Hi. If anyone can provide some insight as to what my chances are, that’d be great.
For UCLA, I applied as business/econ first choice and econ second. For UCB, college of letters and sciences (pre business)
Also if you could chance me for UCSD and cal poly SLO, that’d be great.
UC GPA: 4.08
SAT: 2020
ACT: 29 first time, retook last month and likely did better (maybe like 30 or so)
No rankings, but recognized as top 9% in my HS by UC system
Freshman/Sophomore year took all AS (advanced standings) classes available. Currently an IB Diploma Candidate so full IB class schedule Jr year and Sr year all but one class (that one is my HS first computer science class). Only one exam under my belt: 6 on psych SL, rest in May this year. But basically I’m maxing out on honors stuff that is available.
Music EC/other stuff: Self taught fingerstyle guitarist, compose music regularly, dabble in piano and took a class at local community college to get started, played clarinet for my HS for two years (marching/concert band has after school practice and what not)
Volunteer: was in CSF for a time – kinda got discontinued, member of Interact club last/this year (both of these just general community service – e.g. relay for life), was a tutor for the Summer Bridge program summer after soph year and tutored incoming freshmen who were struggling in Algebra/crit thinking.
Non music/volunteering EC: co-captain varsity tennis last year having started playing tennis for the first time as a freshman, co-founder speech and debate – not much has happened with it yet; was discontinued last year b/c not many people and my buddy and I picked it up this year
Awards and what not: Varsity Tennis academic all team, tennis again “most consistent”, and honor roll 9th-12th grade
Academic program: Santa Clara University SEEDs program where select group of students are introduced to the various engineering disciplines by current engineering majors as well as professors free of charge
Misc.: Don’t come from a lot of money (not poor, but think like lower middle class), first generation college student, of European descent as well as Spanish, and I am a male.
Essays: Took a creative route with my longer statement, so it’ll probably be a hit or miss. I think I have a good chance of standing out though (likely for the better I THINK anyway).
Thank you very much for your input. I hope I’m not posting in the wrong place or anything.