ok i posted this already somewhere else....but since you go to UCB...

<p>this was posted in the CHANCES thread, but as one of the major schools on my list is UCB, i feel that people who already attend can give me a better analysis or dose of reality of where i stand for this school....thanks!</p>

<p>yes i know it is LONG....but ok, this is not one of those chances where the person has 2570 SATs, 6.9 GPA, or more APs then are offered.....i know i have decent stats but legitimately asking if I have a shot at these schools.....</p>

<p>BACKGROUND: White, Jewish, Male, rising senior, attending ULTRA competitive Florida suburban public high school....block schedule (8 classes per year)</p>

<p>STATS:
GPA: 3.979 UW, 4.864 W
Rank: 19/607 (possibility of moving up 2 or 3 spots in rank due to summer college courses)...top 3.1%
PSAT (soph.): 63 CR, 76 M, 71 W (210 overall)
SAT-I: 650 CR, 720 M, 620 W (1370/1600 ; 1990/2400)
SAT-II: 750 USH, 630 Math II-C, 580 LIT</p>

<p>COURSE WORK:</p>

<p>Freshman---
Eng. 1 H A/A
Algebra 2 H A/A
Geog. H A/A
Bio 1 H A/A
Span. 3 H A/A
Journalism 1 A/A
PF/Health A/A
and some mandatory class at our HS A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore---
AP World Hist. B+/A (3 on AP exam)
Eng. 2 H A/A
Trig. H A/A
Chem. 1 H A/A
World Hist. H A/A
Newspaper A/A/A/A (full year)
Entrepreneurship A/A</p>

<p>Junior---
AP USH A/A
AP Calc AB A/A
AP Lang. A/A
Chem 2. H A/A
USH H A/A
Calc AB H A/A (AP courses are paired for full year ^^^)
Financial Ops. A/A
Financial Planning A/A</p>

<p>Senior---
AP Environ. Sci.
AP Lit.
AP Gov/Econ
AP Calc BC
PE
Financial Ops
Financial Acctng. (part of Academy of Finance ^^^)
and a college course at comm. college</p>

<p>ECs:
2004---Varsity Ice Hockey Team
Sports Editor position on high-school newspaper
DECA
National Honor Society
2005---Varsity Ice Hockey Team (division champs)
National Honor Society (Assistant Academic Coordinator elect)
Students Against Cancer
DECA (Parliamentarian elect)
Future Medical Professionals of America (Corresponding Secretary)
PRES Club (Historian)</p>

<p>WORK:
2003---Twice a week camp counselor
2004---Full-time first-year camp counselor
2005---Managers Aide at local sports card store
Junior Camp Counselor
2006---summer intern at Ruden-McClosky law firm</p>

<p>AWARDS:
2003---BCC Sorority Award of Excellence (highest GPA and most service hours freshman year)</p>

<p>2004---First Place, DECA Districts, Business Plan
Sixth Place, DECA Districts, E-Commerce Team Event
Fourth Place, DECA States, E-Commerce Team Event
Competed, DECA Nationals in Anaheim, California, E-Commerce Team Event
Various Sun-Sentinel Awards for entire HS newspaper staff
HS Underclassmen Journalism Award</p>

<p>2005---National Honor Roll recognition
National Merit recognition (i think)
Fourth Place, DECA Districts, E-Commerce Team Event
Fourth Place, DECA States, E-Commerce Team Event
HS Underclassmen AP American History Award
Broward County Brain Bowl HS team 2nd Place (tie)</p>

<p>if you have the time and want to "match/reach/safety" my schools, it would be IMMENSELY appreciated.....be as harsh as you want, my sights may be set a little high...applying to the business school at each designated college (i think)</p>

<p>University of Florida
UC-Berkeley
UCLA
U-Mich. (AA)
Emory
Boston College
Duke
UNC-CH
WUSTL</p>

<p>yikess.....and
Cornell
Dartmouth
UPENN
Princeton</p>

<p>Lots of us who got in are in staters, so naturally it's easier and our stats dont need to be as high. But if i were to guess, you'd have a match/reach chance at ucb</p>

<p>Everything checks out fine, but the SAT scores are a bit shaky. Everything else you have (GPA, ECs, etc) are great, but the disparity between those and your SAT scores (especially SAT II, which are counted heavily in UC calculations) could be a roadblock on your road to Berkeley.</p>

<p>If you can buttress those scores a bit, you should have a pretty good shot.</p>

<p>If you want to go to Berkeley, also your essays will have to be very good.</p>

<p>I think retaking the SATs would help you out a lot, otherwise your resume looks good.</p>