<p>I'm a sophomore at an extremely competitive high school, but I am still aiming for good colleges like UC Berkeley and UCLA (I lost hope for Stanford a long time ago haha). Can I please get an honest opinion, even if it is brutal, as to how likely or unlikely it is for me to get into Cal?
Freshman year: I took Spanish 2, Bio, Lit, Alg 2/Trig, PE 9, and Band, and got one B in my second semester of Alg 2/Trig
Sophomore year: My grades went down by a lot! :(
Spanish 3, Chem Honors, Lit, Pre-calculus Honors, Marketing, TA, and World History
I got B's in math and chem both semesters, as well as a B in Lit second semester
That's a total of 6 B's</p>
<p>Next year I will be taking Spanish 4 Honors, AP Bio, American Lit Honors, Journalism, AP Calc AB, and US History
I will work my butt off for straight A's</p>
<p>My EC's are not the best, but:
JV tennis both years
Went to international level competitions for a business club (it's not as impressive as it sounds; thousands of people from all over the world attend this)
I sing, but outside of school, and have participated in various concerts and competitions (not solo concerts though)
I am an officer of Science National Honor Society
I am attending UC COSMOS this summer at UC Irvine
I volunteer with autistic children, but I've never really counted my hours, because the center takes care of that and all I care about is the kids... I really love them.</p>
<p>I did okay on my trial PSAT (I took it without any sort of preparation): 214
I will be taking the Subject SAT's for Chemistry, Math2, and Biology</p>
<p>I think my chances are extremely slim, if there are any in the first place. What is something extraordinary I could do to really impress admin officials? Everyone nowadays is building homes for the poor, interning at various places, but I really want to make an impact, to make up for my terrible grades.</p>