Since the stickied thread is dead,...

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>CHANCES PLEASE</p>

<p>[Personal Info]</p>

<p>California Resident
White male</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.29
Unweighted GPA: 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.25</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores </p>

<p>620CR/700M/720W (10 Essay) [2040]
ACT - 29 Comp. (33M/27R/28S/28E)
Prediction on retake - 30 or 31 comp. (31M/30R/30S/29E)</p>

<p>SAT II Scores</p>

<p>Math IIC 710 (retaking in December for 750+)
Spanish w/listening (just took - was pretty tough, but should be at least 650)
Spanish w/o listening (will take in December)</p>

<p>[APs]</p>

<p>Euro (4), Stat (5), Span. Lit (n/a), Calc. AB (n/a), Macro and Microecon (n/a)</p>

<p>[Current Schedule + Grades]</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB (86), AP Economics (87), Architectural Design (100), AP Spanish Literature (93), English 12 (93), Government (94), AP Environmental Science (84)</p>

<p>[Clubs]</p>

<p>California Scholarship Federation (CSF) (10,11,12)
National Honor Society (NHS) (11,12)
Spanish Honor Society (11,12)
American Red Cross Club (11,12)
Science Buddies (11)</p>

<p>[Leadership]</p>

<p>Spanish Honor Society Officer
Track and Field - JV Captain</p>

<p>[Athletics]</p>

<p>Track and Field - 2 years JV and 2 years V
Competitive Soccer
Recreational Basketball</p>

<p>Mexico Mission 2007 <built houses="" w="" church=""> (11)*
Administrative Work at Medical Center
Intern at Yachting Company in France (Summer '06, '07)*
Freshman Orientation Volunteer</built></p>

<p>[Awards]</p>

<p>Principal's Honor Roll
Biology Departmental Award
CSF Lifetime Member</p>

<p>...do my chances hinge on my satII-retakes...?</p>

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<p>great chance. i think you should retake the sat i instead of satii</p>

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<p>hmmm...well, the thing is that my math should really be 750-800, but my writing will never be that high again (in fact, its probably truly closer to my original 610 :)) Obviously they only take the best single-sitting, so that makes things pretty difficult...
Also, would one SATII in the 600s really be acceptable in such a competitive pool?</p>

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<p>Definitely bring your SATI to 2100+. Then it'll be okay for a 700+ SAT2 and a high-end 600+ one. That's how my scores were when I got in.</p>

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<p>maybe the best solution would be to take the act for a third time and then retake the satiis? I really don't know if I can improve?</p>

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<p>try retaking sat1. from my experience, its possible to get a higher score. first time i did it i scored 660cr 680m and was totally suprised at the reading score. Since my math sucked and im a math person, i had to retake it again. i ended up with a 670cr and 730m...but it could just be luck</p>

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<p>i say you're in, but sat's don't really matter here at cal, u gotta watch out for those curved math classes(1b,1a, some 53's) and those hella an-ass-kickin cs courses if u're going to be a cs major...</p>

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<p>How is the stickied thread dead?</p>

<p>Berkeley's a match. You seem like a typical applicant.</p>

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<p>vicissitudes or whatever hasn't been chancing people for days...
I'm applying Undeclared/ Pre-Bus Admin...
My SATIs thus far (predicted for third if I take):
CR:590-->620-->(650)
W:610-->720*-->(700)
M:650-->700-->(760)</p>

<p>*absolute miracle</p>

<p>...would this retake really be worth it, seeing that my other SATII score (Spanish) is completely up in the air...?</p>

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<p>Doesn't mean the thread is dead...</p>

<p>Anyway, the retake probably wouldn't mean much.</p>