<p>I am a high school junior with the year ending in a few weeks. After spending weeks (and probably months) looking through different colleges and their majors I have found my dream school in UCLA. I have visited the campus and researched the school and I feel that it would be a really great fit for me and that I would be happy there. I really want to know if I have a chance of getting in?</p>
<p>Here are some of my stats:
GPA: 3.26UW/4.1W (approx. this is from 10th grade so it is slightly higher now but not sure)
SAT: 1830 (without any prep. plan to retake in June)
SATII: US History(560), Chemistry(560) (might retake both)
Hooks?: URM, 1st gen college, CA resident</p>
<p>Extra Curricular: National Honor Society(voted VP/President), Interact Club(voted junior President), Drama Club(make up crew 3yrs), Art Club(Honorable Mention in County Show), Babysitting (my siblings and other kids), Tutoring (with NHS and for elementary students), Humane Society (since 9th grade), etc.</p>
<p>So basically the reason my GPA is so skewed/low, is because my parents when though a messy divorce spanning my freshmen and sophomore years which resulted in a lot of B's but, I was in my school's IB/PIB program so all of my classes were honors/weighted. But, I got almost 5 A's and 2 B's 1st semester of junior year so it shows an upward trend)</p>
<p>Now here is the tricky part. After 1st semester of this year (junior) my mom got a job offer in California (we were in FL) so, I have go from taking a full IB diploma course load to taking AP Lit, H. Pre Calc., AVID, and double PE(graduation requirement) because the school I am at now does not offer IB.</p>
<p>My senior year courses are a bit better (5 AP classes + H.French III), but I know that the UC's really focus on sophomore and junior year.</p>
<p>So do I have a shot? I really have my heart set so if I don't can you recommend stuff for me to do to get me accepted? Thanks everyone.</p>