<p>Oh...hopefully you'll be able to correct that issue in time, or use two other "stock" college essays you might have already written...how long is your second essay?</p>
<p>^ I managed to adjust it just fine. Total is something like 1044 [600/444]. Is this okay?
Damn, thanks again iVinshe, for saving my butt!</p>
<p>No problem, hope that worked out for you!</p>
<p>I was just contacted for additional information/ letter of recommendation; I guess I should be happy that I'm still in the game.
note: I'm out of state</p>
<p>That was freaking beautiful and hella long. The system logged me out, it took so long to read.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, man. Seriously good stuff.</p>
<p>Thanks, iVinshe for the clear and concise information.</p>
<p>I do have a clarification question though.
Bluebayou posted-
"Section A: The UC gpa is used solely for admissions eligibility. The app reader will see both your UC gpa (capped @ 8 semesters) AND your uncapped, weighted gpa, in context of your high school. Strength of senior schedule is also a key criteria for admissions. Keep those UC_honors and AP courses on the schedule."</p>
<p>So then are you saying that Cal Adcoms do use your overall,wieghted high school GPA when deciding admits? I was always under the impression that only UC GPA was used when admitting students. So I suppose that means 9th grade indirectly matters too? ...Since obviously all your years are included in your overall GPA. What about overall, unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>It indirectly matters, in that you will be treated better if you have a history of taking challenging courses, even if the classes do not raise your UC GPA due to the cap on AP/Honors.</p>
<p>Actually, I received the Regent’s and Chancellor’s scholarship this year with nearly a full ride (45k in gift aid). My parents are both in the medical field, but we qualified for the Berkeley Middle Class Action program which doesn’t allow you to pay more than something like 10% of your income towards the tuition. So, the scholarship I was given was somehow calculated with this and helped my family a lot. I would not say necessarily that we are “low income,” but we’re not exactly rolling in dough…</p>
<p>Do you mean to say that you are an out-of-state Regents’ or Chancellor’s scholar? The $45,000 is greater than the in-state list price, but exceeds (by a lot) the maximum need-based financial aid offered to out-of-state students.</p>