Please Chance me for UCs =)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey there!</p>

<p>ACT: 31 (according to Naviance this is higher than the average for all accepted individuals at UCB and UCLA)...
SAT: 1970
SAT II: 650 Lit / 640 Chemistry
GPA W/UW: 4.21/3.81
APs: AP Bio (TBD), AP Chem (3), AP GOPO (TBD), APUSH (3), AP Psych, (TBD), AP World (4).
Honors: Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Alg II/Trig, Honors Latin II, Honors Latin III, Honors Pre-Calculus</p>

<p>ECs:
- Production Stage Manager and Lighting Designer for school drama club (20+ hours a week, about 30 weeks a year) since freshman year (as well as senior representative on the Drama board).
- Member of my school's aerial team (a Cirque du Soleil dance team the involves tissu (fabric) climbing, hoop manipulation, and trapeze.
- Two summers of lighting experience at a "summer concert series" venue.<br>
- Varsity Swimming from Freshman to Junior year.
- Additional Club Swim team during sophomore year.
- Member of an Ambassadors program in which I conduct tours around my school for incoming students/parents. </p>

<p>I'm applying to all the UCs except for Riverside and Merced.
All applications are Undeclared (or Undelcared in Life Sciences) with my alternate majors being in Theater. I plan to pursue a mixture of both in college. </p>

<p>In my UC Essay #1 I talk about drama in a figurative way, how there are no "masks" in drama (ironically, as drama is symbolized by masks) and how comfortable I feel there.</p>

<p>In UC Essay #2, I talk about my fascination with but reluctance to join aerial because I was afraid I would be harassed for being "feminine" or "gay" like I have been all my life. Ultimately, I joined it and its the most amazing thing I've ever done. I learned it is best to live for myself instead of in fear of what others will think or say. </p>

<p>I also applied to Stanford (REA), Emory University, Carnegie Mellon (BSA in Biological Sciences and Drama Design), USC (finishing app as I write this), and Cal Lutheran (Select Scholar application).</p>

<p>Thank you =)</p>

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<p>UCB and UCLA- Low reaches, due to your ACT score (better than SAT)
UCSD- High match
UCD, UCSB and UCI- match
UCSC- safety </p>

<p>Your GPA is solid for all the UC’s, but your ACT score and SAT II’s may not make you as competitive as many of the other applicants at the top-tier UC’s</p>

<p>Check out this link, if you want to see where the UC’s put your chances:</p>

<p>[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/)</p>

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<p>Thanks!<br>
How much do you think the essays and ECs will factor in? I figure that my application will be pretty unique as I’m the only guy I know (outside of the few people on my team) who participates in aerial and my counselor said my aerial essay was one of the best she has ever read. =)</p>

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<p>I think your aerial work is really cool! And I think you definitely have a shot at all the UC’s, including top-tier UCB and UCLA. I still don’t think you can say UCB and UCLA are “matches”, however, when you look at your entire application. Hopefully, I won’t be the only one responding to your post. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you soooo much =) It really means a lot to me!</p>

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<p>Did you compute your UC GPA?</p>

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<p>You’ll probably get into all the UCs except for UCB/UCLA (which will be more around like a 40-50% of getting in… due to a relatively lower SAT/ACT scoring). Good luck though, and hope you get in and come to UCB!</p>

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<p>My UC GPA is either a 3.97 or 4.0… hahaha. I’m not sure whether or not one of my courses is a-g or not.</p>

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<p>yeah your sat isn’t that good, but your act is pretty solid. you have a good chance of getting into AT LEAST one of the UC’s. chance me back!</p>

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<p>do you have ELC… if you do then a def. in at all except UCSD (but high chance :slight_smile: ) and of course the toughies UCLA and UCB gives you a better shot, but not too high hopes…</p>

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<p>Sadly, I was about one person or two off of ELC. I still got a letter guaranteeing my admittance into the UC system, just not any specific school. </p>

<p>I’m really hoping that my essays hold a lot of weight, especially at Cal. Though I’m pretty sure I’ll end up going to San Diego anyway…</p>

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<p>UCB - low reach
UCLA - low reach
UCSD - match
UCI - match
UCD - match
UCSB - low match
UCSC - safety
UCR / UCM - safety</p>

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