<p>Me: Asian Female, attending competitive California high school with 77% Asians, intended major: Political Science or Mass Communications</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (2260) Math 800, CR 770, Writing 690 (essay 10)</p>
<p>SAT II: Biology (760), Math2C (800), Chinese (800)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.75 (unweighted), 4.03 (weighted) sad I know first semester junior year screwed me over, but I bounced back :)</p>
<p>Class Rank: somewhere between top 20-30%, our school doesn't use weighted GPAs to rank so it's slightly messed up</p>
<p>AP Scores: AP US History (5), AP Biology (5), AP Chinese (5)</p>
<p>ECs:
Marching Band: 4 years
Wind Ensemble: 4 years
Journalism: 2 years</p>
<p>Work/ Volunteer:
Library: 1 year
After school band TA (taught kids how to play the flute): 1 year
Tutor at local after school place: 1 year
Interned at The Daily Californian (student newspaper at UC Berkeley, had my articles published by them and everything):1 year</p>
<p>Others:
Rated Superior at CMEA music festival for playing the flute
Will be News Editor of my high school newspaper next year</p>
<p>Thank you guys, please don't sugar coat it, I can take it</p>
<p>UC Berkeley - Coinflip due to GPA
UChicago - Coinflip due to GPA
Georgetown - Coinflip due to GPA
Cornell - Coinflip due to GPA
Carnegie Mellon - Coinflip due to GPA
UCLA - Coinflip due to GPA
UCSD - In
UC Davis - In</p>
<p>UC Berkeley - I would say accept ~50-75% since you're instate
UChicago - 40/60. Depending on essay. If you're essays are stellar. You're basically in
Georgetown - Low Reach/High match
Cornell - High Math/Low Reach
Carnegie Mellon - High Match/Low Reach
UCLA - In
UCSD - In
UC Davis - In</p>
<p>I think you're in at the UC's, mainly cause you're instate.</p>