UT Austin and UC Berkeley?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I probably have high hopes, but whatever… haha

GPA: 4.0 UW, 5.042 W

Ethnicity & Gender: Asian / Female

Rank: 1 of 291

ACT: 34 (35 English, 34 Reading, 34 Science, 31 Math, 10 Writing)

SAT (new test): 1360 (not sending though)

Additionally I took the subject tests for Math 2 and Biology-E but have yet to know my scores.

AP classes I’ve taken so far: AP Lang (3), AP Euro (4), AP Enviro Sci (4), AP Lit (5), AP Calc AB (4). I am currently taking AP Stat, AP Bio, and AP Comp Sci Java

Major: Comp Sci

Sports: Swimming (varsity 11th grade)

Extracurricular:
-EAC (Environmental Action Committee)
-Marching Band (1st chair flute and hopefully squad leader senior year)
-Wind Ensemble (1st chair flute, Wind Ensemble is basically what band would be like if it had an AP version kinda thing.)
-Concert Band (1st chair flute)
-Science Olympiad (placed 5th in the state for Experimental Design)
-Math League (went to state competition 9th grade, placed 2nd in division)
-National Honor Society (I have done 55.5 community service hours currently, and will have ~85.5 by the end of senior year.)
-Envirothon competition and placed 6th in the state for my subject area (Invasive Species). School team placed 11th in the state

Awards: Distinguished Student Athlete, AP Scholar with Distinction in 11th grade

Leadership Positions: Squad Leader in marching band

Volunteering: I volunteer at clean ups and my county’s Safety Town every summer and spring break.

Jobs: N/A

I think that’s about it, although I may have forgotten some things here and there… Thanks in advance!

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UC Berkeley would probably be my pick if money weren’t the issue.

Which state are you in?

Berkeley won’t give you any money if you’re OOS. UT gives OOS tuition waivers to a very small number of top students. The odds still aren’t great but you have a shot.

Both schools are a match.

Do you have any significant fincnaial need or a budget?

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@Jpgranier Thanks for the reply! :slight_smile:

I live in Delaware.

And no, I do not have any financial needs. My father reaaallly wants me to go to Berkeley so he has said he will pay my tuition regardless of whether the college has given me money or not.

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So no budget? Have you applied to stanford or any other top tier CS schools?

Can you calculate your UC GPA? https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

If you got a waiver at UT, UT would be a MUCH better pick, financially.

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@Jpgranier
Yeah, no budget.

This is what I got (calculated using only 9th-11th grades):

Unweighted GPA: 4.00
Weighted GPA: 4.37
Weighted and Capped GPA: 4.15

I have not applied to any top tier schools, I think it would just be a waste of application fees since I doubt I have a decent chance at any

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I think you have a great chance at some of the top tier schools such as Harvard and Penn. You should also check out Vanderbilt