Mediocre Stats....chances????

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Ok my stats seriously suck. I am a serious slacker.....but I have taken the most challenging classes offered...at every school i've been to. also...i was in the IB program for my Junior year. Oh ya......im also from Afghanistan....affirmative action maybe??</p>

<p>Overall Academic GPA: 3.875 (WEIGHTED)(((...i think (w/out 12th grade grades)
*MY 9TH GRADE GPA IS BRINGING THIS DOWN....TOO MANY B'S
SAT I : 1860 (580 CR, 610 Math, 670 Writing)
SAT II: Math Level 2; Literature; US History (Just took them....dunno how i did.....but i guessed on like the last 20 math questions....forgot to omit (((</p>

<p>List of AP/IB/College Classes taken</p>

<p>10th Grade:
AP Calculus AB (B,B)----3 on AP Exam
AP English 12 (A,A)</p>

<p>11th Grade
IB English 1 (A,A)
IB Environmental Systems (A,B)
IB History of the Americas (A,B)
IB Drama (A,A)
IB Math Methods (C,C) ( ----5 on the IB Exam</p>

<p>12th Grade
AP Spanish (B...ish right now)
*No other classes to left to take....since i transferred back from an IB School to my crappy high school.....after leaving it for a year.</p>

<p>College Classes:
General Chemistry 1 (A)
General Chemistry 2 (In Progress)
Calculus for Life and Social Sciences 1 and 2 (A,In Progress)
US History (A)
Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking (A)
Farsi (Persian Language) 1 and 2 (A,A)
Statistics (B)</p>

<p>Extracuriculars:</p>

<p>-Amnesty International Club Founder and President (2 yrs...11th and 12th)
-P.E.T.A Member
-One of the Editors of School Literary Magazine
-Young Democrats
-Math Club
-IB Group 4 Science - Creek Project (Sediment Analysis)
-Track And Field (9th Grade)
-Student Government (10th Grade)
-Persian Club
-Muslim Student Association</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
UC Davis Hospital Pediatrics Volunteer (2 Years)
Afghan Association of Sacramento Youth Volunteer</p>

<p>Work:
Math/English Tutor at Sacramento City College (9th Grade)
Receptionist at Sacramento City College (10th Grade)</p>

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<p>mshetab:</p>

<p>UCLA: Reach</p>

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<p>Your SAT and GPA is defintetly a little low, but dont sweat it that much. It seems as if you are looking for a strength in your diversity of classes and your ECs, which are all pretty strong. Write some kick ass essays and you certaintly have a chance for admissions. Dont give up. Good luck.</p>

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<p>damn, pretty similar to me except that my test scores and strength of sched. tougher (Math 402 @ SCC last yr, US History (formerly 17, 18) durin 8th grade)...
I say you have a good chance. The intangibles does make a factor, so the personal statement is your chance to really shine.</p>

<p>Solid ECs.</p>

<p>Did you have any short of grade trend, or pretty consistent?</p>

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<p>hmmmm... im not sure about your affirmative action potential. U Penn, for example, considers middle easterners as white.</p>

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<p>I'm not completely sure about this but if Afghanistan is considered Asia, then AA doesn't really work for you. With Pink's comment, the UCs consider Middle Easterners to be Caucasian (so that wouldn't help either). Also, I'm pretty sure the UCs banned AA a while ago, so race isn't a factor in the admissions review.</p>

<p>LA and Cal are competitive, but they aren't entirely stats driven- they look at the whole package. There are people who have perfect numbers and get rejected over people who have less than perfect numbers but great essays and stories. Good luck!</p>

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<p>sorry, i dont think you will get in</p>

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<p>Let's put it this way, 'since we're not admission officers, we don't know how much weight is given to certain factors. So just wait and find out.</p>

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<p>ucla does not consider freshmen grades, what's your gpa weighted (capped at 8 sem) for soph and jun year? but your chances are not that great, but keep your hopes up. :]</p>

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<p>Freshman grades don't count by the way. Only sophomore and junior years are considered for the UCs</p>

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<p>california doesn't do affirmative action. sorry. good luck- your chances don't seem too hot, but with some good essays you might have a shot.</p>