UC Berkeley Chances for Out-of Stater. If you want me, come and get me!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've JUST decided to apply to UC Berkeley, although the deadline is November 30th. </p>

<p>Sex: M
Region: Midwest
School: Competitive Public
Race: White/ Other (Middle-Eastern)
Prospective Major: Business</p>

<p>GRADES/TEST SCORES
GPA (UW/W): 4.0/4.4
Class Rank: 2/350
SAT Score: 2260 (740CR/ 780M/ 740W), Essay: 11 --- from one sitting
ACT Score: 33 (34E/36M/32CR/29S), Essay: 9
2 SAT IIs (Math IIC & USH)--- predicting about 790 in Math IIC and 720 in USH (hope this doesn't jinx me, but I bet it will)</p>

<p>AP TESTS
7 APs by graduation
3 by end of junior year: 5 AP Language, 5 AP U.S. History, 4 AP MacroEcon
*Took all but 3 AP Classes at my school, so toughest course-load possible pretty much. </p>

<p>VIOLIN (11 yrs) (9-12)
Member of: Youth Symphony (9-12), All-State Orchestra (10-12)</p>

<p>*Concertmaster, 2006 All-State Orchestra (11)
*Concertmaster/Assistant Concertmaster, Youth Symphony (10-12)
Concertmaster, High School Orchestra (11-12)
State Young Artist Award (11)
Scholarships to Rocky Ridge Music Camp (10)</p>

<p>SPEECH (9-12)
State Speech Team (10-11)
2007 NFL National Qualifier: Original Oratory (11)
7th: State Persuasive Speaking (11)</p>

<p>OTHER
*TaeKwonDo (9-10, 12)
1st degree Black Belt (10)</p>

<p>*French Club (9-12)
President (12)</p>

<p>*FBLA (11-12)
Secretary (12)</p>

<p>*Teen Leader/ Volunteer, Hospital (150+ Hrs.) (10-12)
* National Honor Society Tutoring Co-Chair (12)
* Math Club (9-12)
* Newspaper (12)
*Attorney General's Youth Advisory Council (12)</p>

<p>ACADEMIC AWARDS
National Merit Semi-Finalist (12)
Top 50: University's Math Day (12)
AP Scholar (12)
Superior Rating: French Language Fair (10)
2006 AIME Qualifier (10)</p>

<p>OTHER QUESTIONS
UC Berkeley requires NO teacher recs, right?</p>

<p>Do Persians get the same benefits as minorities?</p>

<p>I haven't started the application yet. Do you think I can get it done in two and a half weeks? </p>

<p>I have many other (more minor, I think) ECs, but I didn't list them because I thought it would be better to list my most unique ones. Should I expand my list, or is what I have listed above good enough?</p>

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<p>UC GPA please :slight_smile:
No recs needed
and yes, you can finish the app in 2 and a half weeks
no, i think UC’s would want less EC"s that you did well in than a bunch of EC’s that were…egh…</p>

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<p>you could finish the app in 3 hours if you had to</p>

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<p>what is a UC GPA??</p>

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<p>^ UC’s only count GPA from certain core subjects in your sophomore and junior years…freshman grades aren’t counted.</p>

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<p>Also, what state are you from?</p>

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<p>You have a good shot, IMO. Write stand-out essays.</p>

<p>Good luck! I love out-of-staters wanting to become Bears!</p>

<p>Keep in mind, though, you’ll have to apply “Undeclared - Pre-Business”. You’ll then need to take the prerequisites and apply to Haas School of Business during your sophomore year, for junior-standing admittance to the business program.</p>

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<p>LOL. It’d be WEIRD if you dont get accepted in UCB. If it were the Ivies, it’d be different (not that your stats lag behind…), but for UCB, with your stats, no matter what state ur in, you’ll get accepted (prediction)</p>

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<p>^ True, he does have awesome stats and impressive ECs.</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at Berkeley OOS, as your whole resume is generally strong, but it’s largely a crapshoot – I’ve seen plenty of OOS students of your caliber get rejected. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks, guys! I’m applying to some Ivy schools, but I wouldn’t be that surprised if I get rejected from all of them (given the competitive applicant pool, it’s mostly up to luck). I’m glad to know that UCB is not quite AS competitive.
I’m from Neb. (haha), so it would be really nice if I could make the big leap to California. I love Berkeley’s campus.</p>

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<p>Many have compared Berkeley OOS to Ivy League admissions (I believe OOSers only made up 10% of the total # accepted, and the admissions rate was lower than the overall).</p>

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<p>Hmmmm. That’s what I had originally thought. This does not look too good… Ah well, no harm in trying.</p>

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<p>Is Berkeley your top choice?</p>

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<p>I can’t really say because I haven’t visited most of the schools I’m applying to. But, Berkeley’s probably my favorite based on what I’ve seen so far, especially since it’s so close to family. At the same time, staying put is a tempting option because I could go to school here for almost-free.</p>

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<p>You’re a match, you should apply to some privates you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>Weigh your options when you got all financial aid offers all on the table. Berkeley is great, but is it worth the premium you’ll be paying over in-state students? Only you can answer that question once you know the hand you’re dealt.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>