<p>Hey Guys,</p>
<p>I've been on a bit of a topsy turvy ride recently, switching schools a lot, and going through some personal stuff. I wound up at Mission San Jose High School in the midst of this, and found myself struggling to tread water for two years. In my third year, I feel as though I'm ready.</p>
<p>But the problem is that much of the damage has already been done. I had no extracurriculars in my Freshman and Soph years, and wound up with a cumulative GPA in the doldrums of 3.0-3.4. I realize that I have one more year and one final shot at getting myself a chance of getting into a good UC, like Davis or Cal. Clearly, with my current record, this is never going to happen.</p>
<p>Assuming I do well in my Junior year, getting 4.0 both semesters and a ~2200 SAT score, what chance do I have of getting into one of Cal or Davis as a Bio Major? My GPA has gradually risen back up, going from 3.0 or so in freshman year to 3.5 or so in Soph, and onto 4.0 in Junior year if that means anything.</p>
<p>So my questions are:</p>
<p>1) What chance does my record give me of getting into Cal/Davis?
2) What can I do to rectify my earlier scores? (Is there a way to take outside/community college courses and make the older grades seem less significant...etc)
3) What are some good extracurriculars for me to do?
4) If I were to go to Community College for a year or two, get high grades there, and then apply for a transfer to Cal or Davis, how likely would I be to succeed in that?
5) Is there any way I can make myself really stand out despite a poor academic/sporting record? Like some sort of competition, association, activity, e-c, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks, and yes, I know I was a mess, </p>
<p>Ahmer</p>