Do I have a Chance?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Cumulative Avg - 99.3 (unweighted) - How do you weigh anyway?
Tennessee Resident
Originally from Russia (Fluent in English, German, and Russian)</p>

<p>SAT I - 710 Math, 710 Verbal, 640 Writing
SAT II - 720 Bio M, 790 U.S. History, 780 Physics, (Taking Math II soon)
AP Exams - (All 5s) World History, Biology, Physics B, U.S. History, German
- Taking 5 more by the time I graduate</p>

<p>Currently Taking
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP Physics C
AP Chemistry
AP Microeconomics
Theatre Production (required for graduation)</p>

<p>Prior to 12th Grade
English (3 years honors)
Math (Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry)
Science (Biology, Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Biology)
Foreign Language (German II-IV(AP))
Social (AP US and World History)</p>

<p>I have never made a anything below a 96 on a semester. I attend a magnet public high school for academically bright students.</p>

<p>I am considering engineering at every college except at UC where I am planning on majoring in physics.</p>

<p>ECs:
President and Founder of Foreign Cultures Club (12th Grade)</p>

<p>Secretary of Society of Physics Students - entered the national association of rocketry competiton through this club. we are building a rocket with specific flight parameters and time of flight for this competiton (12th Grade)</p>

<p>YMCA Teen Leaders' Club - volunteer org., conduct business meetings once a week and have weekly community service events throughout the city (11th 12th Grade) over 200 volunteer hours</p>

<p>Technical Stage Crew for School musical (11th Grade)</p>

<p>Certified SCUBA diver</p>

<p>Certified US Sailing Level 1 Instructor - (10th, 11th, 12th Grades) worked once a month in the summer at a sailing camp. group leader, and tought kids basic fundamentals and theory of sailing</p>

<p>Foreign Exchange Student (9th, 10th, 11th) - hosted a german exchange student (twice) for a total of eight weeks...travelled to Germany in 2004 and attended school there for 6 weeks.</p>

<p>Varsity Ice Hockey Player - (all grades) Assistant captain (11th, 12th), divisional champions (10th)</p>

<p>National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta</p>

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<p>Mostly the fact that you're out of state lowers your chances. But like they say, your chance is 0% if you don't try. (I'm not in yet so you don't have to listen to me if you don't want to).</p>

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<p>gpa 4.18 weighted....SAT 1300 (v - 500 m - 800) ...in cali....my extra curricular stuff was average.....my essays were decent.....and im in the berkeley library right now... so dont doubt urself....my roommate got in with a 1200 but i know some of my friends with a 1400 who got rejected...so anything goes... just apply and see what happens....</p>

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<p>people should quit coming on here saying "I'm from an academically gifted high school, my IQ is 140, DO I HAVE A SHOT AT BERKELEY???!!"</p>

<p>EVERYONE has a chance. no one is tying your hands together. Apply.</p>

<p>Admissions are a crapshoot. Everyone has a shot.</p>

<p>What are you gonna do if we say that you DON'T have a chance? Are you not gonna apply? You are already applying to colleges. There's nothing you can do to enhance your application now.</p>

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<p>Why are you applying as a physics major here but engineering everywhere else?</p>

<p>Did you take the hardest courses available to you, including some out of high school (community college, summer university, ect) classes?</p>

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<p>Prof. Boggs did say we have the best undergrad physics department ;).</p>