<p>Im Hispanic (Puerto rican and Dominican), average high school in florida.
wGPA- 4.25
unGPA- 3.4
core GPA- 3.8
Intended major, Biology or Marine biology
SAT- took twice .. 1640 I give up with the SAT and im doing the ACT on practice ACT I get around 30
so ignore the SAT and focus on the ACT 30-31
Sat2 math level 2 (600) BioM (610)
Took 6 APs ( Human geography(2:/) Biology(3) Calculus AB (5) Calculus BC (5) Physics C Mech (4) Psychology (5)
If it isnt obvious from the Aps and scores .. im a math and science type of person, no idea why i took ap history anything knowing i suck and hate history. the 2 might lower my chances now
EC: 300 hours
Thespians all 4 years
Key club 11th and 12th
National science honor society 12th
Environmental club 12th
Greeter at church
volunteered for a police summer camp 10th grade
volunteered for 2 elementary schools 9th & 10th
and also did summer interning for my high school
no job experience
Ill have good recommendations
good essay</p>
<p>I know my ECs aren't golden
Please and Thank you</p>
<p>The UC system supposedly doesn’t use affirmative action, so your ethnicity isn’t going to really play a factor. However, if you’re first generation or experienced profound life difficulties the school will take that into consideration. If you want a decent shot, though, I highly recommend you increase your standardized test scores. I wouldn’t worry too much about the 2 on Geography. I know plenty of people here who scored 2’s and 3’s on all their AP’s. SD takes other factors into consideration. </p>
<p>That being said, be aware that UCSD is incredibly expensive for OOS students. I’m talking on the scale of $50,000 a year. Also, I should give you a heads up that it’s very competitive if you intend on being pre-med.If med school is your goal it doesn’t matter where you go as long as you have a high GPA and high MCAT scores. It’s also a huge school, so if you are keen on receiving individualized attention this isn’t the place to seek it. If you’re interested in pursuing research, however, SD is a great school home to several world-renown research labs. It’s also a solid school for engineering and the sciences in general as well as a few other fields like economics and political science. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>No I do not want pre med I am more interested in the animals science part of biology </p>
<p>So would you say I have a pretty decent good chance at getting accepted …</p>
<p>i know this thread might be a little older … but bump 
lol …</p>