Help me! Junior with high hopes

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, ive been stressing out because of my recent love over UC Berkeley.
Im in the 11th grade.</p>

<p>specs.
I have approx. 100 hours of volunteer work at church
15 hrs at leadership program
and im currently volunteering at riverside hospital</p>

<p>i went to Brown university for a summer program (3 weeks)
i went to Maryland University for leadership program (1 week)</p>

<p>my gpa on a 5.0 scale is.. terrible. 3.2</p>

<p>i havnt taken the sat yet. i have taken practices. and i got 1600 ish. i plan to take the real SAT in june. and the SAT 2 in may. Im not sure about ACT. </p>

<p>classes ive taken</p>

<p>8th - algebra 1, spanish 1
9th - geometry, latin 1, world history1, normal english, PE, biology, computer informations 1
10th summer - algebra 2
10th - pre-calculus, latin 2, spanish 2, world history 2, normal english, PE, chemistry
11th - AP calculus, spanish 3, normal english, physics, AP US history, AP psychology, accounting
(my plans for 12th) - AP statistics, spanish 4, normal english, AP physics, marine biology, AP US government, chinese 1</p>

<p>i have played the piano for approx. 9 years.
i have done martial arts for approx. 4 years. I won a bronze medal in a regional competition in 2007</p>

<p>I live in Virginia. Ive visited Yale, Princeton, Brown, Maryland U., William and Mary.</p>

<p>Do you think i have any chances at going to UC Berkeley?
Thanks for the feed back.</p>

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<p>im so sorry
is that 3.2 weighted?</p>

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<p>yeah
sorry. its from a 4.0 scale.</p>

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<p>also to add a little.
Clubs</p>

<p>FBLA 9th-11th grade
Asian Association 9th-11th grade (performed in 10th and 11th grade)
Latin club 9th grade (went to a meeting aswell)
Model UN 11th grade (went to a conference at William and Mary, and at Old Dominion Univ.)</p>

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<p>hahahaa ur silllyyy:P</p>

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<p>Berkeley's average is a 4.25 UC GPA and 2050 SAT score. It's harder from out of state, so expect the average to be minimum of what they want. UC GPA only counts soph and junior years, you can get the formula at UC Pathways web site.</p>

<p>Honestly, do more research. You'll find where Berkeley really excels is at the grad school level. For undergrad it has huge classes that are getting even larger in California's budget crisis. It's also hard to graduate in 4 years.Frankly, I would not pay the $45K for any of my kids to go there when it's practically the same price of more resource rich privates.</p>

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<p>I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there's a very slim chance. Sorry!</p>

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<p>where are you getting the average gpa from?
from what ive seen it is approx 3.7.
My SAT reasoning score i can raise up. i havent taken the real test yet, but i think i will get..
CR: 650
Math: 800
Writing: 700</p>

<p>And, can i add my 1st semester senior gpa to my current gpa?</p>

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<p>It was actually a little lower than I thought last year at 4.18:</p>

<p>UC</a> Admissions Statistics</p>

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<p>ok well if thats how it is.. umm do you have any colleges that i could get into that is not far from stanford?? i really need to be near that college and i know that im not able to get into stanford or even uc berkeley. what colleges are available for me to go to in that area??</p>

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<p>Santa Clara would be the next best close to Stanford. How close do you need to be? Davis is within 2 hours, there are a few CSU's within an hour: San Jose State, SF State and East Bay. There's USF. Way more good choices in Socal.</p>

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<p>hmmmm im trying to be approx 2 hrs away at most. I have things i want to do near stanford, and i dont want to drive more than 2 hrs trying to get to stanford. thanks for the help!
Oh, and is it anyway possible that my essay could get me into UC berkeley? im bringing my gpa up a lot more.</p>