What are my chances for Berkeley or UCLA?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Freshmen year I got a 2.20 GPA that I made up through sophomore and junior year online at BYU independent study. It is now a 4.0 GPA but it still shows that I used to have a 2.20 before I made it up.</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
4.0 unweighted, 4.20 weighted.
1 honors weighted class.
English - A/A
Geometry - A/A
Genetics Honors - A/A
History - A/A
P.E. - A/A
Chemistry - A/A</p>

<p>-- Took French 101 and 102 at a community college in the summer. Got As in both.--</p>

<p>Junior year:
4.0 unweighted, 5.0 weighted
5 AP classes, 1 honors weighted
AP Psychology - A/A
AP Environmental Science - A/A
AP Biology - A/A
AP English - A/A
AP US history - A/A
Honors French III - A/A</p>

<p>-- Took Algebra II and pre-calc at a community college throughout the school year and got an A in both. --</p>

<p>Senior Year:
4.0 unweighted, 5.0 weighted.
5 AP classes
AP Statistics - A/A
AP Calculus - A/A
AP Art History - A/A
AP Government - A/A
AP Physics - A/A</p>

<p>SATs - only an 1800.
Joined 3 clubs, not leaders in them. Joined them in the beginning of junior year.
200 hours of community service at an animal shelter.
In the summer of junior year I went to Peru and volunteered in an orphanage for two weeks.
Valedictorian at my school.</p>

<p>What are my chances? My ECs are super weak as well as my SATs so I am worried that I won't get in because of this.</p>

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<p>i think you should retake your SAT and see how you do then. that’ll probably bring down uur application just a tad bit but dont let these numbers discourage you! study hard and get a better SAT and i think ull be in a good range . good luck!</p>

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<p>chance Me?</p>

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<p>Curious how you became valedictorian after getting a 2.20 GPA your freshman year. I suppose you “made up for it”, but they don’t factor in your failed classes?</p>

<p>At my school, you can retake a class if you fail, but they average the GPA between the failed and retake class.</p>

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<p>Actually, more importantly, why do you have A’s already for your senior courses?</p>

<p>It seems a bit pretentious to assume you’ll ace all your AP classes…</p>

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<p>did you all of a sudden wake up or something? :slight_smile: don’t worry UCs do not look at your freshmen GPA. However, ivies do. Your SAT score is bringing you down. You need at least over 2000 or you could should for lower ranking UCs such as Riverside or Merced. Good job on the improvement. It’s a massive change. Colleges like that.</p>

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<p>Your improvement factor definitely helps you out. Your GPA in 10th/11th grade is great, although it does seem a bit pretentious to assume you’ll get all As in 12th grade. Your SAT scores are definitely going to weigh you down though. You need to raise them up to AT LEAST 2000. Therefore I would say UCLA and UCB will be high reaches.
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<p>I retook my freshmen classes and that replaced my GPA from a 2.20 to a 4.0. I didn’t fail any of the classes my freshmen year if that matters.
and I know that I haven’t started senior year, but I’m assuming I will get straight A’s again because I did junior year and I am very determined. I know I might not, but I’m wondering what my chances are IF I did. </p>

<p>Thanks everyone. I’m planning on retaking my SATs. Wish me luck.</p>

<p>I’d also like to add in that I’m a California resident. I heard that should help?</p>