The Official Chances Thread!

<p>Can someone chance me?
UC GPA: 4.1
Unweighted GPA: 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.3</p>

<p>Out of State</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores
790 M//790 CR//720 W
SAT II Scores
780 Biology M
800 Math II
750 US History</p>

<p>Which college are you applying to? (Letters and Science)
I'm not sure, but I'm looking at economics or math</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
Varsity Track/Cross Country Captain 4 Years
Designed own website for SAT vocabulary help
American Cancer Society Committee Member(raised $4000 a year all 4 years)</p>

<p>I also have 5 AP exam scores of 5.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2180
SAT IIs: Bio E-780 US History-780 Math IIC-760
UC GPA: 4.54
Unweighted GPA (10-12): 4.0
Unweighted GPA (9-12): 3.98</p>

<p>APs:
Sophomore: AP Lang & Comp - 3
AP European History - 4
Junior: US History AP - 5
Biology AP - 5
Senior: AP Lit, French IV AP, Physics C AP, Calc BC AP</p>

<p>In-state
Applying as a bio major</p>

<p>ECs/awards:
Editor of school newspaper
Ballet
Mock Trial
Volunteering at local library
National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>

<p>baseballnerd: being an OOSer with a weak GPA will make Berkeley a reach. But the rest of your application is strong, so I'd say you have a shot.</p>

<p>whosthat1234: your ECs/awards are somewhat average, but the rest is strong. I'd say high match (~60%), a match if your essays were great.</p>

<p>UC GPA - 3.63
Unweighted GPA - 3.60
Weighted GPA - N/A
Rank - top decile</p>

<p>International</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Scores (by section) or ACT scores
800CR, 800M, 760W</p>

<p>SAT II Scores
800 Chem, 800 Physics, 800 Math IIC</p>

<p>APs
5 - Physics B, Calc AB, Chemistry
To take this May - Stats, Physics C, Calc BC, Biology</p>

<p>Which college are you applying to?
Engineering </p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
~200hrs Community Service
~Editor of Publications Club
~Cheerleading</p>

<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
~National Chem/Physics Olympiad gold
~Qual'ed for AIME as sophomore (AMC 10)</p>

<p>What are my chances?( Junior)</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.92</p>

<p>W GPA: 4.5 (IB GPA, dont know what that translates to)</p>

<p>SAT: pretty low but am just a junior, took once( nbo prep) trying again in May
CR: 640 M: 610 Writing: 600
Course Load: All IB all years except AM History honors this year</p>

<p>Will do dual enrollment and all IB courses next year( GPA will be above 5)</p>

<p>EC'S: JV baseball 9-10
Key club member
300 hours volunteer hospital
Working at tackle shop summers and every sunday
Various other clubs</p>

<p>Out of State: Florida</p>

<p>Added some new information. Would love to know my chances. </p>

<p>Intended Major: EECS (in state applicant)
Weighted GPA: 4.4(for 10th and 11th grade), 4.45 including 7th semester
Unweighted: 3.88
UC GPA: 4.21
Class Rank: Very competitive public high school in CA(API>900), but am somewhere between top 5-8 percent.</p>

<p>SAT: 2270(800 Math, 780 Writing, 690 Critical Reading), 2350 superscore(has a 750 CR score)
Math 2c: 800
Chemistry: 800</p>

<p>EC'S
1) Cross-Country (Captain)
2) Track
3) Robotics
4) Math and Science Peer Tutor
5) Poetry
6) Creative Writing Publishing
7) Piano
8) Speech and Debate
9) Link Crew
10) SAT Tutor: Specialize in SAT Math I, Math II, SAT Writing, Physics, and Chemistry </p>

<p>Awards:
1) National Merit Commended Scholar
2) AP Scholar(5- Calc. BC, 5- Physics B, 5- AP US History)
3) School Community Service Award(150+ hrs Community Service)
4) Nationally-published poet, recipient of several writing awards
5) Placed in top 3 in several local piano tournaments </p>

