Hi there! Help please? :)

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<p>Hi there everyone, my name is Julia I am American Chinese/Japanese. I'm an 11th year at the International School of Beijing and I'm currently doing the IB Diploma but am thinking of switching to certificate so I can focus more on improving my gpa.</p>

<p>These are the classes I am taking:
HL Biology
HL Art
HL History</p>

<p>SL Math Studies
SL English
BSL Chinese</p>

<p>*My current GPA is 3.49 :/ weighted! *</p>

<p>Activities:
* 2 yrs of Beiwatch (Beimun) It's our school newspaper for the Model United Nations conferences
* Co-founded a charity organization at my school called "Painting Pandas" We are donating all funds to the Blue Skies Healing Home for Disabled Children</p>

<p>And that's it for now! I've been in an after-school activity called Global Information but I thought it was pretty pointless and wasn't going anywhere so I quit.</p>

<p>Schools I'm thinking of applying to:
UCLA
USC
UCI
UC Santa Barbara
UC Riverside (safety)
Pepperdine University
Boston University
Trinity University
UC Davis</p>

<p>Oh yeah and I haven't taken my SATS yet but will in May
And I am open to any other suggestions of unis I should check out in California :) Thanks!</p>

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<p>gpa little on the low side but if u get a high score on the SATs u will be fine and apply to privates because u have a better shot at them than UCs. the reason is that no matter how qualified u r UCs tend to take kids from california cause CALIFORNIA rocks. apply to privates like st. marys, duke, north carolina, ivies and liberal arts colleges. good luck</p>

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<p>Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I am a California resident, born and raised but haven't been living there for the past year. Would that make a difference? And thanks :)</p>

<p>*** Another EC I forgot to mention was that I design and made clothes for my school's Charity Fashion Show**</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>