<p>sweater: good GPA, SAT scores a little weak for engineering; 40% chance.</p>
<p>vikings: this is a chance thread for Berkeley</p>
<p>@ davidoga: how could a 3.75-3.8 UW gpa possibly translate to a 4.56 UC gpa?</p>
<p>high school GPA includes classes outside of a-g in which davidoga could have earned low grades. The high school method of calculating classes includes + and - but the UC GPA does not. A- and B- grades would pulll down hs gpa compared to UC GPA. May also have the full eight honors/AP extra points.</p>
<p>or . . . calculated wrong. However, it is possible to have that much of a delta.</p>
<p>Oh, when people post their ‘uw’ gpa for the UCs, i had always thought that they meant the UW gpa that they are going to/did put on their app, i.e. only a-g courses.</p>
<p>UC GPA -> 4.0
Unweighted GPA -> 3.6
Weighted GPA -> 4.4</p>
<p>Out-Of-State</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Scores (M 680; CR 620; W 730; T 2030) Thinking about a retake.
SAT II Scores: None yet, taking Math II, Biology, and US History; expecting above 700 in all three.</p>
<p>Which college are you applying to? Letters and Science -> Physics</p>
<p>List a few of your most important ECs (a laundry list of 20+ items is not needed)
-School mentorship program (mentor freshmen/community service hours)
-Weightlifting (self-coach, planning to compete in state powerlifting tournaments soon)
-National Society High School Scholars, Nat. English Honor Society, Nat. Science Honor Society, Nat. Math Honor Society
-Part-time job during freshmen, sophomore, and junior years.
-Clubs -> Chess team, JSA, Current Events
-Astrophysics research program at Rutgers University, sponsored by NASA.</p>
<p>Any other significant accomplishments in a specific field
-AP’s (all predicted, will verify in July): US History 5, Biology 4/5, English Language and Comp 4/5
-Next year: World History, European History, Physics C, Calc AB, English Language and Lit</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, does anyone know the track record of this thread? Did the people who were told in the first 10 pages they had good chances get in in the end?</p>
<p>Holmesian: your UWGPA and SAT scores are both a little low; add in the fact that you’re OOS and your chances aren’t good. I’d give you 20% chance.</p>
<p>And for the record, I estimate people’s chances based on years of reading people’s stats in the admission results threads, from friends who were accepted/rejected years and years ago, from reading average stats of UCB admits, and so on. I think I have a decent grasp of people’s chances. And from reading other people evaluating chances, I’d say their opinions are pretty close to mine. However, there is no specific formula and we all know of those with 1800/3.5 GPA who got in and those with perfect scores who didn’t, so I do recommend that you take this thread with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Asian.
Residence: Arizona Permanent U.S. Resident.
Came to the U.S. when i was 9, and English is my second language.
Parents’ Education: Mom/Dad/Step-Dad: Graduate and higher.
I’m looking at applying to UCLA, UCSD, UC Berkeley, USC and maybe UCSF. If you could tell me which school i have the best chance at, it would be great.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.737 (UW) 4.049 (W) 4.22 (UC, not so sure though.)
No Rank</p>
<p>PSAT:
199 (96th percentile)
SAT I:
1860 (Retaking, expecting 2100+)
CR 520, M 690, WR 650 (Essay: 9)
SAT II:
Math II 680, History 660, Biology M 640 (Retaking, expecting 700+)
ACT:
Comp 29 (Without essay), Eng 26, Math 31, Reading 32, Science 25</p>
<p>AP Scores:
Chem 2
Euro 3</p>
<p>AP Scores (Not received):
Physics B 3?
U.S. History 4?
English Language 4?
