Do I have a Shot at being a Golden Bear

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hey so I'm a Junior in CA, wondering about what my shot is at UC Berkeley. here's the profile</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 33 </p>

<p>SAT IIs: Span: 770 Lit: 710 </p>

<p>AP's: Span- 5 Eng- 4 US History- 3</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.8 (with hardest courses)</p>

<p>ECs listed on app: football, track, was in 2 clubs, and work</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: did finances that were really receipts at a family friend's company and also had a job too</p>

<p>Essays (subject and responses): already started so they should be very good- on two hardships that have come down on me the last 2 years, and my dealing w/ them. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs: better than great</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: great</p>

<p>School Type: Private, does not rank </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>

<p>Gender:M</p>

<p>Also: Took 2 summer courses at a local comm. college- pysch and creative writing, both got A's, and added them into the GPA already. and i also got 4 academic awards (not sure if it means much, but what the hell)</p>

<p>thanks alot</p>

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<p>I'd say you stand a very good chance.</p>

<p>Try to get better grades because the only thing that sticks out is your UC GPA, since Berkeley's average UC GPA is around 4.17.
That may be explained by the hardships you mentioned, though.</p>

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<p>let's say it is (well it is but for the sake of argument) does that make the UC gpa look a little better?</p>

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<p>It would help if you attained ELC status next year.</p>

<p>And to your question, yes, because Berkeley uses a holistic admissions process, so your essays are looked at very closely.</p>

<p>Just to let you know, Berkeley doesn't take recommendations as part of their application.</p>

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<p>correction: uc gpa is a 3.9. i did it wrong</p>

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<p>Ur stats are nearly identical to mine, except my UC GPA is higher, same ACT, and i also took CC classes. I'd say u got great chances.</p>

<p>I got in BTW</p>

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<p>i think you have a great chance</p>

<p>very good stats! and URM.</p>

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<p>3.83 sorry it's late.</p>