Do I have a shot?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>My final chance thread..</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.04
Junior UW: 4.0 (straight A's all of Junior year. Upward trend in both grades and rigor.)
SAT I: 2020
Residency: CA</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Rigor:
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Psychology
AP Literature & Composition
Honors Physics
Digital Photo
2 more College Prep Electives</p>

<p>EC's:
•Member of Berkeley's Cal Summer Experience Program (~750 applied, ~75 got in)
•Club Basketball (Captain, 3 years)
•Community service group at school (4 years, Student Leader)
•Asian Pacific Islander Student Union (4 years, President + Officer)
•Interact Service Club (4 years)
•Red Cross Service Club (1 year, club started this year)
•Tutor (unpaid) at a summer school organization (1 year)</p>

<p>Awards:
Won a selective community service award at my school</p>

<p>Essays:
UC Prompt 1: Talked about my culture, why it's important to me, and what I've done to spread my culture's benefits to my community. (Talked about 2 of my EC's and why they relate to%2</p>

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<p>I would say you have a good chance, lots of leadership in your application.</p>

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<p>The end of my post got cut off…
I meant to say that I talked about 2 of my EC’s and how they relate to what I want to do ib college. In my 2nd essay I talked about my prolonged leadership in my community service group at my school and how my involvement drove me to what I want to do in college. </p>

<p>Overall I tried to connect my app and related all my EC’s to my major by referring to them in my essays.
I didn’t apply for engineering.</p>

<p>@jwein
Thanks a lot! I hope so…</p>

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<p>I was also in contact with a Cal admissions officer. She reviewed more 1st draft essays and my finals. She told me they were ‘fantastic’ and they had the details she was looking for. Hopefully she’s right and my personal statements come through…</p>

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<p>85% chance you’ll get in.</p>