what are my chances at berkeley, ucla, ucsd, uc davis, usc and boston college?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Here are my stats (sorry i'm not sure what to put so i'm putting a lot):
applying for fall 2007
I am an out-of-stater for the UC's but i lived in california until 10th grade, and then moved for 11th and 12th--will that help me at all for them?</p>

<p>my school doesnt rank</p>

<p>SATs
take one-- 700 reading, 720 math, 720 writing (2140)
take two-- 650 reading, 750 math, 800 writing (2200)
highest combined--2250
i probably will retake in october and will hopefully get a higher score for reading and keep it about the same for math/writing.
PSAT-217</p>

<p>SAT SUBJECTS
after freshman year--720 math level 1(yea, i know most schools wont use it)
after sophomore year--790 math level 2, 680 chemistry
after junior year--710 physics</p>

<p>AP TESTS
World History--4
Calculus AB--5</p>

<p>SENIOR YEAR CLASSES
AP Statistics
AP Calculus CD (we take bc test)
AP Chemistry
AP US History II (we have to take two years of US, most kids do it 10/11 grade but since i was new i had to start it in 11)
Honors English--Shakespeare
Honors Spanish V</p>

<p>my school isnt giving me a cumulative gpa from all my years of high school since i was new, but here are my grades:</p>

<p>9th GRADE (while in california if that matters?)
two semesters final grades for year long classes
Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry-- A-, A-
Speech and Debate I-- A-
Computer Applications-- A
Honors Literature & Composition-- B+, B+
Honors Spanish II-- B+, A-
Honors Biology-- A-, A
Geography-- A (that was the only history-type thing we could take)
The school gave me a gpa that year of:
sem1-4.29
sem2-4.43
wc-4.36
uwc-3.79</p>

<p>10th GRADE (also in california)
Honors American Lit & Composition-- B+, B+
AP World History-- A-, A-
Honors Chemistry-- A-, B
Film Studies AB-- A, A
Honors Pre-Calc-- B, B
Honors Spanish III-- B, B</p>

<p>11th GRADE (new school out of state-- only one final grade per class regardless of how long it is)
Honors Spanish IV(yr)-- A-
Honors Psychology I(sem)-- A
Honors Psychology II(sem)-- A
AP US History I(yr)-- B
Honors Physics (yr)-- A-
AP Calculus AB (yr)-- B</p>

<p>EXTRA CLASSES
i took two classes at a local community college on my own time, and am going to take two more in the fall but so far:
Macroeconomics-- A
Sociology-- A</p>

<p>--does anyone know if i will get credit for this or does it depend on the college?</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES/AWARDS
Highest Honors (9/10--above 4.0 gpa)
High Honors (11--from new school not sure about criteria for it)
National Merit something--got letter from them but not sure what i got</p>

<p>--volunteered for two summers (after 9th and 10th) as a camp counselor-- altogether 334 hours
--summer 06- lived/volunteered in senegal, africa for 3 weeks</p>

<p>sports-- jv cheerleading in fall (9/10) [i know, i know don't laugh we were actually good]
--all girl varsity competition cheer in winter/spring (9)
--crowdleader competition cheer in spring (9)
--co-ed varsity competition cheer in winter/spring (10)</p>

<p>Clubs/Organizations--
--Spanish Club (11th/ going to in 12)
--Ambassadors (going to in 12)
--Community Service Club at school (11/ going to in 12)
--Wildlife Preservation Club (9/10)
--Care for Kids Club (9/10)
--Foreign Language Club (10)</p>

<p>thanks sooo much if you took the time to look through that, i really appreciate it.
please be honest :)</p>

<p>also, what other colleges do you think i would be good for--im thinking either california or somewhere around ny, nj, pa, ma, etc.</p>

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<p>anyone?????
ahh please</p>

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<p>if you could give me your cumulative gpa, both weighted (uc capped) and unweighted ill do my best to give you an accurate asessment of your chances. out of state odds are tough to predict though. you sat's are very very good.</p>

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<p>mmarsha:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Match (out of state)
UCSD: Safe Match (out of state)
UCD: Safety (out of state)</p>

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<p>do the uc's focus more on grades/scores or ec's? my scores are probably my strongest point or maybe the difficulty of my classes, so does anyone know if the uc's tend to place less emphasis on ec's?</p>

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<p>The UCs focus more on UC GPA and SAT I/II scores than ECs, especially the mid-tier campuses (UCI/UCSB/UCD) and UCSD which use a point-based numerical system for determining admission. The top-tier campuses (UCLA/UCB) may use ECs and essays as the determining factor among statistically equivalent applicants, however.</p>

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what are my chances at berkeley, ucla, ucsd, uc davis, usc and boston college?

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mmarsha, your profile looks very solid, and you are certainly competitive for all the schools you mention. If you are considered OOS for UC's, I see you as a slight REACH to weak MATCH for UCB and UCLA. I think you are a MATCH for UCSD and UCD. You are also competitive for USC and Boston College, both Matches. Intangibles such as EC's, recommendations and essays will be much more important at USC and Boston College than the UC's.</p>

<p>For UC, your UC GPA (based on 10th/11th grade classes) would be about 3.9 ... UC places a cap on the equivalent of 4 classes (8 semesters) for additional weighting of AP/Honors classes. (UC has a very good understanding of Honors classes that they approve for additional weighting WITHIN California; however, outside of CA, not all Honors classes are deemed acceptable to them for additional weighting because they are not familiar with course content. In your case, you should be OK, as you have likely reached the cap.) </p>

<p>Regarding your EC's, it will be important that you bring out leadership or significant achievements with each major activity. Very often, without the leadership roles, participation alone is not given much stature. One last thing, with your PSAT score, depending on the state, you are right on the cusp of cutoff for National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. In CA, the cutoff has been right around 216, plus/minus. Also, for the UC's, not all campuses participate in the program itself -- Berkeley does not.</p>