<p>Extra: Varsity Football, JV Track & Field, Lifetime CSF scholar, Academic All-CIF Selection (Football 2003), President of French Club (2 years Prez, 3 years member), 10 AP classes (by the end of senior year next year) and 6 Honors courses, Brown-Belt in Kyokushin Karate (4-years), 6-years Piano, Peer Tutor (100+ volunteer hours), Part-time job for a while at TCBY ice creamery</p>
<p>Race/Gender: French-American (bilingual and native French citizen)/Male</p>
<p>AP Scores:</p>
<p>AP Euro: 3
AP English Lang Comp: 3
AP Physics B: 4
AP Statistics: 4
AP Comp Sci A: 5</p>
<p>Next year I am taking these tests/classes (expected score):</p>
<p>AP Psychology (4-5)
AP Comparative Government (3-4)
AP Macro Econ (4-5)
AP Micro Econ (3-4)
AP Calculus BC (5)
AP English Lit Comp (3-4)
AP Physics Mechanics (Independent study) (4-5)
AP Copmuter Science AB (Independent study) (4-5)</p>
<p>btw sorry i didn't finish the thread title! I am interested in UC Berkley and Stanford. I am also applying to Columbia, Duke, Dartmouth, Brown, CIT, Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Princeton.....</p>
<p>colleges get tons of kids who are very bright in maths/sciences but not as strong in the humanities (in your case CR and writing.) Distinguish yourself by retaking the SAT I and doing better in the non-math areas and also consider taking an SAT II in the humanities, French or world history for example. As of right now, though, i have to agree with the other posters. Those schools are all reaches for you.</p>
<p>He should have a decent shot at Berkeley, his SAT II scores are high and a 2100 is not all bad. ELC will help your chances greatly at Berkeley. I can't comment on some schools, but you are seriously lacking the necessary science and tech awards to be admitted into schools like Cal Tech or MIT. Your other schools are also superselective and, no surprise, all brand name and virtually all Ivy schools. Consider applying to liberal arts colleges that want your athletic talents, or some other school where your interests will be honored by the admissions comittees. </p>
<p>NOTE: If you want to even lower your already-slim chances at these schools, then you will continue to pursue independently studying for those two exams. It's not worth it, your scores will not be available come admissions time, it is not an extracurricular activity or even something to be proud of (well, at least until you get your score) and it's just a major waste of time. Concentrate on something else.... Best of luck,</p>
<p>sure, a 2100 is admirable. but your breakdown is just too one-sided. even caltech would prefer someone with higher CR and W scores, even if it's at the (limited) expense of a perfect math score. or at least in my opinion.</p>
<p>Yes, your socioeconomic background will help out tremendously... It's my opinion that Berkeley's admissions office is the single best prestigious university in the nation at promoting socioeconomic diversity which is just as important as racial or ethinic diversity. </p>
<p>I was reading the Moore Report and I found several pages that shows a copy of a sample "data entry sheet" from the admissions office which I'm lead to believe is what the readers of your application see. There is an entry spot for your family's income, so they will see how much your parent(s) make (unlike the ridiculous "need blind" admissions some schools offer, which does not even take into account a student's background for the sake of trying to promote fair assessment of an applicant without his/her demonstrated need <the irony="" is="" that="" these="" schools="" have="" so="" much="" financial="" resource="" they'd="" be="" able="" to="" help="" defray="" costs="" for="" low="" incomes="" anyhow,="" but="" it's="" a="" practice="" still="" intact="" uphold="" the="" elitism="" found="" in="" top="" private="" universities="">)... there's also entries for your school's background and how your family's income is relative to the schoo/area/district average... just out of curiosity, how would you describe your school, by the way? Is it underperforming? A competitive public? This makes all the difference as well- just some more stuff Berkeley considers... Best of luck,</the></p>
<p>The only language SAT II exams worth considering for taking are the November exams with the listening test... so don't take them in September... next year, schools will only consider two SAT II exams right (with the introduction of the new SAT I)? Best of luck,</p>