Do I have a shot at georgia tech? Maybe even a UC school?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've asked this a few months ago but now I have updated my student profile a bit.</p>

<p>I'm a rising senior, interested in studying engineering.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 weighted, 3.6 unweighted.
ACT composite: 31</p>

<p>SAT: 2020
Reading: 620
Math: 690
Writing: 710</p>

<p>volunteer hours: around 200, mostly at libraries and picking up street trash.</p>

<p>clubs: been in 8 so far, haven't had any leadership positions in them.</p>

<p>I don't know if I can put this or not, but I played soccer with the YMCA for 6 years, won three championships and played basketball for 2 years with them as well. Or can you only put sports you played for your high school on your college resume?</p>

<p>I've had a summer job at a convenience store last summer.</p>

<p>I've taken all honors in freshman year but did pretty bad in them, then in junior and senior year I did all regular classes except for honors bio and honors chemistry, and my grade was 95+ in both of them. Overall, I did poorly at first but later improved, year by year. Colleges like that right?</p>

<p>been in zero AP's so far, though I'm planning on taking AP environmental next year to boost my gpa up some more. In my freshman year, I did really, really bad though I have a decent explanation for that (at least I think I do) that involves...family. And I also read that UC schools don't look at freshman year so if they don't that brings my unweighted gpa up to around 3.9.</p>

<p>I also have an interesting life story and I don't want to sound cocky but I really think I'm going to be the only one applying that has it, so that should make my essay stand out.</p>

<p>I also have an engineering teacher that likes me a lot and will write me a recommendation when I'm applying for college (hopefully) and I'm also hoping to do well enough in ap environmental to get that teacher to write me a recommendation as well, if that matters.</p>

<p>And I've also changed high schools every year so I'm hoping ga tech cuts me some slack on the bad course rigor.</p>

<p>Live in atlanta area, heard it's easier for students from georgia to get into ga tech. I've put my info in cappex and it says my chances look good.</p>

<p>Also, sorry if this sounds stupid, but none of my schools have had an honors society, so since I have done well in a few honors classes, would I be able to put myself as an honors student on my profile?</p>

<p>Race: asian indian (yeah i know, you won't see an asian with bad stats like this too often)</p>

<p>Sorry if this is long and doesn't fit the normal format people use on this website but this is really my first time using it.</p>

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<p>Yes
Too lazy to justify reasoning</p>

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<p>ok then… can anyone else evaluate me? </p>

<p>and wait a minute are you saying i have a chance at both ga tech and a uc school?</p>

<p>the uc schools i’m interested in are berkeley (most likely out of range for me) and san diego.</p>

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<p>The UCs have their own formula for weighting GPAs. Without a lot of Honors/AP/IB classes, you might not have a high enough GPA for the two you mentioned. Berkeley is probably out of reach for you; if your UC-weighted GPA is closer to a 4.0, you’d have a shot at UCSD unless you are considering one of their more selective STEM programs. My son got into UCSD, and rejected from Berkeley (out-of-state) with a 3.3-3.4 unweighted GPA, but his UC-weighted GPA was over 4.0. He had all AP/IB classes as an upperclassman, and took the “most demanding available” course-load. His SAT/ACT composite scores were 2060/31. He had great ECs. He applied to the Arts & Sciences college, not STEM.</p>

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<p>Thanks, how do I look for GA Tech? </p>

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<p>anyone? </p>

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<p>Ehh georgia tech i would say is a high match i would say</p>

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<p>For the UC’s you would need to get a higher SAT to be competitive. As an OOS, you would be paying $55k per year at the UC’s.</p>