Biology 5?</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Government
AP English Literature
AP Spanish
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics C
AP Art History
Maybe Engineering 102 (College course)</p>
<p>EC:
Southern Arizona Table Tennis Association (4 years)
Breakdancing (4+ years)
Science Club (2 years)
Science Olympiad (2 years)
MESA Club (1 year)
Chinese Club (2 years)
Student Activities Board (1 year)
Key Club (2 years)</p>
<p>Awards:
State level Science Olympiad competition: 5th in state, 3rd in Disease Detective and 5th in Astronomy (Individual)
Annual Poetry Slam finalist (2 years)
AP Scholar with Distinction
3rd place in Southern Arizona Language Fair (Spanish)
PSAT Commended Scholar
Art displayed in Pima Courthouse (A high court in Tucson)
President’s Education Award (Received in 9th for Middle School achievement, so doesn’t really count)</p>
<p>Recs:
Greats letters from AP Biology/Chem, and AP Studio Art/Art History teacher. Maybe one from the Univeristy of Arizona Biomedical Engineering Internship.</p>
<p>Job Experience:
40 hours a week for 6 weeks at Univeristy of Arizona’s Biomedical Engineering Internship.</p>
<p>Volunteer:
200 hours (Key club and neighborhood gardening/landscaping)
100 hours (Annual summer trips to China to teach kids English)</p>
<p>My Majors: Pre-Med/Biomedical Engineering</p>
<p>Thank you!!</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>UCSF does not offer an undergraduate education…</p>
<p>SAT scores pretty low for Berkeley, especially OOS. GPA is okay. Pretty good ECs. I would say 10% @Berkeley, 15% @UCLA, 25% @UCSD, no idea for USC but that’s probably your best bet considering they don’t have a preference against OOS.</p>
<p>How much would my chances be boosted if my SAT scores were 700+ for Subject Tests and 2100 for SAT I?</p>
<p>I’d tack on 20% for each UC.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the input, Vicissitudes. Last question, how will Early Decision/Early Action affect my chances?</p>
<p>^ I think it’s 0%, but I’m not sure. Contact admission offices and ask about it.</p>
<p>non-california resident
gpa: 3.66 uw 4.37 w
act: 30
Rank: 18/566</p>
<p>13 ap classes by the end of my senior year
freshman year-Human geo(4)
sophomore year- Stat(3), US gov(4)
junior year- Chem, Calc BC, US history, Comp. Sci A, Lang & Comp
(don’t know scores yet but passed all of them)
senior year-European history, Environmental Sci, Biology, Calc 3/diffy q, Lit & Comp, independent study micro and macro econ</p>
<p>ECs: NHS, NEHS, NSHS, FBLA-vp of publicity, FCCLA-board member, Football 2 yrs JV, First Robotics Competition, internship with civil engineer, 150 hours of community service, Summer job at military base</p>
<p>College preparatory programs: Honors diploma, Sci-tech, international studies, University of Colorado at Denver scholar</p>
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<p>UCs don’t have early decision. I forget if USC has one, it helps you a little.</p>
<p>nnagy5280: Your GPA and ACT scores are okay, pretty good ECs, being OOS will hurt you, if you’re applying for engineering that will hurt you more. I’m thinking 30-40% chance.</p>
<p>Out of State</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.9 (unweighted) 4.4 (weighted)
SAT: 2190 (800 CR, 640 Math, 750 Writing)
SAT II: US History 800, Literature 750
I plan to have completed 9 AP courses by the end of my senior year, presumably with 5’s/4’s on the AP Exams (hopefully…)</p>
<p>EC
Math, Spanish, and English Honor societies/National Honors Society
Served on school newspaper
Treasurer of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Member of Model UN (hopefully president/officer next year)
President/Creator of a school political discussion group
Internship with local congressional campaign (fairly involved, 350+ hours over the summer)</p>
<p>Should add I would be applying to the College of Letters and Science</p>
<p>2290 in my highest sitting
just over 3.8 unweighted GPA
two varsity sports
two charity groups
among others, of course.
chances at berkeley and LA?</p>
<p>To the above two students: Fits criteria of typical admittants, so continue doing well senior year, and just be yourself when writing your personals~75-100%</p>
<p>Will getting a C in your Sophomore year hurt your chances?</p>