did family car crash prevent dream school?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>what are my chances at uc berkeley, ucla, usc, ucsd, ucd,uci, ucsb? </p>

<p>1.berkeley- accepted average- 4.3 gpa, 30 act
inteneded major- integrative biology
alternate major- undeclared </p>

<p>2.Ucla- 4.2 gpa, 29 act
Intended- Physiological science
alternate- Biology</p>

<p>3.usc- 4.2 gpa, 30 act
(premed emphasis)- i have letter of rec from head of math department (he taught me for 2 classes good letter in my opinion) and my ap english 3 teacher
intended- biology
alternate- kinesiology</p>

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<li><p>ucsd- 4.1 gpa, 29 act
intended- Biochemistry/chemistry (actually its human biology but im declaring biochem for now because human bio is impacted)
alternate- undeclared </p></li>
<li><p>ucd- 4.0, 28 act
intended- biochemistry and molecular biology</p></li>
<li><p>ucsb- 4.0, 27 act
intended- Prebiology </p></li>
<li><p>uci- 4.0, 27 act
intended- biology</p></li>
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<p>the ultimate question is that can my act score which is 2-3 point above my top three schools average make up for my gpa being .4 pts. below?</p>

<p>My Application</p>

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<li><p>uc gpa- 3.65 gpa, 3.55 unweighted, 3.95 weighted (dont leave weakest part of my app) i have taken 12 honors/ap classes freshman to junior year. Senior year im taking AP Biology and AP Calculus AB</p></li>
<li><p>32 act-33act (please give me separate chances for each score)
670 Math 2
670 u.s. history</p></li>
<li><p>Personal statements- i mentioned my parents car crash when i was a freshman on how both my parents became disabled and how i had to take care of my mom, dad, and 7 year old bro. </p></li>
<li><p>Extracurricular:
Volunteer- 300 hr. at local hospital (i wrote in my statement on how i started going to the hospital to just get volunteer hours but in the end i want to be a doctor when i grow up) </p></li>
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<p>clubs:
1. 4 year nhs
2. 4 year csf (secratery 2009)
3. 4 year mesa (secratery 2009)
4. 4 year track and field (3 year varsity and 2 time league champ.)</p>

<p>awards:
1. 2008 most improved thrower (made a 45 foot improvement in the discus from freshman year to sopomore year)
2. Captain of the throw squad 2008-present
3. 2008-2009 league champ </p>

<ol>
<li>other information</li>
<li>low income family only makes about 52k a year</li>
<li>dad has no college degree, mom got a b.a. from CSUN</li>
<li>My high school is in program improvement, i don't if that is a positive or negative</li>
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2

<p>GPA is decent/okayish, and your subject tests aren’t so hot, but the rest of your app looks good.</p>

<p>Really moving Personal Statement.</p>

<p>ECs show you have real interests, and you’ve also got a great AP record.</p>

<p>What are your AP scores? and class rank?</p>

3

<p>im top ten percent in my class. </p>

<p>ap tests
chem-3
u.s history-3
psychology-3
english launguage-3</p>

4

<p>Well I’m not an expert or anything…</p>

<p>But I think you’ve got what it takes to be competitive at a good number of those schools. Definitely try.</p>

<p>Keep taking standardized tests, as often as possible ;)</p>

5

<p>UCs are more GPA based than standardized tests scores now. Both of them are important, but your GPA will lower your chances at some of the top tiers.</p>

<p>UCB - High Reach
UCLA - High Reach
UCSD - Reach
Rest - Match</p>

6

<p>High reach for all. You’ll probably get rejected. Don’t cry. Go join the army or something,.</p>