<p>My Friend:
Goes to prestigious public school in California
GPA: 3.78 unweighted, 4.48 weight (Maximum 5.0 i believe)
SAT: 2080 (690 math 730 reading 660 writing)
Chinese: 800
Bio: 710
AP:
Biology: 3
WHAP: 3
Chinese :5
Chem: unknown
APUSH: unknown
Comp Sci: unknown
Will take in senior year:
Gov AP
Econ AP
Art History AP
Calc AB AP
English Lit and Comp AP
Psychology AP
PE
Human Body and Systems</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
300+ Service Hours and will have more
tutor kids in neighborhood for free
Took Chemistry in Saddleback College over summer and got an A
Taking Physics over summer at Saddleback College
Asian, female, family income > 150K
three sisters (UCB, UCB, UCR)
two brothers (one twin, one younger)</p>
<p>Clubs:
She's the First
Red Cross
SADD (for one year)</p>
<p>Have compelling background story with sad childhood from Taiwan, born in Canada.</p>
<p>Chances please?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Cal and UCLA are probably extreme reaches. UCSD is a high-match/low-reach: my son got in with slightly lower stats, but very different circumstances and much better extra-curricular activities. What is the school’s Naviance profile for some of those UCs? That would be the most reliable, instructive source. I say that because I immediately saw a red flag go up with the AP scores. She does not have to submit them, and they won’t play a role in admission, but it could figure into her school’s overall profile if a high-achieving student only earns “threes” in AP classes where she received good letter grades. She did well on the Bio SAT II, but so do many students applying to those same colleges. I’d say her chances at other UCs are very good, unless she’s looking at competitive departments, but her school might be overrepresented at many campuses. I think she’d be better off consulting with her school’s college adviser than strangers on College Confidential.</p>
<p>Is that GPA their UC GPA, or their normal one? Because we’ll need to know their UC GPA to most accurately determine their chances.</p>