How does this course schedule appeal to UCs???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,
Here's my dilemma. I'm shooting for UCB/UCLA but my grades are pretty low. I thought that i'd get an A- in Comp Sci AB AP but i think i'm going to end up with a solid B... after looking at my schedule (and maybe my activities) do you think i should drop Comp Sci AB AP (or maybe even possibly Calc ABAP)???
In other words would it be better to get a B in Comp Sci or just to drop it.....
i'd probably get a 3/4 on the AP for that (as well as all the other APs)</p>

<p>THANKS!!</p>

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<p>Really competitive private all-boys Catholic-Jesuit High School in CA
Population: 360 per class</p>

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<p>JUNIOR
UW GPA: 3.8
W GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: School doesn’t release, but I’m guessing 15th percentile.
My uw GPA this year should go down slightly to around 3.75, while my weighted GPA will go up to about 4.1</p>

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<p>SAT1 – currently 2000, prediction of 2100 final
SAT2 – planning to take Math 2C, Physics, US History, Spanish w/o listening, literature?
Maybe around 700s for most</p>

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<p>AP (only 1 Soph year, taking 4 this Jr. year)
Comp Sci “A” 4
Comp Sci “AB” (4) est
Physics B (3-4) est
Eng Lang (3-4) est
Calculus AB (4) est</p>

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<p>As appears on transcript (some activities included on transcript at my school):</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
ASB Leadership A
English 1 A-
Algebra 2 A
Spanish 1 A+
Biology Honors B
Cath. Christianity A
Symphonic Band A
Computing 1 A</p>

<p>ASB Leadership A
English 1 A
World Cultures A
Algebra 2 A-
Spanish 1 A-
Biology Honors B-
Hebrew Scriptures A
Symphonic Band A-
Frosh Wrestling A</p>

<p>Summer School (at my HS)
Advan. Composition A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year (screwed up 1st sem, good 2nd sem):
ASB Leadership A
English 2 A-
World History B+
Pre-Calc Hon B
Spanish 2 A-
Chemistry A-
Xtian Scriptures B
Comp Sci "A" AP B</p>

<p>ASB Leadership A
Newspaper Staff A
English 2 A
World History A-
Pre-Calc Hon A-
Spanish 2 A
Chemistry A-
Comp Sci "A" AP A
P.E. 1 A
JV Wrestling A</p>

<p>Junior Year (predictions):
ASB Leadership (A)
Newspaper Staff (A)
Freshman Retreat Leader (A+)
English Lang AP (B+)
US History (A)
Calculus AB AP (B)
Spanish 3 Honors (A)
Physics B AP (A-)
Xtian Ethics (sem1) Social Justice (sem2) (A)
<em>Comp Sci “AB” AP (B) ?????????</em>********************</p>

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<p>SCHOOL:</p>

<p>American Cancer Society - President (founder) (11)
Students Against Destructive Decisions (go to Jr. High every Friday of 2nd semester to edu 8th graders on peer education) - President (11) Member (9, 10)
Christian Service Program (CommServe) - Council Head (10, 11) Member (9)
Associated Student Body - Pres. Advisor, Member at Large (9, 10, 11)
Cardinal Newspaper - Writer (10, 11)
Wrestling (9(frosh), 10jv, 11jv)</p>

<p>OTHER:</p>

<p>400+ Community Service Hours after Junior Year
Bill Wilson Center Peer Edu. Training Leader (10, 11)
Congressman Mike Honda’s Student Advisory Council (11)
YMCA Youth and Government Community Service Coordinator (11)
Youth Group (Bible Study) - Core Team Leader (Specializing in Comm. Serv.) (11)
Tijuana - Core Team Leader (11)
American Cancer Society Region Youth Board - President (11)
American Cancer Society State Summit - Leader (11)</p>

<p>AWARDS:
Sophomore of the Year
Presidential Community Service Award (achieved by 100 hours in one year)
(Will be receiving several Junior service/academic awards this year from school)</p>

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<p>anyone, please?? If I am to drop Comp SCI AB AP I should act soon...
thank you!</p>

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<p>cptsuperpan:</p>

<p>What major are you applying for?
UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply, flopsy.
Would dropping comp sci to avoid a B this semester (and possibly next) improve my chances?
Thanks!</p>

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<p>i'm probably applying undeclared (i'm still a junior) but possibly their HAAS business school later on</p>

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<p>Drop your activities. You're assuming about 3 B's (uc's don't care about B+), you can change one of those to an A- but cutting down on the other stuff.</p>

<p>ASB Leadership
Newspaper Staff
Freshman Retreat Leader
Xtian Ethics (sem1) Social Justice (sem2)
Are any of those courses used in the the a-g UC courses?</p>

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<p>our school puts school-sponsored non a-g activities on transcripts. I actually cannot raise those grades with more time (2 are too low and one just doesn't allow for mobility). I'm not considering dropping activities since I actually do enjoy those.</p>

<p>so assuming I can't drop anything else besides comp sci ab ap to avoid a B, should i go for it?</p>

<p>thanks again</p>

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<p>yeah, go ahead and drop. CompSci is considered a math-style elective by the UC's, and since you are taking Calc, you got plenty of math; calc is considered a fifth year of math. You can always retake it next year, if you so desire.</p>

<p>for chances, recalc your UC gpa without the non a-g classes. Even tho they are on your transcript, UC won't count them in its recomputation of your gpa.</p>

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<p>how do u have 9 classes in junior year? Is that even possible? Unless my eyes are failing on me, u have way too many classes to handle. Drop it and take an A. Ur GPA matters the most IMO.</p>

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<p>thanks for hte reply. the ASB, wrestling, frosh retreat leader, and cardinal newspaper are just school-sponsored activities (outside of school). None of them take that much time so they're not hindering me from an A in english/math/comp sci</p>

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<p>by the way where can I find the average gpa w/uw admitted for colleges?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.sparknotes.com%3Ecollege%3Etype"&gt;www.sparknotes.com&gt;college&gt;type&lt;/a> school>look under admission statistics.</p>

<p>Here's Berkeley:</p>

<p><a href="http://college.sparknotes.com/school/admissions.epl?inun_id=9144%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://college.sparknotes.com/school/admissions.epl?inun_id=9144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>thanks!
so is this gpa the UC weighted gpa capped at 8 semesters of AP/Honors?
it also says that interview and recommendation "not considered'... does that mean insignificant or completely inconsidered</p>

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<p>Sorry, but I really don't know. I don't think that is the average weighted GPA and it sounds pretty odd to not consider all of that at all, but that is what it says. I really don't know. Don't take sparknotes so seriously, just use it for general information. Someone else probably knows more about it all. Sorry.</p>

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<p>can i please get someone else's input? this decision is really bothering me and it means a lot.. thanks so much</p>

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<p>cpt:</p>

<p>the UC's don't conduct interviews, and recs are not allowed. Yes, bonus points are capped at 8, but only UC-approved honors courses. </p>

<p>Instead of sparknotes or something else, go to the source for basic stats:</p>

<p><a href="http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>