<p>Background Info:
- High School: Extremely rigorous, top 50 high schools in the nation
- Indian (South Asian)
- Income: 150k
- Starting Senior Year in 2 weeks</p>
<p>*Computer Science Major</p>
<p>I messed up really bad in high school until junior year. W = weighted, UW, = unweighted (Huge upward trend)</p>
<p>Sophmore year: 3.0 UW (3.167 W), 2.67 UW (2.83W)
Junior Year: 3.67 UW (4.167 W), 3.67 UW (4.167 W) --- 3 APs
UC Weighted GPA: 3.62</p>
<p>SATs (Barely prepped):
1st attempt: 1850
2nd attempt: 1980</p>
<p>Going to attempt again in October, I'm positive I will get at least a 2100, and possibly a 2200+.</p>
<p>ACT:
1st attempt: 32 (Equivalent to 2130 SAT)
Going to attempt again in September, aiming for 34 or higher. I'm currently prepping and keep scoring between 33/34, with the occasional 35 here and there :/.</p>
<p>SAT II: Math (760), Bio (760)</p>
<p>Others:
- 150 hours community service
- DECA (Business Club):
- 3rd in Northern California for Math Marketing
- 4th for presentation, 8th overall for Advertising Campaign in States competition
- YouTube Partner with a channel on Technology (relates to my major, computer science)
- 2,800+ subscribers
- My technology guides and reviews have been watched 1.2 MILLION times
- Currently building a website for an upcoming organization that raises money for charity through gaming
- Contractor for one of the largest and most prominent gaming networks on the web - Machinima!
- 2 years JV Badminton
- Intro to Computer Science course over the summer, got an A
- Intro to Programming in C course over the summer, got an A
- Currently developing an iPhone app! </p>
<p>I have been slacking throughout high school until junior year. At the summer, end of the sophmore year, I went to India and realized I'm taking everything I have for granted. While others in India are yearning to learn but forced into crappy, mediocre schools, if any, I am slacking off, even though I am given the opportunity to attend one of the nations top 50 high schools. The vacation to India opened my eyes, and I realized I need to make the most of my fortunate situation. I tried throughout junior year, with 3 AP courses, and got a 3.67 unweighted, 4.167 weighted GPA.</p>
<p>I'm absolutely positive I will have <em>atleast</em> a 3.67 Unweighted GPA, 4.3 Weighted. My rigorous schedule next year:
- AP Calc BC
- AP Physics B
- Finite/Discrete
- AP World
- Regular English
- Gov/Econ</p>
<p>I am a resident of California and would prefer staying in state. Here are the colleges I am applying to that I would not mind attending (in order of preference, haha):</p>
<p>-UC Berkeley
-UCLA
-UC San Diego
-UC Davis
-UC Santa Barbara
- CSU Cal Poly SLO
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
- UT Austin </p>
<p>Can you guys suggest which are my matches and which are reaches? I'm so stressed out with my senior year looming ahead of me. I'm extremely passionate about technology and would love if I could further develop my knowledge by majoring in Comp Sci at great college.</p>