Great numbers, no community service

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<p>The title pretty much says it all. But here's a brief UC-admissions profile of me:</p>

<p>ELC
GPA: 4.0UW/4.6W, I think my UC GPA is the max
SAT: 2360 Reasoning, 800 Math II, 800 US History, 790 Chemistry
AP: 5, 5, 5, 5
Significant EC/awards: Academic Decathlon (20hrs/week) captain with medals, math club president, NMS semifinalist, AIME qualifier
Community service: zero</p>

<p>I've applied to UCB and UCLA, I want to know how much that lack of community service will hurt me. Will my academics/test scores compensate for that completely, or could it significantly impact my chances?</p>

<p>(I know I've been kind of lazy in my first two years. But in my junior and senior years, my advanced courses + Acadec, which pretty much doubles my workload, has left me with very little time for other stuff.)</p>

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<p>You should try to find the admissions formula… it basically puts in your numbers, your yes/no answers to having a job, being involved in community service, sports, etc., I think the score given to the essay, and ranks students according to that. They accept the top percentage of that group.</p>