So I am entering my final semester in CC in the Spring and applied to UC Berkeley and a few other schools. Two years ago, when I was a high school senior it was my dream to study Mechanical Eng at Cal. I love engineering and I’m used to the campus because the school plays a huge role in my family: my parents met in there as students in the early 90’s, as my father was an international student from UK, my aunts went there, my grandfather (dad’s father) was an international student, from Glasgow, there in the late 60’s, my other grandparents live near the Bay Area, lots of my parents friends (family friends) went their, and currently their kids, along with my older sister go there. I was obviously rejected because my GPA in high school (4.2) and SAT score (2010) were pretty much low since the engineering school is extremely competitive. My rejection was embarrassing for me since my parents, who are now professors in the UK, and family had high hopes I’d get in. But I have worked harder now in CC to try again. I’ve taken Calc 1,2,3 Chemistry with a lab, Physics 1 and 2, both with labs, and 6 humanities GE’s, and have received an A grade in all of those except for Physics 1 that I got a B- on. I’m worried that the my low Physics 1 grade which brought my current GPA down, may ruin my chances. Currently I am taking Linear Algebra w/ Diff. Equations and 3 other GEs to hopefully bring my GPA up. Can anyone give me any last pointers or opinions as to what type of chance I may have or maybe anything to try differently when/if I get into a 4-year for engineering?