<p>Hi, I've never been on CC before, but I really need to know where I stand amongst other people. UCSD is my dream school, and I really want to get in any way I can. I have no qualms about doing a 2 year TAG program with a community college, and I don't think I'll need any financial aid. Please be honest about my chances and ways I can improve. I'm a tough girl, I can take the critique. </p>
<p>HS GPA (unweighted, 10-11): 3.5
HS GPA (unweighted, 9-11): 3.64
HS GPA (weighted, 10-11): 3.80</p>
<p>AP/honors classes I've taken:
AP USH (A)
AP Chem (A)
AP Calc AB (B)
H Chem (C,B)
H Pre-Calc (B,B)</p>
<p>SATs: </p>
<p>SAT I: 2110</p>
<p>SAT II: going to take Math II, and Chem in May and June. My diagnostics show 780, and 700 respectively, but I plan to study and get higher scores.</p>
<p>November Senior year, I'm going to take another to get an even 3 tests. Still haven't decided if I should take another science to show my interest in the STEM field, or a history/literature test to show that I am versatile in my academics. Help on that decision would be appreciated as well. </p>
<p>ACT:
Studying for April 15th test. </p>
<p>AP:
Have yet to take any AP Tests </p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
1) Competed and Ranked regionally in National Technovation Girl's Technology Challenge 3 years in a row (9,10,11)
2) Founding member of school Technovation team (9,10,11)
3) Technovation Club officer (various positions: PR Representative, Vice President)
4) Was in school Robotics Team(10 only b/c I found it lonely and alienating as there weren't any girls, and none of the boys took me seriously. Part of the reason I threw myself into the women in STEM movement)
5) taught coding on androids and business to girls on Technovation Team (10,11)
6) WiSTEM member (10,11)
7) Swimming (9,10)
8) Colorguard (9 only, but I have done 7+ field and marching band performances in that time)
9) Jazz Dance(9,10 never performed)
10) Indian Classical Dance (11 only, but I picked up quickly and I'm getting ready to perform with a large role in May)
11) Volunteer and Shift Manager at Kaiser Permanente Hospital (9,10)
12) Regular volunteer at my local branch of Santa Clara County Library (11)
13) Took part in Hack-a-thons (HS Hacks (24 hours), and Technovation school hosted Hack-a-thons(2-3 hours each))
14) Competing in US House App Challenge (results come out in April)
15) Side/personal project: Produced my own podcasts where I read my own short stories and essays on various topics, including feminism, women in STEM, and some fiction. (On sound cloud)
16) Side/personal project: make/produce electronic music. (On sound cloud)</p>
<p>Other:</p>
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<p>I go to a very very very competitive school in a very competitive school district.(My school is ranked top 10 in nation, even against private schools.) I moved there a little before my freshman year in HS and I felt very overwhelmed and lost. I came from a sub-par district near San Jose where I've been since elementary, so obviously I have been having a bit of trouble with the level of work they expect at my new district. Hence, my terrible GPA. However, I am nothing but thankful to be in such a wonderful community. </p>
<p>SAT I is just very hard for me, but I am tremendously better at the ACT. </p>
<p>I am a girl, asian, indian origin, US Citizen</p>
<p>I have applied to a program where I can spend my senior year of high school getting one year of a four-year degree, and now I only need a final interview before they let me in. This will boost my HS GPA, and let me beef up on engineering and CS classes. </p>
<p>Going to take SAT I again in October of my senior year, going to study all summer </p>
<p>possibly getting a tech-internship and taking community college courses this summer </p>
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<p>The seniors I know are telling me that my resume is more suited to privates who weight ECs higher than grades and testing scores, but UCSD has everything I need. It's relatively close to my home, and family means a lot to me. And this might seem naive, but one of my close friends and I have always wanted to go here together, and I really want to make that dream happen. Practicality in mind, it's also considerably cheaper than private schools, its Engineering College has a good ranking, and my parents have been in the tech field for decades and say it's name carries a lot of weight in Silicon Valley. </p>
<p>The Senior year college program I'm doing is my "safety net", so if I don't get into UCSD or any other good UCs, I can spend only one year past high school in a TAG program, instead of the usual 2 years. </p>
<p>Please let me know what my chances are and what I can do to boost those chances. Thanks!</p>