<p>Current Schedule
AP English Language and Composition
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science AB
AP Spanish Language
Multivariable Calculus (Local Community College)
AP Statistics
Economics</p>

<p>Essays:
Very strong. I mentioned my early interest in engineering and discussed my visions for my future as well as society's future.</p>

<p>Hi, i just wanted to see what are my chances </p>

<p>male filipino-chinese heritage
1st generation immigrant (came to the US 4 years ago)
ranked 12 (out of 693)
UCGPA: about 4.4-4.6
GPA: 4.47
UGPA: 3.933
SAT: CR: 630 Math: 700 Writing: 630, Essay: 10
SAT II: chem: 760 mathII: 730 ush:790</p>

<p>APs
Sophomore: ap art history: 4
Junior: AP psychology - 5, AP chemistry - 5, AP USH - 5
Senior: (tests not schedule) ap lit, physics C mech and E/M, Calc BC, Stats, US Gov, macro, possibly AP Euro, ap comp sci</p>

<p>senior schedule: calc, physics mech, stats, gov/econ, lit</p>

<p>ECs:
president of interact club (treasurer during junior year, member for 3 years)
co-founded school-wide recycling program for bottles and cans (money donated to both international and local charity)
NHS member
Red cross club member
Loc. community volunteer</p>

<p>as you may notice, its not very long, but its partly my fault since i dont keep log of my hours [i enjoy volunteering so much that i beleive that keeping logs of how much i've volunteered defeats the purpose of doing so without rewards ( :]</p>

<p>Essay: uses extended metaphor comparing self to universe</p>

<p>small quirks about myself: very knowledgable with regards to computer diagnosis and repair, basic knowledge of .net and c++ (haven't have time to study), i dont play sports (though i am proficient with badminton), from a family of low-income</p>

<p>and on a side note i got a letter asking to schedule an interview for a regent scholarship, what does that mean for me as i'm confused about this?</p>

<p>fiona_: being an international will make Berkeley a reach, especially since your GPA is weak (assuming you calculated it correctly) and you're applying to engineering, even though your scores are excellent.</p>

<p>palmer69: your GPA is strong, though your SAT isn't. Since you're OOS, I'd say it's a reach.</p>

<p>compSciBeast: strong GPA/SAT, good ECs (though they're a bit spread out), good honors/awards. If you're EECS, I'd say slight reach to high match (~50-60%).</p>

<p>gekkgad: strong GPA, good ECs. Your SAT is slightly weak, but the first-gen, low-income immigrant status will help. I'd say high match. Edit: if you've gotten a Regents' and Chancellor's invite, then you've pretty much been accepted. Congrats! =)</p>

<p>I guess I'm just curious. I'll know in a couple weeks though, but eh!</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.25 (if I calculated it right)
Unweighted: 3.95
Weighted: 4.38</p>

<p>California resident</p>

<p>9 AP tests taken, four 5's, five 4's
5 community college semesters taken (to see if I'm interested in my major), all A's</p>

<p>Varsity waterpolo and swimming
Some volunteering (youth basketball and water polo), but nothing much.</p>

<p>SAT: 800 Math, 720 Writing, 690 Reading
ACT: 34
SAT II: Physics 700, Literature 700, Math lvl 2 800</p>

<p>I graduated in 2007, worked over the summer, then paid to travel solo to China for 3 and a half months learning Chinese. I'm already solid in Chinese, but I just bought another ticket to go back for another 3 months next month. I think I had a pretty good "experience" essay. I'm hoping this is what puts me over the top. I already heard back from Irvine with Regent's. Should I have a good chance with Berkeley?</p>

<p>Thanks for any feedback you guys, I appreciate it.</p>

<p>tcmzueck: Your situation is fuzzy. Are you a transfer student?</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.95
Unweighted GPA: 3.73
Weighted GPA: 4.23</p>

