I will graduate one year early. My top schools are UCLA and UC Berkeley. I attend a public HS in CA.
Here is my planned coursework:
Freshman Year:
English 1 Advanced
*Pre-Calculus (H)
Biomedical Science
Spanish 1
Symphonic Band
Physical Education
Sophomore Year: (current)
English 2 Advanced
*AP Calculus
*AP Biology
Spanish 3
World History
Symphonic Band
Physical Education
Junior Year: (next year)
*AP Literature
*Spanish 4 (H)
*APUSH
*AP Gov/Econ
Symphonic Band
*AP Computer Science
Concurrent Enrollment:
Algebra 1 (taken 7th grade)
Plane Geometry (taken summer after 7th grade)
Algebra II Trigonometry (taken 8th grade)
*General Psychology (taken summer after 9th grade)
*Introductory Chemistry (currently taking 10th grade)
- more (ie. English course)
*classes that are 5 points in GPA calculation
As of now, I have straight As on my transcript. I’m involved in many extracurriculars with officer positions. I have a reason for my decision to graduate early and plan on mentioning it in my application. I plan on majoring in mathematics. What are my chances of gettting into UC Berkeley or UCLA? (If I don’t get accepted I plan on attending community college then transferring.)
Try to take physics (AP or concurrent?) next year, possibly in place of band. But otherwise, I don’t think there are any problems. Make sure your SAT and subject test scores are especially competitive, and see if you can get National Merit this year (you should qualify).
Why the rush?
Those schools are the most competitive UC’s and you plan on competing with kids who have built up a 4 year resume? Why?
Where is you UC GPA? Where is your SAT?
The UC’s won’t use your GPA calculation, they use their own.
You are required to have 4 years of English. You don’t have that.
Most of your coursework, prior to 9th grade counts for your school but may not be used for admission by the UC’s because they are considered “feeders”.
The UC’s don’t like to accept early grads. They can pick and choose any students from the 90K applicants they receive on a yearly basis.
Generally speaking, applying early is not a good idea. In your case, it means you’re missing classes you need to be competitive and if you’re interested in math you could go further (would be expected to go further due to your placement).
How do you go from Spanish 1 to 3?
If you’re interested in math, take dual enrollment calculus 2+3 junior year (+ possibly calc-based stats in the Spring) and discrete math + linear algebra + differential equations senior year. She you are good at math and love it.
Apply to UCSB CCS-Math as well as Harvey Mudd (excellence in math - see Putnam etc).
UC GPA calculation and UCLA/UCB will consider UW UC GPA, Capped Weighted UC GPA and Fully Weighted UC GPA: https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
This is what each school considers on their application review:
- Berkeley
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Very important: Academic GPA, Application essay, Rigor of secondary school record, Standardized test scores
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Important: Extracurricular activities, Volunteer work, Work experience
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Considered: Character/personal qualities, First generation college student, State residency
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Note: Thorough review of academic performance; likely contribution to intellectual and cultural vitality of the campus; diversity in personal background and experience; demonstrated qualities in leadership, motivation, concern for others and community; non-academic achievement in the performing arts, athletics or employment; demonstrated interest in major.
- LOR’s by invitation only as of 2017
- Los Angeles
- Very important: Academic GPA, Application essay, Rigor of secondary school record, Standardized test scores
- Important: Character/personal qualities, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Volunteer work, Work experience
- Considered: First generation college student, Geographical residence
- Note: GPA, test scores, course work, number of and performance in honors and AP courses most important. Essay considered. Strong senior program important. Extracurricular activities, honors and awards also reviewed
In an economical sense, you may want to remain in high school and do dual enrollment to accumulate credits. You will end up cheaper in college by graduating earlier in college.