<p>Does anyone know if applicants still have a shot at getting in if they didnt get ELC? Im not sure if this has already been answered but I wanna know…</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.27</p>
<p>OOS</p>
<p>ACT scores
Comp - 29
English - 31
Math - 32
Reading - 28
Science - 25
Writing- 29</p>
<p>SAT scores
CR - 660
Writing - 690
Math - 790</p>
<p>SAT II Scores
US history - 640
Spanish - 640
Math II - 770</p>
<p>AP’s:
-US History: 4
-World History: 4
-Currently taking: Microecon, Macroecon, BC Calc, US Gov, Eng. Lang., Spanish Lang.</p>
<p>Which college are you applying to?
-Letters and Science</p>
<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
Scholastic Bowl (3 years, President)
Model UN (2 years, Founder/Treasurer)
Future Business Leaders of America (4 years, Committee Chair)
Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta - Math Honor Society</p>
<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
Attended Governor’s School for Spanish</p>
<p>College Courses: Art Appreciation</p>
<p>Work Experience: Busser, 10 hours/week</p>
<p>@mahana808: I know this is late, but I’m sure that yes, you still have a shot if you are not ELC.</p>
<p>What sort of merit scholarships do Cal offer? Does it have a full-tuition merit scholarship? I would like to know this since I am an out of state resident and financial aid is a very important factor.</p>
<p>If you do not live in California and need significant financial aid, Berkeley is not the school for you. There is a ~11k OOS fee PER SEMESTER, which will almost certainly not be covered in any financial aid you get.</p>
<p>I’m gonna give this a shot. I wuv berkeley :D</p>
<p>Stats:
4.4 weighted (they dont count frosh year right? i hope i calculated it right haha)
3.9 unweighted
Top 2-3% of class</p>
<p>APs taken: Stat, Psych, Bio, English Language (5,5,5,4) <= AP scholar with Honor
APs taking currently: Calc BC, Gov/Pol:US, Macroeconomics, English Literature</p>
<p>Took 2 Honors English classes… 2 Honors social studies classes… 1 math: Honors pre calc…
ALL A’s in all my classes except for B’s both semester in 9th grade Honors English</p>
<p>SAT: 2240
710 CR, 770 W, 760 M</p>
<p>SAT II:
780 Bio, 780 Math II, 760 Chem</p>
<p>*Marching band is a big part of my life. All four years, section leader 12th grade of flute section. Historian of the Band Council (11th-12th): in charge of making band yearbook and helping to plan band events. My Common App essay was about this… I’m very passionate about the activity, you see 
it was dripping in love for band
*Voted as most spirited marching band member (but this isn’t on my application; my spiritedness IS shown through my essay though haha)
*First chair bassoon for three years in top Wind Ensembles</p>
<p>*Medical Intern (12th): 8 hours a week at chiropractic place
*Youth Master Plan Implementation Committee (12th): Youth Representative of the city, working to revise the city Master Plan. Also member of the Ad-hoc committee (smaller core group)
*Mission Outreach Club (10-11th), secretary 11th grade, helped coordinate Human Trafficking Dinner
*STAND/Amnesty International Club: (9th-11th): active member (no leadership)
*Asian Student Union (9th-12th): 11th grade, historian; 12th grade, publicist
*Destination Imagination (3rd-12th): Improv performance activity since ele. School! XD
*Not many volunteer hours sadly… Just some hours here and there for Scottish Games, School music events, public library, Tri-Valley Haven….
