rawrr. uc berkeley obsession!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello all (:
i am totally set on going to berkeley, but i know that i have borderline stats, so for all the students who have been through this, please help. it's greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>gender: female
ethnicity: asian
residence: CA
rank: 25/728 at a public school: 3.4%
-but i didn't qualify for ELC becuase my teacher didn't change my grades before UCs did that :( </p>

<p>gpa: 3.8 (uw) 4.4 (w) [i got 5 B's during my soph-jun year]
UC gpa: ??? no idea how to calculate it. :( </p>

<p>SAT I: just got it today! (:
critical reading: 650
math: 740
writing: 740 w/ essay: 12
TOTAL: 2130</p>

<p>SAT II: [not that great :( ]
Math IIC: 680
Literature: 680
US History: 690</p>

<p>extracurricular:
(1) model un <a href="2">10-12</a> school magazine (contr. editor/writer) <a href="3">11-12</a> symphony orchestra at school (first chair cello) <a href="4">10-12</a> girls JV xc <a href="5">12</a> multicultural club (secretary/co-pres) [9-12]</p>

<p>volunteer: (350+ hours)
(1) key club international (historian/treasurer/president) <a href="2">9-12</a>city character council (vice-president) <a href="3">11-12</a>national honor society [12]</p>

<p>AP:
euro (3)//stats (3)//us history(4)//lang.comp (3)//bio (3)// ib music (5 out of 7)
going to take: calc bc, lit/comp, psych, gov/eco, ib physics</p>

<p>senior year schedule:
AP Calc BC
AP Lit/Comp
AP Psych
AP Gov/Eco
IB Physics
XC -> swim class (not the team; not at all skilled)</p>

<p>college class:
microeconomics (A) at community college just this past summer</p>

<p>awards:
(1)stats poster award (county-wide competition)
(2)best treasurer in my division
(3)best delegate award for MUN
(4)literary award (city-wide competition)
(5)CM music award</p>

<p>work:
(1) tutoring elementary school kids
(2) teaching music theory and intro to music (just for fun with kids on my block)
-nothing too serious though.</p>

<p>essays:
(1) multicultural club (2) time-management
-i need help with my essays. my counselor was absolutely no use! she read it and said that she enjoyed it. nothing more. there was absolutely no feedback from her! I'm going to see some of my past english teachers tomorrow to get them to look over them.</p>

<p>if anyone's interested, can you please read it and give me some feedback? THANKS(:<3</p>

<p>THIS IS SO UNBELIEVABLY LONG! Sorry guys! But thanks so much for taking time to reading this (:</p>

<p>also, in addition to berkeley, can you guys chance me for UCLA, UCSD, and UCI. I'm only applying to those four colleges. YEEP!</p>

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<p>bump please (:</p>

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<p>hey, I'm class of 09' also, so I'll be in the melting pot too for the UC's.</p>

<p>Sorry to hear about your misfortune with the ELC.</p>

<p>Anyways, your rank is very good, and it looks like you definitely challenged yourself in terms of courseload.</p>

<p>Now, to calculate your UC GPA, you take your semester grades from 10-11th grade, and give extra WEIGHT to only 8 semesters (honor classes that are approved for weight, and AP classes). (i.e.- A in AP Calc = 5 pts. B in Honors Pre-Calc = 4 pts. A in Spanish 3 = 4 pts) Add it all up and divide by the # of semesters.</p>

<p>You have an above average SAT I score for Berk, and for the rest of the UC's as well.
Your SAT II scores are decent, and that is all you need anyway for the UC's do not take SAT II scores too much into consideration.</p>

<p>From looking at your EC's, you have a considerable amount of leadership positions and it looks like you spend your free time usefully. </p>

<p>At least you have awards... I have barely any..</p>

<p>And good luck on your essays.</p>

<p>UCB: high match
UCLA: high match
UCSD: match
UCI: low match</p>

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<p>Match. You're a much better applicant than the usual dime a dozen UC Berkeley accepts all the time.</p>

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<p>thanks guys (: anyone else?</p>

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<p>
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Match. You're a much better applicant than the usual dime a dozen UC Berkeley accepts all the time.

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not if yer asian!
chances look decent, apply and see. i got a (ridiculously) lower CR score, but I made it.</p>

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<p>BUMP. sadd.</p>

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<p>your CA residence will push you over the edge, so slight risk, but Ive got a really good feeling you'll get in.</p>

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<p>
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not if yer asian!

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<p>Quotas, affirmative action, and the use of race to determine admissions has been eliminated from the University of California system admissions process (Well at least officially :) ) .</p>

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<p>thanks everyone! (:</p>

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<p>
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Quotas, affirmative action, and the use of race to determine admissions has been eliminated from the University of California system admissions process (Well at least officially ) .

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In theory ;)</p>

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<p>^ exactly... lol...</p>

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<p>Good enough SAT I score, good GPA.</p>

<p>Strong extra-curriculars.</p>

<p>Match for Berkeley!</p>

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