What are my chances for and UC's especially UC-I

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Well, I've always had a desire to attend UC- Irvine and it would be a dream come true if I could get in, and UCSD is just another reach school. Here are my stats and resume.. </p>

<p>It may seem uncanny to all that my GPA is fairly high and my SAT's are fairly low, but I just dont do well on Standardized testing.. I dont know, maybe anxiety, anyways... Thank you all for your consideration on this matter. </p>

<p>Alexander B. Kim </p>

<p>EDUCATION
I have fairly low SAT Scores... :(
Math-580 Verbal-550 Writing-590 Cumulative-1720
SATII: Math IIC-620 Korean w/Listening-730
GPA Non-weighted: 3.85 (9th – 11th)</p>

<pre><code>Senior Class Subjects
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<p>AP English Literature
Journalism III
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
Government/Economics
Korean IV
Christian Life</p>

<p>I have excelled in Extra Curriculars and have held many leadership positions, and have attended many leadership programs. I'm not sure if it is helpful, but UC-Davis and Berkeley have invited me to apply for their Leadership Scholarship.. I was also Ecstatic when I received a letter from UC Irvine to attend a Stay Over Program!(Does this mean anything? or is it just random?)</p>

<p>SHOLASTIC HONORS AND AWARDS National Forensics (Speech) League, 2002-2005 District Speech Tournament—2nd (Poetry), 2003 State Speech Tournament—1st (Poetry), 2003 District Speech Tournament—2nd (Poetry), 2004 State Speech Tournament—1st (Poetry), 2004 District Speech Tournament—2nd (Poetry), 2005 Regional Academic Decathlon Tournament—1st (Economics), 2004 Regional Academic Decathlon Tournament—2nd (Mathematics), 2004 Regional Academic Decathlon Tournament—2nd (Art), 2004 State Academic Decathlon Tournament—1st (Interview), 2004 (Scholarship Recipient) State Academic Decathlon Tournament—3rd (Mathematics, 2004 Honor Roll Brownell-Talbot, 2002-2005 The Korean American Award of Outstanding Student, 2005 University of Nebraska Lincoln State Language Fair—1st (Spanish), 2003 University of Nebraska Lincoln State Team Math Competition—1st, 2003</p>

<p>STUDENT GOVERNMENT & LEADERSHIP Associated Student Body—President, 2005-2006 Associated Student Body—Treasurer, 2004-2005 Junior Class Commission—President, 2004-2005 Freshman Class Commission—President, 2002-2003 School Public Relations—Ambassador, 2002-2005 Headmaster’s Advisory Council—Council member, 2002-2005 Youth Leadership Omaha—Delegate, 2003-2004 Youth Leadership Omaha—Ambassador, 2004-Present National Honor Society—Member, 2004-2005 Cornhusker Boys State Nebraska Section—Delegate, 2005(summer) Cornhusker Boys State Nebraska Section—News Reporter 2005(summer) Cornhusker Boys National Semifinalist, 2005(summer) </p>

<p>ATHELTICS National Tae Kwon Do Association—1st Dan Black Belt, 2002-Present National Tae Kwon Do Championships—1st (forms), 2002 National Tae Kwon Do Championships—1st (forms), 2003 Korea Times Int’l Junior Golf Championships—1st(Age 15 and under), 2003 Kansas Korean Golf Association Invitational—1st (Adult), 2003 District Golf Tournament—6th (State Qualifier), 2004 State Golf Tournament—8th (State Medalist), 2004 District Golf Tournament—4th (State Qualifier), 2005 Most Valuable Player Distinction, 2005 </p>

<p>ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY SERVICE Hargrave Military Academy Summer Academic Program, 2002(summer) Stanford University National Forensics Institute, 2003 (summer) University of Notre Dame Golf Camp, 2004(summer) Latin American Mission Trip (Costa Rica)—Mission Team Leader, 2005(summer) California Mathematics League—Co-Captain, 2005-Present Bridge Community Newspaper—Editor, 2005-Present High School Musicals—Lead Role, 2002-2004 Brownell-Talbot Service Club—President/Founder, 2004-2005 Sienna Francis Homeless Shelter—Server, 2003-2005 Shiloh Church—Youth Group President, 2005-Present SCS Relief Organization—President, 2005-Present</p>

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<p>you are tooo good a student with far too much going for you to NOT retake the SAT's...my scores are similar to yours, my counseler told me to take the ACT. I picked up a packet, did the English section, and my raw score was a 31. I missed less than 10 in 75 questions...whereas with the SAT, I would have gotten at least 35-40% wrong</p>

<p>my point is DO THE FREAKING ACT</p>

<p>do well [30ish and above] and you WILL get into ucsd, making your chances at UCLA and Berk. MUCH MUCH MUCH higher</p>

<p>3.8 UW is a kickass gpa for UC's</p>

<p>actually its a kickass gpa in general</p>

<p>the least you can do is PICK UP an ACT booklet...go to your career center or couns. or whatever</p>

<p>just do it</p>

<p>you won't regret it</p>

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<p>Sadly, my time is up... and I've already applied to the UC's :( well, I should have taken the ACT a while ago... Damn...</p>

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<p>oh you have....</p>

<p>a problem</p>

<p>I'm sorry...you still have a chance</p>

<p>but those SAT scores are going to hurt you</p>

<p>if you really want UCI go for it, you should get in there</p>

<p>i would recommend transferring into LA and BU after two years if you really want to go in...but hell, what do I know?</p>

<p>hmm...retake the SAT and send an explanation letter and write another essay? does that work? i could work at a private...</p>

<p>contact them I've heard of many "special cases" and things turn around</p>

<p>but you SHOULD get in at UCI</p>

<p>i would be very surprised if you didn't get in</p>

<p>i mean yeah SAT's weren't great</p>

<p>but great EC's and GPA</p>

<p>so i dunno</p>

<p>maybe UCSD? 25% chance...or more considering you are a good student</p>

<p>good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>alkim88:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCB/UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Anyone who can tell me what my chances are...thanks</p>

<p>Stats exclude Senior year</p>

<p>Academic GPA (9-12) Weighted: 4.1667
Academic GPA (9-12) Unweighted: 3.9333
Academic GPA (10-12) Weighted: 4.333
Academic GPA (10-12) Unweighted: 3.944</p>

<p>SAT: 2180
SAT IIs: 760 and 790</p>

<p>ELC - class rank 22/621
Senior Courses: 3 APs
Junior Courses: 4 APs + 1 Honors</p>

<p>Good ECs: NHS, CSF, lots of hospital and community volunteer hours</p>

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<p>geek-in-training:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match</p>