<p>I'm currently in a school with a block schedule and I have about a 3.7 unweighted gpa, 3.8 weighted.
Freshman Year Grades- Mostly A's and a couple B's
Sophomore Year- Mostly A's and a couple B's. I had straight A's for two terms. I didn't take honors/AP classes this year because my parents told me not to
Junior Year- Started off pretty rough. I challenged myself this year. 1 term + 2nd term I received mostly B's and a couple A's. But I received my first C+ in my life in honors alg 2/trigonometry , but then I improved to a B+ the next term
-In 3rd + 4th term, I finished strong with straight A's
-took AP Us History and got an A
Senior Year- I'm not taking AP classes. Hoping for Straight A's</p>
<p>Test Scores: Took the SAT once so far and got about a 1600. I'm taking it 2 more times and hoping for huge improvement!!</p>
<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
-Piano lessons(5 Years) and Guitar(3 Years)
-Softball for 2 years, recreational and JV in freshman year
-Tennis for 4 years- 1 year recreational, 3 years Varsity
-Library Volunteer
-Learning Center Volunteer
-Middle School Mentor/Tutor
-Over 100 hours of community service, I don't really keep track after 100
-Students Helping Students/ Leadership Class- Peer Counseling program at my school(1 year)</p>
<p>My biggest regret is not joining honors society or the california scholar club, but I'm planning to join more clubs next year!
How does everything look right now?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Your SAT score is really low. You should think about taking one of those test prep classes.</p>
<p>Your SAT score and grades are VERY low for Berkeley. If you’re applying for engineering, you will almost certainly get rejected. If you’re applying for letters and sciences, you could possibly get in if you have an excellent hook and great essays. Honestly, a 3.8 is a REALLY low GPA for UC Berkeley, and to make that ever worse, you’re not taking any AP classes senior year. I don’t really want to seem like I’m putting you down, but as UC’s generally put the greatest weight on your transcript, it is my opinion that it will be difficult (note: NOT IMPOSSIBLE) to get into Berkeley. </p>
<p>btw, the transcript is considered to be much more important than your SAT score. Even in you can bring up your SAT score past a 2100, your low GPA will still considerably hinder you</p>
<p>I got into UC Berkeley out of state with an unweighted/weighted GPA lower than yours. My SAT score was higher, though. If you’re pretty much in the ballpark of the SAT/GPA stats they release to the public, what gets you in is your essay and your extracurriculars, which look pretty good! It’s what makes you unique and stand out from the other thousands of people who apply with similar numbers as yours. That’s the real challenge.</p>
<p>I wrote out some tips on the essay portion of the UC application here, so take a look: [WHAT</a> I WROTE IN MY UC ESSAY PROMPT 1 | Breaching UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://berkeleybreach.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2013/07/25/what-i-wrote-in-my-uc-essay-prompt-1/]WHAT”>http://berkeleybreach.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2013/07/25/what-i-wrote-in-my-uc-essay-prompt-1/)</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thank you all very much. I really appreciate all your help.</p>