Please Chance-OOS Florida

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>My son will be a rising Junior next year and I would like to gauge his school preference to UCLA with a realistic eye. Any and all comments regarding his chances based upon this info. would be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>White Male, from South Florida</p>

<p>He plans to pursue PreMed Studies (ultimately Med School). He’ll be a Junior in the Fall Junior, so I'll make reasonable estimates for that and his senior year.</p>

<p>Stats. as of now:</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.93 (Core Only)
GPA W: 5.12 (School weights +1 pt. for Honors & 2 pts. For AP Classes)
Class Rank: 2 of 110
Counting senior year, 9 AP classes will have been completed</p>

<p>Freshman Year: AP Human Geo (5)
Sophomore Year: AP Biology (just taken-very certain a 5)
Junior Year: APUSH, AP Environmental Science, AP Lang and Comp.
Senior Year: AP Physics B, AP Chemistry, AP Lit and Comp., AP Stats.</p>

<p>All Honors or AP level courses - Medical Professions Track at his school is heavy on the Sciences, has or will complete: Medical Terminology, Embryology, Anatomy & Physiology,
Forensic Science, Pathology, Medical Internship, Medical Exam, Biology (Honors & AP),
Chem. (Honors & AP), AP Physics B, Microbiology, AP Environmental Science.</p>

<p>PSAT: 214 as a 10th Grader (Intensive tutoring for PSAT and SAT continuing up until October Test date – School provided scholarship for tutoring 20 high achievers at his school) Shooting for 230's in October.</p>

<p>Sat Testing with tutor in timed test conditions is yielding CR 770 M 740 W 720</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
National Honor Society (Secretary)
National English Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
PreMed Honors Society (2 Years)
Key Club
Community Service 450 hrs. to date (YMCA, Fundraising for various overseas causes, Acting Camp mentor at local County Playhouse)
Physician Shadowing
Tutored Middle School Students in grade specific math</p>

<p>Dual Citizen- USA/Italy
He researched, applied for and was awarded his dual citizenship. He would like the option of living/working overseas after college.</p>

<p>Awards:
• Palm Beach Regional Science & Engineering Fair 2nd Place Physics Category (2012)</p>

<p>• Florida State Science & Engineering Fair Finalist – 2nd Place Engineering Category (2013- only student in school history to make it to and place at State Level).</p>

<p>• The Stiles Nicholson Foundation “MAD Scientist” Junior Achievement Award.</p>

<p>• ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers & Florida Foundation of Future Scientists- Outstanding Project Award – State of Florida 2nd Place Senior Division.</p>

<p>• Received a Full 4 year Academic Scholarship to attend his Competitive Private School from amongst 250 competing Highest Academic achieving Middle School students in South Florida.</p>

<p>Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards: Biology, Pre Calc, Anatomy & Physiology, World History.</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Distinction (as of next year)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Honors & AP Biology teacher (was also his State Science Fair Coordinator)
Medical Professions Program Chair
School Headmaster</p>

<p>All three will be outstanding recs.</p>

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<p>Do you know what your son’s intended major might be?
His school calculates GPA differently from how the University of California does it, which is the typical 4 for an A, but awards at most +1 point for AP/Honors courses that qualify (Which are not all AP/Honors classes because the University of California has to individually approve each course based on curriculum for additional points. There is a website for this list, but I think it’s limited to California High Schools <a href=“A-G Policy Resource Guide”>A-G Policy Resource Guide)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA is very competitive
Class rank is very competitive
Class rigor is very competitive
Projected SAT is very competitive
List of awards is very competitive
Activities are very competitive</p>

<p>University of California does not ask for or accept letters of recommendation</p>

<p>Your son is very competitive as an OOS applicant. He just needs to produce an SAT score and maintain the trend. UCLA likes to compare students from the same school, so if he shines among his peers, he has a good shot of being accepted.</p>

<p>Acceptance into engineering programs may be more difficult than non-engineering programs.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply…he plans on PreMed Studies</p>

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<p>I got in for fall from Florida with a LOT less than that, so I believe that admissions is a complete crapshoot.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the reply</p>

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<p>He has no realistic chances…</p>

<p>…only unrealistically high ones. xD</p>

<p>The UCs do not consider recommendations though.</p>

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<p>Don’t follow your comment…?</p>

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<p>oceanpartier is praising your son’s accomplishments.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the interpretation…OWG’s like me sometimes speak a different lingo (age thing you know)</p>

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<p>Oh sorry for that…but what’s an OWG? o_o</p>

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<p>Haha I’m interested in where this is going.</p>

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<p>Old White Guy…(no racial overtones implied)…nothin but love for everyone…but we old guys don’t always understand the lingo…my son laughed outloud that I didn’t understand oceanpartier’s post…and he called me such an OWG…</p>