*Worried* Chance me on UCs (bad grades, ok SAT, good EC) I will chance you back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi Everyone, I am a senior and am very worried about my chances for getting into the better UCs. I do not have a very good GPA nor is my SAT very good. However, I do have many Extra Curriculars and awards. What are my chances for UC Berkley, LA, San Diego, Irvine, Davis, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz? Thanks for helping! I will definitely chance you back, give me link!</p>

<p>~Academics: I attend a highly competitive high school in California, which consistently places around top 40 in the entire United States. My classmates are very smart and have much higher GPAs than I do :(
~~~ Sophomore+Junior Years Weighted UC GPA= 3.55 ~~~</p>

<p>*Freshman Classes and Grades (all A-G courses unless noted)
English 9- A/B
Algebra 2- B/B
Biology- C/C
Japanese 1- A/A
B Choir- A/A
PE 9- A/A (not A-G course)
Principles of Business- A/A (not A-G course)</p>

<p>*Sophomore Classes and Grades (all A-G courses unless noted)
World History- A/A
World Literature- A/A
Trigonometry (class between Alg2 & Precalc)- C/B
Chemistry- B/B
Japanese 2- A/A
Law- B/A
PE 10- A/A (Not A-G course)</p>

<p>*Junior Classes and Grades (all A-G courses unless noted)
AP US History- B/A
English 11 Honors- C/B
PreCalculus Honors- C/C
Physics- B/B
Japanese 3- A/A
Business- B/A (Not A-G course)
Leadership- A/A (Not A-G course)</p>

<p>*Senior Classes and Grades (all A-G courses)
AP Economics- B
AP Government- no grade yet
English 12- A
Anatomy- C
AP Japanese- B
Band- A
(I have also attended weekend Chinese School since Kindergarten)</p>

<p>~Testing: I didn't do so well on the SAT I :(
SAT I- 1950
Critical Reading: 680
Writing: 640
Math:630
SAT II US History- 760
SAT II Chinese- 800</p>

<p>~Advanced Placement (AP)
AP US History- 5
AP Chinese- 5
Will take May 2009: AP Government, AP Economics, AP Japanese, </p>

<p>~Extra Curricular Activities (grade level involvement)
Founder/Chief Editor of school wide newsletter (11-12)
Founder/President of Chinese Club (10-12)
Officer of Japanese National Honor Society (11) in club since 10th
Treasurer of Basketball Club (11-12)
Community Outreach Commissioner @ school in the Leadership Class (11)
*Community Service- Rebuilding Silicon Valley class project for Leadership class in which we raised money to remodel a soup kitchen and we did the actual remodeling work too! (11); CSF (10-12), Octagon (9-12), School tutoring program (10), Tech Museum Membership Desk volunteer (10-12),
*Jobs
1. Interned as sales assistant at high tech start up in Asia during 10th grade summer
2. Private English tutor for 5th grader during all of 9th grade on weekends</p>

<p>~Awards
A) 4th place Santa Cruz Band Review- played in percussion in school marching band
B) Certificate of Recognition for nationwide Japanese academic achievement
C) Honorable Mention in writing contest about economics
D) Honorable Mention (top 6) in July 4 essay contest
E) Special Recognition awards for advancement of Asian-Americans given by local Congressman. </p>

<p>~Personal Statements
Even though my personal statements were alright and acceptable, I answered the prompt directly in a straight forward manner. It was probably average+. I’m not so sure about it. I don’t want to sound too optimistic. One talked about how I connected with my father and learning from him to start my club. The second one discussed my concern of the local hunger and my resolve to end it through organizing the school food drive. Also, it discussed how I organized the Rebuilding Silicon Valley Project and my Leadership class experience.</p>

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<p>You have a decent shot at most of the UC's, you should not have a problem with UCI, UCSB, UCSD, and UCSC. However, it might be more difficult at UCLA and UCB, but you have a slim chance at both.</p>

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<p>^Disagree with UCSD. UCSD is pretty heavy on the UC GPA...</p>

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<p>By the way, I forgot to mention what majors I chose for all the UCs.
It was undeclared social science across the board practically. So will this improve my chances of getting in, given that most people who apply to UCs usually major in engineering or other sciences??</p>

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<p>Please chance me, I'm really worried. I'll chance you back! :) Give me your link. Thanks a lot everyone! :D</p>

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<p>UCLA and UC Berk are reaches, UCSD is a low reach and the rest are matches.
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<p>^ ucla and ucb will be hard, gpa is kind of low, and sats can't really cover for the gpa at ucla and ucb, I don't know a lot about the other ucs. Good Luck..</p>

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<p>bump
10char</p>

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<p>Agree with FP9 word for word</p>

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<p>Any other insights and opinions, please? Thanks!</p>

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<p>bump, anyone else, please? Thanks..</p>

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<p>Cal, LA, SD will all be somewhat reaches because of your GPA. Your Sat is not that bad, but 100 points below average. I think it will come down to your essays.
Last year my friend had an 1850, 500-650 SAT IIs, 3.8 UC GPA, really good ECs (junior olympics for water polo) and amazing essays. He got into LA and USC. Not Cal though.</p>

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<p>UCLA and Berkeley do seem like stretches, but not out of the question. I think that considering the strength of your school and your excellent extracurriculars, you do have a shot. Except for UCLA and Berkeley, i think you are in everywhere else.
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<p>You can use UC Statfinder to see past admit SATs and GPAs...compare how you rate and it will give you an idea, despite UC's disclaimer below:
University</a> of California: StatFinder</p>

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Important note to prospective applicants:
Please be cautious in drawing conclusions regarding your chances for admission from the data on this website. StatFinder contains readily available data on the academic qualifications of applicants and admitted students. Because the data do not reflect other academic accomplishments and/or personal achievements considered in admissions decisions, the information is useful only as a general guide to selectivity, not as a predictor of an individual’s chances for admission to a particular campus or program.

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<p>with a UC gpa of 3.5 you have a slim chance for UCLA and UC Berkeley. very slim, but maybe you would consider transferring if those are your dream schools? if not the other ones you listed will give you better chances and are really good schools too. good luck with this. oh and also, try bringing up the sat? anywhere above 2000 just <em>looks</em> good, and you're pretty close. it shouldn't be too hard, just check out some prep books from your library.</p>

<p>and if you want to chance me here's the link
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<p>Any other opinions, please? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Any other chances, please. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Any other thoughts, please?</p>

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<p>The way I see it, the essays will prove if you’re acceted to UCLA and UCB</p>

<p>Be confident about the others</p>

<p>I’m on the opposite scale, I have an oustanding GPA but low SAT</p>

<p>(1590)</p>

<p>lol</p>

<p>but my ECs, community service are beyond anyone I know (I have over 500 hours of Volunteer Hospital Service, also 500 more hours of Rural-medicine experience, plus over 100 hours of tutoring in spanish and music)</p>

<p>I’m also an AP Scholar, and I was able to do well in two AP tests I didn’t even take classes for.</p>

<p>What I’m really confident about are my personal statements.</p>

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<p>Any other thoughts, thanks!</p>