<p>SO, as I'm looking at all of these What are my chances posts, I'm feeling a bit scared considering most of you have good test grades/gpa's :/ but I'd just like to receive some feedback on what y'all think.</p>
<p>Grades/Scores:
(they're horrible;/)
SAT: 1460--I retook it, so hopefully I did better!
ACT: 19
GPA: Weighted=3.267 Unweighted=2.58
(I have reasons for these bad grades. Went through some personal problems.)
-My school doesn't have a large amount of Honors/AP Classes but I did take the ones I could: AP Environment, AP Government, AP English Language, Honors Economics, Honors English, Honors Bio, AP Euro, APUSH and been involved in AVID all four years (it's a college prep program) </p>
<p>Background:
-I live in a small, labeled as "ghetto" community (located in San Diego,CA)
-Low Income/family of six
-Mexican/Middle Eastern first generation
-Dad is disabled, so I help my mom out w/ $</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities:
-Girls Soccer (4 years, captain Sophomore Year;Club soccer: Indoor Soccer 1 year, Outdoor soccer 1 year)
-Friday Night Live Club(3 years, Publicity officer all 3 years)
-Care Club (2 years, we do community service/raise $ for homeless families at our school)
-Camp Lead Club (2 years, helped start the club after we attended the leadership camp; Publicity Officer for 2 years)
-ASB/Student Government( 1 year, Publicity Associate)
-Link Crew Leader/Mentor (2 years, help incoming freshmen transitioning to H.S.)
-Meals4Hunger Volunteer (1 year (this year), help serve groceries/register people in low income neighborhood in San Diego
-UCSD Talent Search(4 years; a college prep program for low income students)
-Walk for Hope 2011
-Susan G Komen Race for the Cure 2012
-Beach Clean ups
-Work (at a small business since Summer 2012)
-Y.A.L.L.A (College prep program) (2 years)
-Help w/ my Senior Class(pick up trash after football games, spirit week, etc.)</p>
<p>Awards:
-Honor Roll (9th & half of 10th grade)
-Perfect Attendance (9th Grade)
-Hall of Braves (for English Department)
-Be Brave Award (high scores on CST's)
-Nike Girl Award 2011
-FNL "Member of the Year" Award 2013
-FNL Publicity Officer Award 2012
-Girls Soccer "Most Improved" Award 2011</p>
<p>Personal Statements:
Kinda feel weird posting it, but a lady who is a professional personal statement reader read my essay and she said it was BEAUTIFUL!(: She says I should be a writer, actually everyone who has read my essay has said that.</p>
<p>MAJOR of interest: would be Psychology.
Why? Well, I've dealt with someone in my family having a mental illness and I can tell you that it is pretty hard. There's a lot of work my community needs, especially with the homeless, so after I study Psychology, I'd like to become a Social Worker.</p>
<p>Schools that I'm applying to/applied to (which are CSU's):</p>
<p>1.)Chico
2.)Humboldt
3.)Long Beach
4.)San Diego
5.)San Francisco
6.)San Jose
UC's: (I know y'all must think I'm crazy)
7.)UC Berkeley
8)UCLA
9.)UC Davis
10.) UC Santa Cruz
11.)UC Irvine</p>
<p>Whew! I know that was a lot to read.
Please respond, I'm super anxious about all this college stuff.
Oh BTW, I did call UC Davis yesterday and told them that I don't have a 3.0 and she said to just apply anyway because I could explain the reasons for my grades in the application.</p>
<p>:)Please,Please,Oh Please respond :P</p>