UC (Berkeley, LA, SD, Davis, Irvine) and Cal Poly SLO

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, first timer here, and I wanted your guys' feedback on my chances to get into these schools. As for my major, I am currently torn between business and engineering (broad majors, I know..). The title is also in order of difficulty, eg top reach, mid reach, and low (I would assume? =P) reach schools
**Format thanks to user "IronGiant" =]</p>

<p><strong>General Info</strong>
Asian American in California Bay Area.
No ranking system at my school.
GPA: 9-11: 3.73W, 3.55UW
10-11: 3.9W, 3.6UW</p>

<p><strong>Tests</strong>
SAT: 1950 Composite(M 710/CR 590/W 610/650-Second Try)
Math II: Unreleased, may take again in November.
US History: 680
AP Scores:
Calculus AB - 5
European History - 4
Language and Composition - 4
US History - 3</p>

<p>**Classes
9th: Algebra 3-4, Biology, AS English, Cont World Hist/Health, Advanced Orchestra, PE, Spanish 1-2
Summer: Geometry, Chemistry
10th: Biotechnology, PreCalc, AP Euro, AS English, Advanced Orchestra, PE, Spanish 3-4
11th: AP Calc AB, AP English, APUSH, Advanced Orchestra, Physics, Spanish5-6
Summer: Intro to Object-Oriented Design (However, I withdrew from the class for personal reasons)
12th (tentative; currently a 4.5GPA W, 3.83 UW): AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Gov/Econ, Leadership, CP English. Planning to take a Business Class at local community college in spring semester.</p>

<p><strong>Extracurriculars</strong>
-100+ Hours of community service at local hospital
-Near 5 years of service to church, assisting with children's sunday school
-other volunteering: tutoring for 3 months at local community center and a week of leading two groups of children in a bible school
-Attended Chinese Mandarin Saturday School up to 10th Grade
-Seven consecutive years of being placed in first violin section of Advanced Orchestra (both middle and high school) and dedicated 12hours/52weeks of work prior to 10th grade
-Two years in In-Concert orchestra, a district-wide symphony orchestra
-Sports: JV football 10th grade, Track and Field 11th and 12th
-Leadership: achieved being part of the Technical Team my senior year, providing technical assistance to all of student government/body and administration; primary function is to create seasonal rallies to inspire school spirit
-Five straight semesters of being part of CSF (excluding freshman semester)</p>

<p>**I am also considering an Air Force ROTC program, but only UC Berkeley and UCLA OWN their own programs (not cross-town agreements).</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump Bump Bump =]</p>

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<p>berkeley - reach
ucla - reach
sd - low reach/high match
davis - match
irvine - match
cal poly slo - match/low match</p>

<p>what do you mean unreleased/may take math 2 again? math 2’s score is something they like to look at for engineering.</p>

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<p>thanks for helping!
I mean that I JUST took them today (10/9), and I do not know my score. I skipped quite a few, so I am retaking it on Nov 6 just in case.</p>

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<p>Both GPA and scores are below average at Cal and LA making them significant reaches. The others are solid matches.</p>

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<p>thanks too!
yeah i’ve figured that…hopefully my personal statements will give me that little jump for consideration</p>

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<p>yea, your gpa is low… for ucla, berkeley and ucsd. I think you have a very good chance for all the other uc’s. You should apply to berkeley, ucla and ucsd because the first two use holistic grading system, so they look at everything. But try not to get your hopes up.</p>

<p>Also good shot for cal poly, but if you are gonna go there do engineering. Engineering or ArchE are the only things worth going to cal poly for</p>

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<p>thanks!
yeahh i think so too. ucsd (out of those three reaches) would be the most likely to be borderline to matching.
yupp, cal poly slo is only on that list because of my possible engineering major</p>

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<p>UCSD: average UC GPA: 4.1. Average SAT: 2050. Higher for engineering.</p>

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<p>Berkeley = super reach</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>according to the uc website
school:average uc gpa: average sat: average ACT</p>

<p>Berkeley: 4.15: 2030: 30
UCLA: 4.16: 2010: 29
San Diego: 4.08: 1960: 29
Irvine: 4.01: 1870: 27</p>

<p>[Freshman</a> admission profiles](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html]Freshman”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html)</p>

<p>These are real statistics from the UC website</p>

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<p>I also think that you have a shot at the mid-tier UC’s BUT I would go to Cal Poly, particularly for Engineering, as previously suggested. If you haven’t visited, go check out San Luis Obispo. It is a really nice school, in a really nice town-- even IF you decide to major in business…</p>

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<p>thanks for the advice! any moree?
bump</p>

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<p>and more bump bump…</p>

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<p>Berkeley - Reach
UCLA - Reach
SD - High Match
Davis - Match
Irvine - Match
Cal Poly - Match</p>

<p>GPA’s are pretty… eh…
SAT’s/AP’s are good (not great).
EC’s are very good.</p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

<p>And don’t listen to RML about Berkeley being a… “Super Reach”.
RML’s a “Super ■■■■■”.</p>

<p>Anyone want to chance me, feel free:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/994252-chance-half-asian-ucs-___.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/994252-chance-half-asian-ucs-___.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks ucorbust! =P
bumpp!</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>and more bump…</p>

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<p>cmooon bumpy bump</p>