<p>I'm worried that my freshman/sophomore years of highschool will negatively impact my chances of getting in. I had to overcome some adversities before I was able to focus on school, but here are my overall stats. Please give me an honest opinion in regards to whether or not I have a chance. ( I would LOVE to get accepted into UCSD in all honesty..) </p>
<p>I'm a California Resident, Hispanic, 1st generation to go to college, and intending to major in Biology/Pre-Med.</p>
<p>Freshman Year: </p>
<p>2.40 GPA
2 honors courses (English/History)
no extracurriculars at the time</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:</p>
<p>3.50 GPA
2 Honors courses (English H/ AP Euro)
no extracurriculars at the time. </p>
<p>Junior Year:</p>
<p>4.33 GPA
5 honors courses ( AP Bio, APUSH, AP Spanish Lng, AP English, IB TOK)
Track/Field
Extracurriculars: Key Club, IB Club, ASB, AVID, Science Olympiad</p>
<p>Senior Year (Currently):</p>
<p>5.0 GPA
6 honors courses
(IB English Lit HL, IB Americas HL, IB Bio 2 HL, IB Film SL, IB Math Studies SL, IB TOK)
Cross Country
Extra Curriculars:Social Chair-Science Olympiad/IB Club/and Key Club, President- Speech & Debate Club, CSF Member, Varsity Academic Team, Avid SR Seminar, 150+ Hours of community service completed, and an internship at a hospital. </p>
<p>Test Scores:</p>
<p>SAT: 1790 ( i'm retaking it 2 more times, to aim higher than a 1900)
AP Scores: 3 on AP English, 3 on AP Spanish, 4 on AP Biology
IB Scores: 6 on IB Spanish SL</p>
<p>Other:</p>
<p>Cummulative GPA:
3.6 (Weighted 10-11)</p>
<p>Full IB Candidate for 2013 </p>
<p>I'm hoping that they see a huge upward trend and take a chance on me? My personal statement should include the reason how I overcame my adversities, and how it has impacted my upward trend. Please let me know what you guys think...</p>