<p>So basically I think I already know what my statistics are if I include my senior year.
The following colleges that I am applying to:
UC San Diego
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbra
University of Rochester
University of Michigan Ann-Arbor
University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill
New York University
University of Southern California
(I wanna apply to Cornell possibly ED but my stats are c12@p that im most likely going to get rejected D: )</p>
<p>I'm Asian and I am in-state for California.</p>
<p>UC GPA: 3.88 W 3.4 UW
Regular GPA: 3.83 W 3.43 UW
(I know, **** gpa's..)</p>
<p>ACT: 35
Both 800's on Subject Tests for U.S. History and Math Level 2</p>
<p>Extra Curricular:
1. Varsity Parliamentary Debate Team. 2 years
2. Varsity Track 3 years
3. Treasurer of the Red Cross Club (In club for 3 years)
4. Regional State 2nd place in 2011 and 5th place in 2010 aka finalists. for Latin Dancing
5. Parliamentarian for the Pre - Med Club.
6. Vice President of Recycling Club
7. CSF tutor aka Honors Society
8. Another Honors Society (S&S)
9. I have a job currently.. if that helps ?
10. Summer internships with a professional lawyer.</p>
<p>I had a family crisis during my underclassmen years that REALLY affected me and I guess I could have a justification for that but I've shown a large improvement such as 3.6--->4.67 in Junior year. Will they even consider that as a good thing? And
Let's say I write a very good personal statement? Do I even have a chance for these colleges? Any recommendations on how to improve my transcript? D:</p>
<p>Your ACT and EC’s are fantastic. If your GPA suffered because of a family crisis, you can explain that in your essay, or through some other fashion, in an inspiring manner. I’m sure admissions officers aren’t such a-holes that they’ll count a crisis against you. (I, au contraire, tanked freshman year, and have no excuse)</p>
<p>I’m no expert, but would it actually be possible to get a…retake or something for those classes that you did poorly in, given your circumstances? It’s just a suggestion. </p>
<p>Standardized testing looks really good, definitely for UCs. Cal-Berkeley and Cornell might be a bit of a stretch, but like RMIB^ said, justifying your crisis in an essay will help. USC, NYU and rochester should be considered slight reach/mid range. I say this because most of the accepted students at these schools have unweighted GPAs in the 3.6-4.0 range. I think you have a pretty good shot at UCSD, UNC and Michigan. It’s definitely not ridiculous for you to apply to any of those. Upward trend in your GPA is always good.</p>
<p>You are a junior, correct? Because it’s kind of too late to apply ED for Cornell. Also, you might want to consider UCI or UCD. If you want more public schools, there’s always the university of virginia and georgia tech</p>
<p>Thanks for chancing my profile! Based on your stats, I think you have a fairly good chance at the top UCs because of your fabulous ACT score + ECs. Being a California resident should also give you a boost.</p>
<p>On the GPA issue, I think what will really help you is the upward trend you mentioned. I’ve heard from some admission officers at a couple of the UCs that a strong upward trend is sometimes as good as a high GPA. Hopefully everything works out!</p>
<p>Because of your GPA, you have no chance at getting into UC Berkeley, Rochester, Michigan, North Carolina, NYU, USC, or Cornell. You should get into UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.</p>
<p>Do not listen to mlaitkep. Even though your GPA is low for most of the colleges to which you are applying does not mean you will automatically be rejected. Most colleges look at their applicants holistically, so you should be a competitive applicant at all of those schools. I think you have the best chance of getting into UCSD, UCSB, URochester, and maybe USC since you are in-state. Good luck!</p>