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badminton berkeley
Can I get in to UC Berkeley ?
Freshman and sophomore years I got a 3.7 then Junior year I got a 4.4 (these are out of 4). I guess it rose pretty sharply, i'm not sure if this is good because I heard colleges like consistency.
I've been taking honors classes when I can. I've taken 4 aps (Bio, English, Cal, and Us History (apush)) planning on taking 2 to 3 more senior year.
I tried track (ended up getting injured during a competition lol), basket ball, cross country, and badminton... i'm trying to find something that i'm passionate about... thinking about trying Baseball next.
I love to paint. I'm planning on entering a few competitions.
I volunteer occasionally, with at least 100 hours all together...
As for clubs and stuff, i've done debate for 2 years.
So, you guys think i could do it? Please be honest. What should I improve?
UC admission evaluation is based on a variety of factors. All UCs favor factors such as the rigor of your HS curriculum (number of UC-approved honors/AP/IB/CC courses completed), excellent weighted and unweighted GPA, and demonstrated leadership abilities. You are also compared to your peers, meaning your academic and extracurricular achievements are viewed in context of students in your HS who applied to the UCs this year and 3 years prior. Given the number of factors considered and the complex data involved, it is essentially impossible for anyone to accurately predict your chance.
Berkeley is life achievement oriented, meaning students who demonstrate abilities in overcoming hardship and/or limited educational opportunities are just as competitive as students who have excellent grades and demonstrated leadership abilities.
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Berkeley Badminton Bonanza
Is this good enought to make me go to UCLA, UC Davis, UC Berkeley and Stanford?
Freshman year: 1st semester 3.3GPA
2nd Semester 3.5 GPA
Sophomore year:
Chemistry A
Orchestra A
Alg 2 A
English Honors A
AP EURO A
Spanish A
GPA: 4.0
2ND SEMESTER:
Chemistry A
Orchestra A
Alg 2 A
Enlgish Honors A
AP EURO A
Spanish A
GPA: 4.12
Junior Year:
1st semester
AP Physics A
Orchestra A
Trig Honors A
AP English A
AP US History A
Spanish 3 Honors A
GPA: 4.83
SAT: 1900
Extra Curricular Activity
3years Badminton
Representative for Project NG club
1yr of Publicity for Interact club
1yr of Treasure for Interact club
3 years of 1st chair in Orchestra(freshman to junior)
2 years of Concert Leader for school orchestra(Sophomore to junior)
I also volunteer at Sillicon Valley Volunteer Orchestra to raise monet for the elders in Northern California.
Do you think this is good enough?
Thanks!
It's getting harder and harder to get into top tier schools now. What you need to remember is while you must have the grades, the rest of the admissions process is subjective. So even if you are turned down with the stats you've put up, it doesn't mean anything.
Also, GPA isn't everything because every high school is different. If you go to a crappy school and get stellar grades, it means something...and it doesn't. The only way for them to rank you across the board, like it or not, are the standardized tests. SATs and APs. To be competitive for Stanford/UC Berkeley/UCLA your SAT scores really should be in the 700s for each section, so a minimum of 2100. It's not a difficult test and actually a really easy way to up your college resume. Enroll in one of those prep courses or get the Princeton Review books. Take practice exams.
The essay portion is another totally controllable section. Pass it around for feedback. You should be turning in the perfect essay.
