<p>3.8 w 2140 microsoft internship for the win!!!</p>
<p>No APs till senior year?!
Did you take UC approved honors classes?
I'm assuming yes, since your weighted GPA has to be a 3.0.</p>
<p>Are you talking to me?</p>
<p>Im OOS...and I couldn't take AP's on chemotherapy. I mean if it was possible, I wouldv'e been game to do that if it was possible. I took all Honors and Gifted courses my whole career as a student.</p>
<p>BruinsJEW if its not too personal, may i ask you what type of cancer you have overcome? out of curiosity</p>
<p>Stage II Hodgkin's Lymphoma.</p>
<p>Six cycles of chemo with 2 rounds each; that 12 times of 5 days each, thats 60 days just on chemo, 5-10 days hospital stays for blood transfer/fever/etc, and 1 time every 2 weeks an outpatient chemotherapy but then i was usually rushed to the ER, becuase of bad reactions to those specific chemicals.</p>
<p>Ps dont worry about asking me these personal questions. i answer them all time and share my experience with many patients and their parents. i'm very open and i don't mind sharing my story. if you have anymore questions, don't feel shy to ask. i'm very open as i said already and don't mind getting personal.</p>
<p>Then i went back to my public high school and after school went for radiation therapy. i'm very mature for my age even though my looks make me look like im just a child. i don't fall into these peer pressure traps, and i have learned many valuable changes that I plan on sharing with my future classmates at whatever college I end up at. If I get into UCLA, I will be bringing my foundation and hopefully you all will join.</p>
<p>no i didnt</p>
<p>my weighted gpa is 2.94</p>
<p>Joey the UC booklett has weighted GPA ranges and the lowest it goes is 3.0-3.2 weighted and only like 1 percent make it. Im guessing those are athletes.</p>
<p>aww bruinsjew, if we both get in and go there, i'll definitely join your foundation! :) our family friend is going through what you had... except she got it detected in stage IV so its definitely a lot more complicated... but she's been doing well with treatments and whatnot so we're all just praying for her. i'm so glad you've overcome this. :) i really hope that ucla sees your tenacity in conquering your health obstacles!</p>
<p>No offense, but do you have any special circumstances? I don't see how the heck you got into both UCI and UCD with less than a 3.0 weighted and rather mediocre SAT scores.</p>
<p>Thanks starrynight! I have the potential even though it might not show on my SATs.</p>
<p>^^^ thats what everyone said.. my counselors.. parents.. friends</p>
<p>sure showed him huh</p>
<p>no i didnt have cancer or anything like that</p>
<p>im guessing my EC's and essays made up for it</p>
<p>do you mind listing your ecs and essay topics ? :)</p>
<p>uh sure np</p>
<p>I'm anchoring the school television news, editor of yearbook/newspaper, president of the schools volunteer club with 800+ hours, 3 Varsity Sports, Student Council, Producer of our local community televised channel, interned overseas tv stations for 2 summers, comedy acts at a downtown comedy club every fortnight.</p>
<p>as for essays
the main essay
I talked about my overseas internship experiences and what it was like living in another country by myself i had two summers in two countries so that was my 600 word one</p>
<p>the contribution essay
i talked about how i want to connect with every student on campus and bringing the college community closer together</p>
<p>the freebie
i talked about how i want to be the first asian comedian to break the american mainstream</p>
<p>okay well your ECs explain it :) there is no doubt that it more than made up for your gpa etc etc :) great accomplishments btw.</p>
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<p>.> yeah, see that would be the special circumstances, those are freaking Ivy League ECs, how did you even have time for anything?</p>
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<p>lol thanks yeah i didnt have time for a lot of things outside of those activities</p>
<p>as my gpa and sats suffered for it</p>
<p>should of been more balanced</p>
<p>u think i have a shot at LA?</p>
<p>okay well haha i personally think real world experience is much more important than gpa and sats.</p>
<p>and i definitely think you stand at chance at UCLA</p>
<p>it might be a lower chance compared to those with high academics, however you certainly stand a chance esp. because your ECs make you stand out A LOT.</p>
<p>I think you have a shot, but a long shot. You should really be happy that Irvine accepted you. If you applied to SD and didn't get in, that should be a pretty big bellwether to see your chances at LA. If SD has a 42% acceptance rate, then you not getting in there will mean that your chances at LA are probably less than half of that.</p>
<p>yes i see your point but i knew SD used a point system and EC's and essays can only do so much for you whilst your GPAs and SATs were 80% of the process</p>
<p>but hopefully UCLA's "Holistic Review" can nail me in its really a crapshoot really with my terrible stats but decent EC's and essays</p>