Really interested in Berkeley, what do you guys think??

Applying to College
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<p>Ahh, okay. I'ma summarize my dilemma. I didn't give a **** about school until Sophomore year of high school. Freshman GPA was a lousy 2.75. That by itself ruined my chances for probably about half of the colleges that I want to attend. This year, I was only able to take CP classes because my GPA wasn't high enough for any AP or Honor courses, so I want to make up for it by taking the hardest courses offered at my school that I'm eligible for (except ap chem and ap physics and all language classes that I'm not taking). I'm pulling off a 4.0 GPA both semesters now. I love math, especially Geometry. I just love it! I don't know why. My whole family loves math, it's not just me. So, I have a terrible background in Algebra I since I didn't care at all last year and I need to make it up! Any suggestions on how? I'm pulling off a terrible math PSAT because of my terrible background! It sucks, 590! I want to go to UC Berkeley (They don't look at freshman grades) so my SAT is going to hurt me unless I don't fix my weak algebra foundation, any suggestions? Okay, so basically, I won't get to do a full year of Calculus in high school, just Calculus A in my Pre-Calc Honors class I'm planning to take my senior year, is this going to hurt me for Berkeley Econ? Also, these are the courses and AP tests I want to take in high school. I'm posting this now (sophomore year) because I want enough time to fix it by the time I apply and have everything in stone! So, what do you guys think?</p>

<p>Note: ASL is American Sign Language. It counts for foreign language credits for UCs.</p>

<p>Junior Year Classes:
Semester 1
ASL II (CP)
English III (AP)
Computer Programming (CP)
US History (AP)
Chemistry (H)
Algebra II (H)
Semester 2
ASL II (CP)
English III (AP)
Psychology (AP)
US History (AP)
Chemistry (H)
Algebra II (H)</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses:
Semester 1
ASL III (CP)
English IV (AP)
Macroeconomics (AP)
Math Analysis with Calculus (H)
Physics (H)
Team Sports/ Weight Training (CP)
Semester 2
ASL III (CP)
English IV (AP)
U.S. Government & Politics (AP)
Life Skills (CP) - 0 Period.
Math Analysis with Calculus (H)
Physics (H)</p>

<p>SAT II
US History- 11th grade,
Hebrew- 11th grade,
English Literature- 11th grade,
Mathematics level II- 11th grade, </p>

<p>AP tests
US History- 11th grade,
English Literature and Composition- 11th grade,
US Government- 12th grade,
Psychology- 11th grade,<br>
Microeconomics- 12th grade,
Macroeconomics- 12th grade,
Statistics- 11th grade, </p>

<p>Is this course plan good for Berkeley? Also, the only AP class I want to self study for is Statistics. Is it possible? How long would it take? I might want to self study for it junior year. Also, I'm extremely stress prone. I also currently suffer from extreme anxiety. (It's 12:50 am Spring Break, I'll I've been doing so far is AP English summer work, and going on college confidential every five minutes. I've been like this the past week. I know, I'm crazy. I do have a social life, I just leave it at school. It's just because I want to get into Berkeley so badly, that it's killing me. How do you guys deal with this feeling? Of course, if you guys have had it??). Oh yeah, I also go to an extremely competitive high school that doesn't rank (thank god, my rank would be terrible 'cuz my freshman gpa), so the ranking wont be a problem.</p>

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<p>I just realized something. I’m turning into something that I’ve always hated. I read earlier today, an older thread that this resume padder wrote. He basically did everything his school had to offer and seemed like such a do/uche. I’m turning into him. A complete scholar. I told all of my friends that I left the state just to avoid all distractions. College confidential is taking over my life. Is there any way i could stop this?</p>

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<p>Yeah. Stop caring so much about getting into college and start caring about genuinely learning and participating in extracurriculars that you love. Its a win-win situation where you become a better individual and get into the colleges you want too.</p>

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<p>Cal is a reach even for the kids that have stellar grades all throughout their HS career. Keep that in mind. Having said that, if you keep it up and have a very decent SAT/ACT scores, you will have a chance. UC GPA doesn’t include Freshman grades, but they still see it on your application. Nobody really knows if they (UCLA and Cal) take that into consideration.</p>

<p>BTW, SAT’s math does not include Calculus, so just take a lot of practice. Attend a prep class if you can afford it.</p>