<p>Hi, I'm from a small city in British Columbia, Canada and I'm a incoming senior. I know that this is suppose to go to the "What are my Chances" thread but Berkeley is my dream school and I think the people in this forum would be more informative since many of you have gone to Berkeley. My school has sent a few students to top tier universities but it is mostly average suburban high school. Thank you very much for taking your time to read this!</p>
<p>SAT:
1st time: (1890) 640 CR 630 Math 620 Writing
2nd time: (2190) 740 CR 730 Math 720 Writing
Should I retake for a higher SAT?</p>
<p>Math 2: (760)
Physics: (770)
World History: (770) </p>
<p>Income Bracket: ~80K (probably applying for aid)</p>
<p>GPA: Honours plus IB in junior and senior year. My school has NO AP courses D:
4.0 (freshman) 4.0 (sophomore) 3.7 (junior) =3.870 total (Unweighted)
Rank: Top 10%
Weighted: Not sure how to calculate from IB</p>
<p>IB predicted score is 40/45<br>
HL: History 6, Physics 7, Chemistry 6
SL: Math 7, French 6, English 6
ToK + EE = 2 </p>
<p>Main Extracurriculars: </p>
<p>Music:
Vancouver Bach Choir (10-12)
Provincial Honour Choir (10-12)
School Senior Band- lead saxophonist (9-12)
New Westminster Concert Band- bassoonist (9-11)</p>
<p>Government:
Vancouver Model United Nations (11-12)
British Columbia Youth Parliament (11-12)
Student Council- Minister of Finance (11) </p>
<p>Math/Science + others:
Engineering Club (9-12)
Reach for the Top team- reached provincials (11-12)
Head of Physics Club (10-12) </p>
<p>Volunteering:
~100 Hours at a Senior Home
~200 Hours at a local children hospital</p>
<p>Awards/ Achievements:
Since I'm from Canada, we don't have that many awards or honour awards like the National Merit or AP scholar which kind of sucks. Most of my awards have been music related anyways. </p>
<p>Performer's ARCT from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Saxophone
Kiwanis Music Festival - Gold standings
Performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Canadian Music Competition- Provincial Qualifier
Canadian Association of Physicists High School Exam - top 15%
Sir Isaac Newton Physics Open- top 10%
Canadian Physics Olympiad National Qualifier
Physics Regional Olympiad- Silver Medal
Numerous other music related awards....</p>
<p>Summers:
Research at Biotrek (10-12) - Bioengineering program for selected students in UBC.
Research at the Canada Heart and Stroke Foundation (12) </p>
<p>Hooks:
None really, no legacies because I am a first generation immigrant. </p>
<p>I know the international pool is going to be extremely competitive pool but I really do want to try. I appreciate any comments about my chances or any suggestions. </p>
<p>Does the fact that I didn't win any major science competition matter if I want to major in some sort of engineering?</p>