<p>California Resident
Act Composite Score: 28
SAT Reasoning: 1900 (V: 620, M: 670, CR: 610)
CHEM SAT II: 680
US HIST SAT II: 680
College: Letters & Science, major: Social Welfare</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Leadership (9,10,11,12):
Current ASB School Board Member; Former Junior Treasurer, Sophomore Secretary, Freshman Secretary; Served as committee head for Homecoming Float (2 years), Homecoming Song Girls, Adopt-A-Family, Elections, Days of Diversity Lunchtime Activities; Every semester: minimum 20 hours for out of class work, minimum 5 hours of community service</p>

<p>Amnesty International(10,11,12):
Current Co-President (2 years); October 2007: organized Pennies for Play Pumps during Homecoming, raised $2,900+ for PlayPumps.org; organized Camp Darfur to visit CVHS for Days of Diversity; organized and led four Hunger Banquet sessions for Days of Diversity; lunchtime Die-In demonstration; letter-writing for urgent action network; human rights awareness campaigns and demonstrations; organized postcard action week, over 300 postcards signed by students to protest unjust treatment in Miramar and China; organized several weekly fundraisers for club</p>

<p>South Asian Student Association (9,10,11):
Co-President (2 years, 1 semester); former Secretary (1 semester); initiated a school-wide campaign for 2005 Tsunami, raising $7,400+ for victims; organized culture show benefiting Indian orphans, raised $800+; organized two-day fundraiser for Indian-Pakistan border earthquake victims, raised $750</p>

<p>California Association of Student Councils(11,12):
Current Government Operations at Local Levels Assistant; former statewide Marketing Director; updated Student Board Member handbooks; helped organized Student Board Member Symposiums; attended several conferences on educational policy (Student Advisory Board on Education and the Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education); process of creating studentboardmember.org, online forums and networking site for Student Board Members throughout California</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Couture Cards (1 yr so far)
Co-Founder; applied for $1,000 grant from MTV iThink awards/Youth Venture; create hand-made cards, using Indian fabric as decoration; sell the cards through fundraisers and online at couturecards.org; proceeds are used to lend money to entrepreneurs in developing countries through an online microfinance organization, kiva.org</p>

<p>Teen Columnist for "The Indian American" (3 yrs)
Paid per article written; examined the views that South Asian teens have on controversial topics, while offering analysis on pertinent issues, such as premarital sex, dating, interracial relationships, stereotypes; online blog</p>

<p>HEART Peer Mentor/Educator (2 yrs) at Girls Inc. in San Leandro
Earned minor stipend; provided resources and information about health education (STDs, birth control, pregnancy, puberty, menstrual cycle, etc.) to peers; documented over 100 “contacts” with peers; attended weekly meetings</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Youth of the Year:
Local, Bay Area) East Bay Leadership Foundation chooses one high school senior from all the Bay Area high schools; nominated by counselors</p>

<p>Rotary Distinguished Student Service Award:
(Local, Castro Valley) Depending on the caliber of students nominated by teachers, usually one or two students are chosen from Castro Valley High School by the Castro Valley Rotary club; I was nominated by two teachers; given to students who demonstrate the Rotary motto, “service above self” </p>

<p>Tomorrow25 Leader:
(International) Students must be nominated (can be from any country); 50 semifinalists are chosen out of hundreds of nominations; 25 students are chosen as the Tomorrow25 Leaders by Bentley College in cooperation with TIME Magazine; group picture in TIME; attend a leadership forum; recognized as the leaders of tomorrow</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Honor:
(National) Awarded to students that receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams </p>

<p>Two courses taken at UCB's ATDP: Practice of Law and Writing for College</p>

<p>AP Stat (10th grade): 5
AP Calc (11th): 3
AP Chem (11th): 4
AP US Hist (11th): 4
AP Spanish (11th): 3
AP Lang & Comp (11th): 3</p>