*summer jobs before 11th and 12th grade</p>
<p>I forgot what I put on my UC app… so… x__x there were very limited spaces xD</p>
<p>UC GPA: 4.18
Unweighted GPA 3.81
Weighted GPA 4.54</p>
<p>California Resident</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Scores V-720 M-730 W-710 (2160)
SAT II Scores
Math2-770
English lit-800
Bio e-800</p>
<p>Which college are you applying to? Bioengineering major (not sure which college that falls under)</p>
<p>Sophomore: omitting -/+
Spanish 4 AP:B/B
English 2-H: A/A
Precalc-H: B/B
PE: A/A
Physics H: A/A
Euro Hist AP: A/A</p>
<p>Junior
Chem H:A/A
Bio AP: A/A
English AP: A/A
Calc AB: A/A
Oral Interp (speech class UC approved): A/A
US Hist AP: A/A</p>
<p>List a few of your most important ECs
Football Captain of a large team 60+ members
President of debate team 60+ members
Assorted National Circuit debate trophies
300+volunteer hours Coaching pop warner football (1 season) and volunteering in cancer ward (3 years)
VP National Honor society (stupid position) </p>
<p>Edit: Oh yes and summer job flipping pizzas 2 years (not sure if thats significant) </p>
<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
Nothing biology or engineering related I barely sleep as it is :)</p>
<p>International Applicant</p>
<p>2180 SAT
680 CR 710 M 790 W - gonna retake in october for 720 + CR</p>
<p>4.2 Weighted GPA - Will Be Higher
3.8 Unweighted GPA</p>
<p>4 SAT II’s all 750+ Biology : 770 Math II : 750</p>
<p>Top 10% out of 550</p>
<p>Korean
Hardest course load possible - 8 APS in total all 4s and 5s (no need to bore u)</p>
<p>Essays -Passionate - Reflect Passion for Science
Recommendations - One Excellent, One Average</p>
<p>EC’s - My Weakest Part - Jus Average
Varisty Wrestling
Piano - (12 years) - various awards
Job At Motel
Hospital Volunteer 100+ hours
A lot of clubs - nothing significant
Tutoring Group - 200+ hours
LA Works Volunteer Program</p>
<p>Important - I am INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT - Minimal Financial Aid (would settle for none if i must)</p>
<p>THANKS !!!</p>
<p>I have heard that if you get accepted at either UCLA or Berkeley but not both. Is this true?</p>
<p>I have heard that you can be accepted at either UCLA or UC Berkeley but not both. Is this true?</p>
<p>I know people who have been accepted at both, and to my knowledge, LA and B do not communicate admissions decisions to each other. Considering the sheer amount of apps both receive, I imagine that would be impossible.</p>
<p>u can be accepted to both. and the person above is right. there are too many applicants to communicate to each other on which ones should get in where. a girl last year got into both at my school and was very proud of it lol thats all i remember</p>
<p>Intended Major: Pre-Business L&S</p>
<p>Asian
Female
California</p>
<p>GPA: 4.33 (w)
3.95 (uw)</p>
<p>Class Rank: No rank</p>
<p>ACT:
English: 33
Math: 34
Reading: 32
Science: 31
Essay: 9
Combined English/Writing: 31
Composite: 33</p>
<p>Subject Tests:
Chemistry: 710
Math II: 700</p>
<p>AP Scores:
European History: 4
Chemistry: 4
Plan to take: Calc AB, Macro, Micro, Psych</p>
<p>APs taken: European History, Chemistry
Honors taken: Trig/Pre-calc, Anatomy, Spanish
Current APs: Economics, Psychology, Calc AB</p>
<p>Awards:
Community Service - Roundtable, Interact, Food Bank, etc.
Academic Awards from HS</p>
<p>Activities:
NHS
CSF
Asian American Assocation (Vice President)
Interact District Council (volunteer) (Area Rep)
Interact Club (volunteer) (Vice President)
S-Club (volunteer) (Class Rep)
Give a Kid a Backpack (volunteer) (President and Founder)
Volunteer almost every weekend
Food Bank Orientation (leader and planner)
Student Food Drive -> Went on local news twice b/c of this
Assembled prosthetic hands
Attended three camps (all paid for / scholarship):
- Leadership Camp
- Business camp taught by Haas Prof. Olive Davis
- Summer Engineering Seminar at Santa Clara University</p>
<p>Magnet public school (rated #1 in canada by mccleans magazine)
GPA: Top%1 academic ranking (96.4% average out of 100%)</p>
<p>Major Courses:
english IB HL
history IB HL
French IB
Physics IB HL
Math IB
Chem IB
Biology IB HL
**full ib candidate</p>
<p>SAT:
cr 730
math 780
writing 800
total 2310</p>
<p>800 on sat math level 2
790 on chem sat</p>
<p>Major ecs:
Skin cancer researcher at local university
national gold medal for medical research at canada wide science fair
intel science fair participant in may 2010
numerous local science and technology fair awards
Vice president of community league with 500 members
Varsity basketball team
local hospital volunteering
mentoring/coaching junior students competing in science competition
Top 10 ranking in city-wide math contest
school clubs</p>
<p>Letters:
read counsellor’s letter. very good. top 1% for every category.</p>
<p>kelloggss you look good</p>
<p>female
Bay Area</p>
<p>SAT: 2160.
SAT IIs: US History 730; biology 760.
APs: biology 5; stats 4; US History 5.
This year four more APs.
