I want to get into CAL!

<p>I am interested in CAL's EECS program. I know that is extremely hard to get in, but i would like to know how my stats match up to their program.</p>

<p>I go to a very competitive private school in Cali.
freshman
English I => B/A
Honors Algebra II => B+/A-
Japanese I => A-/A
Honors Physics => B/B+
World History => A-/A
Computer Science => A/(N/a)
Acting => (N/a)/A+
Freshman GPA 3.81 Weighted</p>

<p>sophomore - Honors Geo(summer course) => A-/A-
English II => A-/A-
Honors Pre-Calc => A-/B+
Japanese II => A-/A-
Honors Chem => A-/A
Econ => A/(N/a)
Programming => (N/a)/A+
Visual Arts => A-/A
Sophomore GPA - 3.99 Weighted</p>

<p>junior - English III => A-
AP Calc AB => A-
APUSH => A-
Hon Bio => A
Hon Japanese III => B+
AP Comp Sci AB =>A
Junior First Semester GPA - 4.15 Weighted</p>

<p>SAT
770 M
790 W
650 CR (...)
total 2210 </p>

<p>SAT II
730 Chem
790 MathIIC</p>

<p>Some lame extracurriculars such as...
Key Club (10, 11)
Electronics Club (11)
played piano since i was little</p>

<h2>played tennis since i was little</h2>

<p>the way my GPA is calculated is that B is 3.0, B+ is 3.3, A- is 3.7, A is 4.0, etc. plus .5 for honors or APs</p>

<p>Does the way your school calculate GPA effect college admissions in any way?</p>

<p>Anyways, how good are my chances of getting into Cal EECS?</p>

<p>wowx:</p>

<p>UCB: Reach (Engineering)</p>

<p>more comments?</p>

<p>Reach. Just apply and hope for the best.</p>

<p>How much of a reach is it? Is it one of those situations where one applies in the hopes of a random decision by the admission officers?</p>

<p>if its reach its cuz 1. ur ecs seem relatively weak (no really outstanding acheivements listed at least) 2. engineering is impacted = harder to get in.</p>

<p>Berkeley is known for taking students whose statistics are not always spectacularly high. EECS, though, is an exception. I don't know anyone in there who didn't apply to harvard, penn, cornell and the like. Your SATs aren't bad. See if you can raise them. How your school calculates your GPA won't matter because they just ask for the grades you got and they calculate it themselves. I do have to agree, though, that your ECs are relatively weak. You have to keep in mind that out of the 41,000 that applied this year, EVERYONE played the piano (with the occasional exception of the violin). It's almost become like a suffix to a name that everyone just tags along to their app as a filler. If you're not an officer of a club, there's not much weight in putting it down. Your best bet is to have a position created for you that sounds important like "Key Club: SES Senator" What does the SES stand for? Who cares, at least you have a title. You've still got some time, so do something spectacular and go out with a bang. Good luck!</p>

<p>Pros: Courseload
Cons: Mediocre SATS and GPA. Definitely lacking ECs
verdict: Reach</p>

<p>Its not really a reach... I got in with much lower stats.</p>

<p>2 things will really help:
take sat2 physics and get above 740.
Do not get any more B's in Japanese or anything else.</p>

<p>But If you absolutely want to go to Cal then consider applying to another major.</p>

<p>"But If you absolutely want to go to Cal then consider applying to another major."</p>

<p>It's harder to transfer from inside Cal to EECS than to just apply in the first place. </p>

<p>What school do you go to? Whitney Gretchen? Harvard-Westlake? That might place it in context.</p>

<p>Unless you're a URM who has a 4.3/2300 whose parents, who live in the ghettos of LA, make less than $20k and you have found a cure to cancer, you don't have a chance at Berkeley.</p>

<p>Just kidding. I think you have a great shot.</p>

<p>cm8333, did you apply to EECS? I read in a previous post you applied to SD as an english major. Was this the case for Berkeley? The selection process varies between the two.</p>

<p>Uhh, i dont know what and all these people are talking about. </p>

<p>Youre UC GPA is 4.3, which is very good and above average. Your SAT is good, average. Your EC's are average. </p>

<p>So id say you have a good shot. Good match.</p>

<p>did you miss the part about EECS, jason? that changes everything.</p>

<p>I still think he has a good chance. A 4.3 UC GPA is extremely good and his SAT's are average, but good.</p>

<p>thanks for your thoughts.</p>