<p>FIRST GENERATION college student
Both parents did NOT graduate high school
First Lang was NOT English</p>

<p>EKS: your ECs are strong, though your GPA and scores are a bit weak. First-gen status may help. I'd say reach, slight reach (50-50) if your essays were great.</p>

<p>can some more people chance me please!</p>

<p>California Resident
Asian</p>

<p>Academic:
Rank: 1/487
SAT: 2220 (700 CR 730 M 790 W)
SAT II: Math Level 2 720, Literature 700
W GPA: 4.26
UW GPA: 4.0
Taken only 6 AP classes from junior and senior year, but only around 7/8 are even offered at my school. I was going to take French 4 AP (that would be the maximum AP load), but it was the same period as Statistics so I couldn't; instead I'm taking French 4 independent studies</p>

<p>Senior year schedule:
Wind Ensemble, Statistics AP, English Literature AP, Government/Economics AP, French 4, Physics, Journalism</p>

<p>ECs:
-Wind Ensemble (advanced band, 4 years), first chair flute for three years, section leader for three years. Played piccolo for a year. Also band Vice President
-California Scholarship Federation 100% Life Member (3 years) and currently President
-Literary Society (4 years), currently President. We also make a literary magazine that wins awards from Columbia University and this year I am editor-in-chief of it.
-National Honors Society (2 years), currently Publicity Commissioner
-Drum Line (2 years), first chair mallet percussionist for 2 years as well
-Varsity track and cross-country for my freshman year. Went to CCS in track, and I got two top 10 school records in XC.
-Interact Community service (3 years), ~100 hours from that total
-Key Club (2 years)
-Calculus AP tutor/teacher's aide (~20 hours last year, ~60 this year?)
-Algebra I repeaters program tutor (5 hours a week)
I have other ECs, but these are what I put in the spots on my app so I don't think the rest matter, right :P</p>

<p>I'm majoring in math, so I hope the math tutoring will help me :P We also take California Math League tests (its a competition and they rank us at school) and I've been on the top 5 for that for 3 years, this year I am #1 (yay!). I also got the top nomination for the senior school awards for the best student in math and English.</p>

<p>And also, I recently got that Regent's scholarship from UC Irvine but I don't know if that neccessarily means anything</p>

<p>overture: strong GPA/scores, good ECs, average honors/awards. I'd say high match - match (60-70%).</p>

<p>White Male, in-state</p>

<p>Economics major
UC GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>Huge upward tend (these grades are not UC GPA)
3.56 Freshman year
3.93 Sophomore year
4.2 Junior Year</p>

<p>SAT Superscore:
2140</p>

<p>Highest Score from one sitting:
760 Math
740 Critical Reading
540 Writing</p>

<p>2040 Total</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
790 Math IIC
760 US History
730 Biology</p>

<p>I wrote one of my essays about how my dad had leukemia twice (as in how he recovered and then had a relapse) and how that completely messed up my family during the beginning of high school. I then talked about how I recovered and got my act together (as seen in my grades) towards the end of high school. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<p>Singing:
I am a very accomplished classical singer, and I have sent a CD of my sing to Berkeley (The only UC that allows me to do so!!)</p>

<p>Bass section leader since Sophomore year
1st Place Olympiad of the Arts, Lynda Fox Vocal Award
Lead Role in an Opera</p>

<p>Running
4 years Cross Country (3 varsity) Team Captain
4 Years Track (3 Varsity)</p>

<p>b_hand: okay GPA/SAT, good SAT IIs, interesting ECs. I'd say slight reach (50-50), depending on your essays and on how they receive your supplemental material.</p>

<p>I'm not a transfer student. Took a gap year.</p>

<p>tcmzueck: your GPA/SAT are strong, though your ECs are not. Your time in China may help. I'd say slight reach (50-50), possibly a reach, depending on your essays (this is assuming that you're applying as a freshman). You'd probably have a better shot as a transfer.</p>