University of California System Chances?

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<p>Sex: Female
Race: Hispanic
Intended Major: Environmental Science/Biology
Minor in Music maybe or major dont know yet.
High School Info: pretty good school in NC. Every year about 6 or 7 go to an Ivy League school.</p>

<p>GPA - 4.5455 weighted. 3.8636 unweighted. ranked 63/403</p>

<p>SAT Scores: 1860 I have to do better so I'm going to take it again in October</p>

<p>SAT II Scores: French: 760 World History: 710 Math II: 640</p>

<p>AP Scores: 4 in AP world, AP environmental and AP french language</p>

<p>ACT Scores: might take it</p>

<p>Classes Freshman year
- PE ( A both semesters)
- Biology ( A both semesters)
-Honors English I (A both semesters)
- Honors Geometry ( A both semesters)
- Concert Choir ( A both semesters)
- French II ( A both semesters)
- World history ( A both semesters)</p>

<p>Classes (Sophomore year)
- Chemistry (A both semesters)
- Honors contemporary world history (A both semesters)
- Honors Algebra II (A both semesters)
- Honors French III ( A both semsters)
- Civics &economics (A both smstrs)
- Concert Choir/ Health(A both smstrs)
-Honors English II (A both semesters)</p>

<p>Classes (Junior Year)
- AP World History ( A both semesters)
- AP French Lang (B first semester, A 2nd)
- Advanced (honors)Pre-Calc (C first semester, B 2nd semester)
- Honors English III (A first, B 2nd)
- AP Environmental Science (B first, A 2nd)
- Us History (A both semesters)
-Concert Choir ( A both semesters)</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes
- AP Calculus BC (2 semesters)
- AP English Literature (2 semesters)
- AP Physics B (2 semesters)
- Honors Physics Lab (2 semesters)
- AP Human Geography (2 semester)
- Treble Ensemble (2 semesters)
- Advanced (honors) French Literature (2semesters)</p>

<p>Current Extracurriculars (in school):
-Track
- French Singers
- Spanish Singers (Vice President)
-National Honors society
-French Honors society
- French Club
- Habitat for Humanity for 2 years
- Students Transforming Animal Treatment (my friend and I started the club my Junior year)
- Junior Class council
-Sophomore Class Council
- Freshman Class council
- Placed 17th National French Exam
- Over 150 comm. service hours.
-Junior Marshall</p>

<p>outside of school:
- i enjoy playing piano and singing. I took voice lessons for about a year and piano for 7 (but I had to stop)
- I volunteered at the ArtCenter this summer 2009
- I speak Spanish fluently
- I took Honors French IV Online in summer 2008 and I'm taking Honors Spanish IV online in summer 2009 </p>

<p>I'm looking at applying to University of California schools (Berkley, San Diego, etc)</p>

<p>Which ones are reaches and safeties?</p>

<p>Thanks for helping out.</p>

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<p>Berkeley-Match
LA-Match
SD-Match/In
Davis/Irvine/SB/SC/R/M-In</p>

<p>So the last few are your safeties. The rest are all fair game. Your GPA is great. They’ll overlook the SAT score, especially if you can raise it a bit, due to your EC’s and you should be fine. Your school is really competitive. I’m guessing NC is northern california and not north carolina, though. If so, then that changes things a lot.</p>

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<p>Berkeley-Low Reach
UCLA-Low Reach
UCSD-Low Reach/High Match
Irvine/Davis/UCSB-Match
UCR/UCM-Safety</p>

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<p>I don’t think you should consider Berkeley and UCLA, and maybe not even UCSD, a match or close, without final SAT’s or ACT’s . Also, keep in mind GPA’s are not easily UC weighted out of state. Only AP’s will be weighted… Doesn’t mean don’t try. UCD disappointed a LOT of folks this year and last. I’m sure I’m eating sour grapes, but my daughter ( she’s African American, which I think means NOTHING at UC, unless perhaps you are also first gen), did not get into UCLA with a 4.0 plus UC GPA, and a 2000 plus SAT.</p>

<p>Here’s UCLA’s admission profile. OOS is not that different from in state. Cal is quite similar, and both allow for “holistic” uncertainties that UCSD does not.</p>

<p>[Profile</a> of Admitted Freshmen, Fall 2008 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof09.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks for the links! I’ll definitely try and raise my scores a lot or look into other schools where I have a better chance of getting in. :]</p>