GPA 3.74</p>
<p>varsity sports, National Merit Finalist, newspaper editor</p>
<p>where are you applying to? u did not mention…</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone answered mine…so I hope you guys don’t mind if I post this again
UC GPA: 4/294
class rank: 14/742</p>
<p>California Resident</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Scores
Total: 2170
Math: 780
CR: 740
Writing: 650</p>
<p>ACT scores
comp: 35
english: 33
reading: 33
math: 36
science: 36
writing: 8
SAT II Scores
math 2: 800
physics: 800
chem: 770
Ap Scores
Calc AB: 5
Macroeconomics: 5
European History: 5</p>
<p>Which college are you applying to?
Letters and Science, math major</p>
<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
…I really don’t have much of anything for ECs >.<
Key Club, 2 years
Science Club, 2 years
Band, 1 year
ARML, 1 year
Math Tutoring, 2 years
and err…i’ve played piano for about 10 years? though i haven’t gotten certification of merit…</p>
<p>Classes:
[Sophomore]
Hnrs. Spanish 3 A/B
P.E. A/A
AP Euro A/A
Hnrs. Pre-Calc A/A
Hnrs. Chemistry A/A
Hnrs. World Lit A/B
Ap Macroeconomics (Outside School) A
Mathematical Logic (Outside School) A</p>
<p>[Senior]
Reg. US History
Ap Chemistry
Ap Physics B
Ap Calc BC
Ap Microeconomics
Ap Government
Ap Lit
Theater Arts 1/2</p>
<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
well… the only other thing is that I’m going to graduate at the age of 16. Will this help me at all?</p>
<p>I’d like to know my chances of getting in
I am an Indian student from Illinois</p>
<p>GPA Weighted : 4.195
SAT = 2150
ACT = 33
PSAT= 205 (Nat’l Merit Commended)</p>
<p>Classes:
Freshman Year-
Honors Western Civilizations, Spanish 2, Honors Biology, Wind Ensemble (the highest band), Honors Geometry, Honors English</p>
<p>Sophomore Year - AP US History, Honors Advanced Algebra and Trig, Honors English 2, Honors Chemistry, Spanish 3, Wind Ensemble (Highest band)</p>
<p>Junior Year - AP Government&Politics, AP Macroeconomics, AP English 3, AP Spanish 4, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Physics, Auto CAD and Drafting (vocational was required to graduate)</p>
<p>Senior Year - AP Biology, AP Physics, Engineering Physics, AP English 4, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars: Varsity Tennis (Conference Champ my Junior year), Varsity Golf (All Conference), Treasurer of JSA (Junior States of America, a political club), Pi Sigma Pi (Nat’l History Honors Society), Mu Alpha Theta (Nat’l Math Society), Science Club, Mathletes - 2007/2008/2009 State Qualifier, member of the 2007 6th Place Calculator team in the state, 100+ hours of volunteering at the hospital gift shop</p>
<p>Awards/Recognitions: Nat’l Merit Commended, PSAE Allstar (Exceeded state requirements on every portion of the Prairie State Achievement test and the ACT), Athletic Wall of Fame for Golf and Tennis, 7 time scholar athlete (maintaining an unweighted GPA of 3.5 or higher while playing a sport), Illinois State Scholar, Nominee/Attendee of American Legion’s 2009 Illinois Boys State</p>
<p>On my essays:
I talked about (for the essay about the ‘world’) how I am Indian (both parents are immigrants) and about how although my family is very traditional, I have adapted to American culture and have drawn the best aspects from each, creating a unique individuality. I also talked about how the traditional Indian male’s goal is to get a good job and provide for his family and how, being influenced by American society, my goals are loftier; I talked about how I want to make a large impact on the world and how I can use the facilities at Cal Berkeley, including the student body, to make these changes.</p>
<p>For the second essay, I chose to write about an experience: I wrote about a Robot Competition that my Engineering Physics class was part of and talked about how the experience allowed me to learn about hard work and teamwork. I also discussed the flaws of our project and about how we were not organized. I parlayed this into a paragraph about how I have learned to become a better leader and have realized that in order to organize a group, I must be able to take criticism for better or for worse in order to advance the group - I also talked about how I can use the newfound leadership in order to be a leading figure in the Cal student body.</p>
<p>By the way, I applied to Nuclear Engineering for all that it’s worth. If I do not get into Nuclear Engineering, will I be referred to another program or will I just be rejected?</p>
<p>Thanks and Please reply/chance me!</p>
<p>scotto and clamspjs, you both look good.</p>