what are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm currenty a junior at a very competitive high school (#57 i think Newsweek 2005 top high schools, also the focus of this controversial article: <a href="http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/teen/teencenter/05nov_whiteflight.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/teen/teencenter/05nov_whiteflight.htm&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>I gotta admit, I screwed up really bad second semester sophomore year.</p>

<p>Sophomore year- 1st semester: 3.1 unweighted 3.3 weighted (1 honor)
2nd semester: 2.2 unweighted 2.4 weighted (i know)
Junior year- 1st semester: 3.8 unweighted 4.2 weighted (2 honors)<br>
2nd semester: I'm sure I can do better or at least match my first semester</p>

<p>SAT: 2210 (800 Math, 710 Reading, 700 Writing)
SAT II: 800 Math IIC
760 Chemistry
(My only strong point is standardized test taking)</p>

<p>I don't have that many EC's. 4 Years Varsity Tennis, 100+ volunteer hours.</p>

<p>I'm really not expecting much because of a poor GPA, but right now I was just wondering what my chances of getting into the middle tier UC's are such as UCD, UCI, UCSB, maybe UCSD (CA resident). thanks for any feedback</p>

<p>Also, if I had a D sophomore year am I not qualified for UC's anymore unless I make it up in summer school or something?</p>

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<p>Help Me Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>what happen second semester of sophmore year?
soph and junior are critical years.</p>

<p>you still have a really good chance of getting into those UC's though with your scores.</p>

<p>for your app you can just talk about why you didn't do so well sophmore year.</p>

<p>if you make up the D over the summer i'm sure you can get into those UC's.</p>

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<p>i'm probably gonna write about how both my brother and my sister went to berkeley and my brother got 2400 on SAT's which put a lot of pressure on me or something like that</p>

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<p>i'd write about something else if i were you, but that's just my opinion. it doesn't matter anyways, you still have another year, so don't stress about it now</p>

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<p>bump...............</p>

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<p>Bump Come On</p>

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<p>the middle UC's will take u
just state why ur gpa jumps and the trend
top UC's are far reaches.</p>

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<p>konflict369:</p>

<p>UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCD/UCSB: Match</p>

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<p>I'm a 2006 MV alumni at Berkeley right now. Who's your brother?</p>

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<p>derek wang?</p>

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<p>UCSD: slight reach
UCI/UCD/UCSB: match</p>

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<p>UCSD: reach
UCI/UCD: slight reach
UCSB: match</p>

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i'm probably gonna write about how both my brother and my sister went to berkeley and my brother got 2400 on SAT's which put a lot of pressure on me or something like that

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<p>Do not write about this.</p>

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<p>I have no idea who Derek Wang is.</p>

<p>UCSD: match -assuming you keep up your grade trends
UCSB: match/safe match
UCI/UCD: safety</p>

<p>I agree with vicissitudes; don't write about the pressure your siblings put on you. It will make you sound whiny. Instead, explain your grade trend and what you learned. Showing the admission committee a changing point in your life with proof of it in the forms of academic performance can give you a big advantage.</p>

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<p>In fact, unless there are extrodinary circumstances behind it, I would not mention grades anywhere in the essays at all. The admissions people will see your transcript. They want to get to know you as a person better through the essays, not hear you make up excuses for other parts of the application.</p>

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<p>ok thanks guys</p>