<p>UC GPA: 3.74 UW, 4.1 W [Not Included in GPA: Senior year, I got 5 As and 1 B]
SAT I: 620 CR 750 Math 750 Writing [2120]
SAT II: Math IIC: 800 Chinese Language: 800 Chemistry: 770
Junior Year AP Exams:
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Environmental Science: 3 (I hated this class so much.)
AP Chemistry: 5</p>
<p>Senior Courseload:
AP US Government and Politics
AP Statistics
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Calculus BC</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Tennis Team 3 Years Captain for 1 Year
Volunteered at Pomona Valley Hospital for 2 years
Worked as a Secretary at a Chiropractic Clinic for 5 Months
Amnesty International Officer 1 Year
Dragon Boat Caller 1 Summer
Orchestra 1st Violin Section 2 Years
Environmental Care Global Awareness Club (ECGA) Officer 1 Year
Formed Partnership between ECGA and Robert J. Bernard Field Station at Claremont Colleges</p>
<p>Awards:
California Scholarship Federation Active Member (They distinguish between Inactive and Active)
Student Athlete (Maintain 4.0 GPA for atleast 1 semester)</p>
<p>Essays: My essays are decent. I compared my Grandma's love for cooking to my love for Medicine in One Essay. In the other, I wrote about my struggles with Math and Tennis.</p>
<p>I had trouble adjusting to High School and had trouble from Freshman year to 1st semester of Sophomore year. However, after a chance in mentality, I managed to get Mostly As with maybe 1 B every Semester.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, hds404 is right. A 3.74 GPA immediately brings down your entire application (no joke - UC’s are known for giving numbers to applications).</p>
<p>The 3.74 is UW. I agree that if it was the OPs UC GPA then their chances would be almost shot. I think the OP has a good chance, but not really a great shot of getting it.</p>
<p>It would be helpful to know some additional information:</p>
<p>What is your intended major?
What is your class rank or approximate decile, if school does not rank?
Are you an ELC applicant (top 4%)?</p>
<p>fivehigher gave you a good link to look at (UC Statfinder) but, unlike fivehigher, I didn’t think your EC’s were that solid (except for tennis).</p>
<p>I really don’t understand why GPA plays any sort of role at all in college admissions. A 4.0 at one high school can be far easier to achieve than a 2.0 at say . . . TJHSST, especially with teachers and counselors padding grades to make their students “more competitive”. Standardized test scores offer a much clearer picture of a student’s academic abilities. I think dropping SAT subject tests is the stupidest ideas the UC admissions people can come up with. </p>
<p>What is your intended major? Chemistry/Politlca Science
What is your class rank or approximate decile, if school does not rank? Probably top 20%. Our school incorporates Freshman year into Class Rank, which is when I completely dropped the ball.
Are you an ELC applicant (top 4%)? No, I’m not an ELC Applicant</p>
<p>In retrospect, you may have been better off going in “undeclared”. I’m not sure how easy it would have been to then change into Chemistry. However, some majors are next to impossible to switch into after the fact, such as engineering. I still think you have a realistic shot, but your chances would be much better at “2-tier” UCSD. UC’s will evaluate you based on sophomore and junior year, so I wouldn’t worry too much about what happened during your freshman year. Good luck!</p>