<p>I am a male high school senior wondering if I have what it takes to get into an engineering program at berkeley, la, San Diego, Davis, Irvine, or Santa Barbara. My profile prior to senior year is as follows:</p>
<p>6 ap's ( European history, calculus ab, physics b, Spanish 4, language and composition, and environmental science)
1 honors class(pre-calc)
3 accelerated classes (English 1 and 2, algebra 2/trig)
Uc gpa: 4.04</p>
<p>Act: 33 (35 math, 31 English, 33 science and reading)
Ap tests: euro(4), calc(5), physics(4),
Lang(5), APES(5), Spanish(2)</p>
<p>-four years football
- two years wrestling
- NHS
- treasurer of mountain biking club
- member of engineering club two years
- youth leader at church 3 years
- church group member 4 years
- attended the naval academy summer seminar.
- I have tutored throughout high school for volunteer hours and as a source of income.
-awards: ap scholar with distinction, jv wrestling league champion, scholar athlete for football all four years.</p>
<p>I also have already been awarded the NROTC scholarship to uc berkeley but that does not mean I will get in.</p>
<p>I know this is not everything the colleges look at but I just want to know if this matches the profile of a good engineering candidate for the uc's. Thanks!</p>
<p>For what it is worth, you can also use your NROTC scholarship at Cal Maritime Academy – not that I recommend it.</p>
<p>IF YOU DO NOT GET INTO BERKELEY… then you have three choices: 1) UC-Davis, 2) Cal Maritime, or 3) ask NROTC to reassign you to a school that you have been accepted to. You did apply to all five schools which you submitted to the NROTC Scholarship board, didn’t you? (Please say yes)</p>
<p>Back to your original question… Berkeley is at least close to a match for you because your ACT composite score is at the upper 25th percentile. This does NOT mean that you are a “slam dunk” but that you have a very good chance. UCLA chances are a bit better, not a lot but a little bit. UC-Davis, UCSD, and UCSB are each a solid match, perhaps even a “safety.” UC-Irvine is a safety.</p>
<p>Just curious, did you apply to the Naval Academy? If so, did you get a nomination? How was USNA summer seminar?</p>
<p>@NROTCgrad i did apply to the academy and I got my congressional nomination but I have not received an appointment yet (my blue and gold officer is confident that I will so hopefully he is right). The summer seminar was awesome and really solidified my decision to join the Navy. </p>
<p>Also, yes I did apply to the other 4 schools for ROTC which were USC, UCSD, Georgia tech and Purdue. So far I have only gotten into Purdue. As of now that is my safety but really I would be happy at any any school where I could do ROTC. Thanks for taking the time to respond; your information is very helpful!</p>
<p>If somehow you do not get into Berkeley, but do get into Georgia Tech, I recommend that you ask to have your NROTC scholarship applied to GT. Going to UC-Davis with NROTC at Berkeley would be a pain. All those other schools (USC, UCSD, and Purdue) obviously are excellent, but GT is far and away the best public university regarding engineering and technology. </p>
<p>I suspect that you will get into Berkeley, but cannot be sure. If Berkeley turns you down, feel free to contact me directly for ideas and strategy. It could be tricky, because basically you go back to the bottom of the list and quotas at many NROTC universities will be full.</p>
<p>Purdue is a little underrated. Very good school… but not as good as Georgia Tech and winters in Indiana can be brutal.</p>
<p>I wish you all the best in gaining an appointment to USNA. You look like an excellent candidate.</p>