Solano Community College transfer student

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi everyone, I am currently working on my applications to Cornell, Stanford, UT Austin, MIT, Caltech, and Rice and have applied to UC Berkeley (major: EECS/material science joint major) and UC Davis. Here is my profile:</p>

<p>Graduated from HS in 2007 with a 2.6 GPA</p>

<p>4.0 GPA first semester (Calculus I, English I, Spanish I, Speech 1 (not UC-transferable), Intro to Psych)</p>

<p>3.83 GPA after spring, summer (B in Calculus II, B in English II, Occupational Education (not UC-transferable) Spanish II, Physics I w/ calculus for spring; Computer Science I, Chemistry I in summer)</p>

<p>3.67 GPA after Fall 2008 (B in Statics, B in Properties of Materials, B in Physics II, A in Calculus III)</p>

<p>This spring, I am taking Intro to Electrical Engineering, Physics III, Differential Equations.</p>

<p>SAT I: 1770 (will retake and study for)
SAT II: 670 on math II, 700 on physics</p>

<p>I worked at an after-school program my first year of college (17 hours/week), earned a $400 scholarship through the college, and earned high scores in Calc I, Physics I, Calc III. I wrote an essay so well in English II that my professor asked for a copy to show to future students. I am president of the psychology club, which seems out of place but I plan to do neuroengineering in grad school. Member of MESA and two honor societies (AGS, PTK). Nominated to attend and attended Google headquarters through MESA field trip. I work now as a math tutor (1.5 hours/week).</p>

<p>I am definitely experiencing hardships but wish not to go into detail here. Should I mention any of that in my applications?</p>

<p>I have 53 UC-transferable units right now, 59 total. If I stay at Solano another year, will I still have a shot at Berkeley?</p>

<p>I plan to do a research internship this summer.</p>

<p>In my essays, the main points I make are that I always try to do the right thing, I am highly-motivated and determined, and enjoy school.</p>

<p>My major is bioengineering but, as you can see, I have not taken any bio courses or O-chem yet.</p>

<p>So, what are my chances at these schools? Also, I'd like to know the admission statistics by major, if such a thing exists, for these schools. I tried searching for them, believe me. If you have any other advice or comments, please let me know. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I’m not sure of your chances, but I would say apply anyway, you never know…best wishes</p>

<p>one question though - how did you get a 3.67 GPA for Fall '08 if you earned 3 B’s and 1 A ?</p>

<p>and what were your semester by semester credit totals?</p>

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<p>sorry, now I see, thats your cum GPA, not your semester one</p>

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<p>so you have a 3.67 after three semesters? If so, applying with a 3.67 from a cc, a 2.6 in hs, and a 1770 on your sat’s to stanford, cornell, and mit is a bit of stretch…if you look at the stats of the accepted students to those schools over the past year, youre not even really in the ballpark…UT austin, caltech, and rice you will have a better shot at…</p>

<p>gl</p>