Official Admission Chances Topic

<p>Edit: I will not retake SAT I (cuz I already did)</p>

<p>You're pretty much in.</p>

<p>yeah, it is my understanding that UC schools generally look at stats more (compared to other colleges). Why wouldn't it ask for recs (even one) or interviews?</p>

<p>50,000 apps to review each year. Go figure.</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.46
Unweighted: 3.69
Class Rank: N/A (CA Private School)</p>

<p>Tests:
ACT: 33</p>

<p>APs-
World History: 4
Psychology: 4
Chemistry: 4
US History: 4</p>

<p>Junior Classes @ community college:
Spanish 3/4
Psychology Theories
Filmmaking 101</p>

<p>Senior Courses:
Honors Comparative Literature
Honors Calculus AB
Honors Physics</p>

<p>Senior Classes @ community college:
Film Advanced
Psychology
Spanish 5</p>

<p>Awards:
Congressional Bronze Certificate
Congressional Silver Certificate
Congressional Gold Certificate
Congressional Bronze Medal
Congressional Silver Medal
(Highest Awards congress can issue to America's youth)</p>

<p>Clubs, etc.:
President and Founder: ECO (Environmental Conservation Organization) (<a href="http://www.eco.htmlplanet.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.eco.htmlplanet.com&lt;/a> = club website)
President: Junior Statesmen of America
Member: American Red Cross Club
Member: Academic Decathlon</p>

<p>Sports, ECs:
Junior Varsity Basketball (9-10)
Academic Decathlon
Creator: <a href="http://www.studiowings.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.studiowings.com&lt;/a>
Creator: <a href="http://www.eco.htmlplanet.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.eco.htmlplanet.com&lt;/a>
Peer Tutoring Program
Mock Trial</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Nordhoff High School (9-11) 250+ Hours
Academic Tutoring (9-12), 2 hours per school week
Total Hours: 400+ Hours</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Westridge Market 100+ Hours
Jersey Mikes Subs (Chef) 100+ Hours
Studio Wings Assistant 300+ Hours</p>

<p>Film Experience:
Production Assistant: X-Files (Fox TV)
Production Assistant: Just Another Pilot (Harrison Ford, 2002)
Aerial Unit Assistant: Six Days, Seven Nights (Harrison Ford)
Aerial Unit Assistant: Spanglish (Adam Sandler)
Actor: The Color of Evening (1994)
Actor: The Nowhere Man (1995)
Director/Producer: Wilderness Dreams (2005 TV Show)</p>

<p>Major in history... Chances???</p>

<p>Pretty much in with high (weighted) GPA/ACT and good extracurriculars. APs don't matter that much.</p>

<p>Major: Undeclared Engineering
UC GPA: 3.84/4.133
SAT I: 2270 (760M, 720V, 790W)
SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 790 Chem
ECs: Clubs, 200+ community service, Violin: 7 hrs a week, orchestra, tennis/badminton outside of school
Awards: National Merit Semi, AP Scholar w/ Honor
Random Stuff:
-9 APs Total (four last year, got a 3 on Comp Sci test, not reporting)
-No Spanish 4/AP
-Did not take science labs which were , too lazy
-In essays I wrote about my passion with engineering
-Grades degraded from 10 to 11, second semester slacked completely and ended up with 3 Bs
-Rigorous classes
-Did not get ELC, meaning not top 4%, probably at least top 10%
-Did I mention I'm applying as an Undeclared Eng major?</p>

<p>You're in.</p>

<p>major: undeclared (arts/sci)
UC gpa: 3.708 (flippin disgusting)
SAT 2050 (800M, 560CR, 690W)
SAT 2: 690, 650, 640 (disgusting as well)
ECs: internship (200 hours), community service (200 hours), speaker of the house for JSA... pretty good other stuff
taking the most difficult classes period.
essays are pretty good, id say (not saying much though)</p>

<p>anyway, prob not gonna get in but u know those essays.. make or break right? (am i sounding like im trying to console myself??)</p>

<p>if i do get in, well, lets just say i probably still wont be going cuz ill probably be dead.. (out of happiness)</p>

<p>anyway, also applying to LA, SD, Davis, SB, and Irvine..</p>

<p>Major: Poly Sci
UC GPA: 3.93 (W) 3.8 (UW) (Upward trend: 3.6's freshman, 3.8's soph, and 4.5's junior)
SAT: 2230 (710 math, 720 cr, 800 writing)
SAT subject: 740 Spanish, 750 English Lit
APs: 5 English Lang, 4 Spanish, 3 US History
ECs: Dance since age 8, Karate since age 8 (brown belt + sparring award), Acting since age 7, Editor of High School paper, President of Progressive Club
Awards: 2 for my writing in the school paper, 1 for sparring in a tournament (karate), 1 for "outstanding service" from my school, 1 year perfect attendance
Decent essays. Nothing too profound, but well written.</p>