<p>Yes, it's a shameless chances thread, but it would be great to know what you guys think.</p>
<p>General Things
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: East Indian (international)
Country: India (but living in Singapore for 18 years)
Current Grade: Senior Year (in singapore, schools run from Jan-Dec)
Financial Aid: Not applying for any sort of FA</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Test (Single Sitting)
SAT Critical Reading - 760
SAT Math - 790
SAT Writing 800
SAT Composite (M+CR+W) 2350</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests
SAT Math Level 2 - 800
SAT Physics - 790
SAT Chemistry 780
SAT Biology M - 770</p>
<p>AP Tests
AP Calculus AB 5
AP Chemistry 5
AP Physics B 5
AP Biology 5
AP Calculus BC 5
AP Statistics 5</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities
- Captain: Debate Team
- President: Creative Writing Circle
- Editor: School Yearbook
- Editor: School Newsletter (we don't publish too actively tho)
- Editor: Official Newsletter of Singapore Int'l Mathematics Competition
- Captain: Scrabble Team (placed 3rd nationally in 2007, several individual awards at national level too)
- Head Delegate: Model UN
- Tennis Team
- 300ish Community Service Hours
- Creative Arts Program (very selective program for writers and poets)
- Research on atomic spectroscopy
- Research on oxygen's behavior on palladium and applications in fuel cells
- Interned at a renowned museum of biodiversity research
- 2 Commendatory Awards @ Commonwealth Int'l Essay Writing Competition
- Gold (Drama) @ Singapore Youth Festival
- Best Delegate @ Singapore Model United Nations 2009
- Best Delegate @ WE Model United Nations 2009 (International)
- Poet, published in various literary magazines</p>
<p>I hope what they say about Berkeley is true in that it is more holistic. I was denied from UCSD with a 4.45W /3.92 UC GPA… full IB diploma program</p>
<p>@ srrrinath: I just want to say that after reading your chance post, I am astounded by your SAT’s and accolades. I have to admit, those numbers are really impressive. I’ll be shocked if you don’t get in, but then again, your’re international. I have no idea (being a transfer student) what your chances are or how they are affected by your international status.</p>
<p>In my opinion, it’s utterly incredible how prepared and impressive most of your guys’ stats are. I’ll be truly honored and humbled to be at UCB (hopefully) with a few of you guys in the fall.</p>
<p>I have no damn idea how it’s going to go down. I was rejected from UCLA, but got into McGill, Claremont McKenna, UCSB and umiami, and today just recieved a personal letter from Pomona. Bare in mind i am out of state and American but have never lived there so…
I think i’ll get rejected but i wouldn’t accept the offer anyways so beats me. Oh my poor 75 dollars! haha</p>
<p>I have no damn idea how it’s going to go down. I was rejected from UCLA, but got into McGill, Claremont McKenna, UCSB and umiami, and today just recieved a personal letter from Pomona. Bare in mind i am out of state and American but have never lived there so…
I think i’ll get rejected but i wouldn’t accept the offer anyways so beats me. Oh my poor 75 dollars! haha</p>
<p>i know a lot about cal admissions. i hope you get in if it’s your dream school. your gpa is tough, admissions weighs gpa higher than SAT at cal. Part of the weighing is their state mandate to take the top gpa students from all the california public high schools. the unfair part is that we all know the IQ and quality of students from different communities and high schools varies dramatically. </p>
<p>gpa is a poor measurement when schools and classes vary so much throughout the California high school system</p>