UC Berkeley or UCLA chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I’m a Junior in high school and want to apply to UC Berkeley (L&S) for Computer Sciences. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>OOS from NYS</p>

<p>GPA: the lowest factor. I lived in Canada for the first half of my high school career, then got “kicked out” (long story) so moved to the US.
Canada: 89, with Cs and Bs in most electives and mid to high 90s in Math and Sciences
US: 93.6 with 4 APs (all 5s) – flat 90 in APUSH and AP Bio</p>

<p>SAT I: 720/800/800 (2320)
SAT II: 800 (Math L2), 780 (Bio), 770 (USH), 800 (Physics), 800 (Korean w. Listening)</p>

<p>ECs: VP of Marketing and Sales for Alpine Guard, a Junior Achievement Company
Missionary trip to a Native reservation during freshman summer (1 week)
3-day Walk-a-Thon through Ontario and Quebec to raise awareness for children affected by war
Swim team for 3 years in Canada
Founder and President of HydrateNow, a non-official organization that raises money and donates it to Water Project
Took 2 EdX classes offered by Berkeley, Harvard, and MIT</p>

<p>Essay: Going to write about living in 4 different countries in search of a better education (or should I write about having to leave Canada?)</p>

<p>How do I stack up? I mean, my GPA is horrible in freshman year… Cs and Bs everywhere. Also, I repeared a year of high school due to moving between countries. Everything is on an upward trend from Sophomore+ though. Do I have a fighting chance at UC Berkeley for Computer Sciences?</p>

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<p>As far as Canadian GPAs are concerned, please, where did you attend high school? There seems to be 3 different systems, Ontario, the most inflated of the three, where grades are almost as inflated as in NYS, Alberta and Quebec, the least inflated of the three, where a 89 average would likely land one a top-5% rank, and a 4.0 to boot, and everyone else in between.</p>

<p>Berkeley: Match (this assumes you’re attending Berkeley full-pay and at L&S)
UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>UC’s don’t consider freshmen grades if that’s any help to you.</p>

<p>Probably match for L&S EECS is pretty competitive for oos.</p>

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<p>I attended a high school in Ontario in Canada.</p>