<p>Alright, so I'm an oos junior who's worried about his chances for UCLA. I've seen threads on here saying it's as a difficult to get into as an ivy for oos applicants, so I'm wondering what you guys think.</p>
<p>UC GPA- 4.27 (20 A's, 2 A's, and I guess I add 8 points for 3 ap classes junior year and 3 going to be taken senior year. That's like 12 semesters, so I'm guessing that I give myself the full 8).
GPA Unweighted- 3.85 as of now on a A= 4 B=3... scale. It would go up to a 3.87-3.89 by the time I applied if I maintained my grades. </p>
<p>SAT (Score on my 3rd test, Single Sitting)
Overall- 2250
Composite- 1560
CR- 790
M- 770
CW- 690</p>
<p>Award: National Merit Commended</p>
<p>Rank
9/118- top 8%</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
1. First Robotics Competition (nationwide robotics competition) [11, 12]</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Debate Club (school's debate club, we frequently hold in school debates. This isn't just a grocery list ec, because its given me a time to discuss current events and see how my peers feel. I could defend in my essay)
[11,12]</p></li>
<li><p>Interact Club <a href="part%20of%20the%20national%20rotary%20organization,%20does%20service%20projects:%202%20local%20and%201%20international">11,12</a></p></li>
<li><p>Community Service Club (For various things like blood drive, relay for life) [11,12]</p></li>
<li><p>Red Cross Club (part of the Red Cross, more volunteering) [11,12]</p></li>
<li><p>NHS</p></li>
<li><p>Job Shadowing Professionals In Their Work Environments (40+ Hours by graduation, explained below)</p></li>
<li><p>YES Camp (spent a week in this camp hosted by the international Art Of Living Foundation learning leadership qualities)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Volunteering: (150-200 Overall hours when applying)</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Reagan Wells Ranch Community Service (spent a week of my summer rebuilding a ranch for the International Human Rights Organization)</p></li>
<li><p>Children's Hospital Community Service (spend a month of my summer, its like a part time job nearly, need a uniform, 5 days a week, and you have to go through an application process and be recommended)</p></li>
<li><p>Various local volunteer opportunities and projects (i.e. Greet The Troops, Ronald Macdonald House, etc.)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>The school I go too is a part of the New Tech foundation. They emphasize a new type of approach where students are familiarized with an authentic work environment. Our work centers heavily around presentations, professionalism, becoming acquainted with the uses of technology in today's world, and of course normal high school content. I took one ap class freshmen year and the rest honors. I took all honors classes sophmore year and now 3 aps and the rest honors junior year. Depending on how many APs are provided during my senior year, I will have atleast 4 AP classes done by the time I graduate. While I may not have as many APs as others, I will have taken the most rigorous curriculum possible. When I graduate, I will also have 40+ hours of experience shadowing people in their jobs. This program was implemented to give us a visual view of the real world and is very similiar to interning except I could be watching what a CEO does in their job etc.</p>
<p>The New Tech School was opened in my district when I was going to be a sophmore, so I will be a part of its first graduating class. I wasn't involved in any major clubs over at the other high school during my freshman year, and when I went to New Tech. there weren't many clubs. I've gotten involved in ec's mostly in junior year, because the opportunities have presented themselves. That and I found cc.</p>