-American female at an urban public highschool (in the gifted megnet) in Los Angeles but I am from an upper middle class family. My stats are:</p>

<p>Academics:
-ranked in top 2% out of 990
-mostly A's with the exception of two B's (in SPanish freshman year and an indepedent study life skills class)
-SAT I
<em>first time: 1340 (680v, 660m)
*second time: 2250 (790m,790v,670w)
-SATII
*Biology: 730
*US History 770
*will take math 2c
-APs
*Spanish 2 (oops)
*US History 5
*Eurpean history 5
*Biology 5
*English Literature 4
*to be taken:
*</em>AP Calculus AB
*<em>AP Economics (will take two AP tests)
*</em>AP Psychology
*<em>AP Government (will take two AP tests)
*</em>AP English Composition
-Honors filled the rest of my schedule with the exception of Spanish (not offered in honors) and my PE classes</p>

<p>ECs
-captain of the soccer team 2 years (only freshman on varsity since freshman year)
-Jack and Jill (cultural/service organization)
*member since age 9
*treasurer 2 years
*parlimentarian 1 year
-Science Bowl
*on team 3 years
*captain 2 years
-member California Honor Society
-member California Scholarship Federation
-Mentor 3 years</p>

<p>Summers:
-before 9th grade Traveled through Europe playing with soccer team
-before 10th grade Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth summer program in Maryland
-before 11th grade UC COSMOS summer program at UC Davis
-Before 12th grade
*job as office clerk 2 days a week
*internship at USC Keck School of Medicine assisting with research 3 days a week</p>

<p>Volunteering- 250 hours
-Test Sucess Tutoring underpriveleged youth
-Cooking for homeless
-Ronald McDonald House
-many small projects with Jack and Jill</p>

<p>Awards Received
-national merit commended student
-national acheivement commended student (as of now)
-Who's Who Among American Highschool Students (know it doens't count for much)
-Second All-League Soccer team (2 years)</p>

<p>Is there anything I could do this year to increase my chances of getting in?</p>

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<p>You're in....nuff said.</p>

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<p>uhhh, you need to be looking at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton honey...wrong board</p>

4

<p>Yeah, affirmative action (not the UC system)!</p>

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<p>thats not really what i was getting it. the OP has a great shot at any school she applies to, regardless of her race. the fact that shes an URM adds icing to the cake, but is not the most important factor. the amazing SAT scores and incredible strength of schedule that she has would impress any admissions officer. so kudos to you! credit needs to be given where deserved, and im absolutely POSITIVE that u will get into the school of your choosing.</p>

<p>-slic</p>

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<p>Everything looks good to me. Good shot at Regents, too (although if you're upper middle class it may not be worth that much). Only that Spanish score, heh...</p>

7

<p>Your chances are great. Berkeley would be a match.</p>

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<p>You should go play sleigh</p>