<p>I'm currrently going to a community college in N. California and I'll be applying to universities next month as a Philosophy major. I (like a lot of people) have my heart set on Berkeley but I would also love to go to UCLA, or UCSB. If know of any other colleges I should apply for I'd love to hear them. As of now, this is what I look like:</p>
<p>GPA-3.2</p>
<p>Groups-In the process of starting a debate group at my CC</p>
<p>References-One from alumni for each school, two from great proffesors at my CC, and great letters from my boss, and her boss.</p>
<p>Honors in my Intro to Psych. Class</p>
<p>I work 30 hours a week and have been promoted in less then a year </p>
<p>Volunteering- 200 hours at a no kill shelter, in the process of becoming a rape/abuse hotline counsler, and is in a commited program to volunteer for a few weeks in either Africa or an orphanage in Russia</p>
<p>I'm Arabic, Japanese, and American (white)</p>
<p>Lived with my single mother and younger sister and have been equally helping with our finacial issues since I was 16.</p>
<p>I've gotten a lot of conflicting ideas about where I stand and I'm a little confused. I had to take my high school equivalent and go to a CC because my dad bailed and I needed to help with rent. I've worked long hours since I was 16 and while I know that makes for a decent essay theres no real excuse for what little groups I've been in and my less then average GPA. I would just love to know where I stand so I can work on getting admitted into a school I'm fit for. </p>
<p>Thanks!!!</p>