[Vindictive]

my college choices are very far apart.. from jc's to ucberk to parsons to fidm.

hahaha. i'm a junior right now.

basically, i plan to major in architecture .. although a vast major i hope to do drafting/design. i'm also into art as well so i'm mostly looking into art colleges. but i also really want to go to uc berk. because they have architecture as a major.

but i'm really worried about my grades. am i screwed or what?


Freshman year - Semester 1

Biology 9: C
PE 1: A
Computers 1: A
French 1: A
English 9: B
Algebra 1: A
GPA: 3.5

Freshman year - Semester 2

Biology 9: C
PE 1: A
Art 1: B
French 1 1: A
English 9: A
Algebra 1: A
GPA: 3.5

Sophomore year - Semester 1

PE 2: A
Geometry 10: B
Current Life Issues: B
French 2: B
Spanish Aide: A
Modern World History 10: B
English 10: A
GPA: 3.429 [something like that]


Sophomore year - Semester 2

Geometry 10: B
TV/Media Aide: A
French 2: A
PE 2: A
Modern World History 10: B
English 10: A
GPA: 3.67

Junior Year - Semester 1
Advanced Algebra 2: B
US History 11: A
TV/Media: A
AP Environmental Science: A/B
English 11: A
French 3: A
HP Chemistry: A/B
GPA: 3.85

extras:
at least 400 hrs of community service.
1 year of leo club. i'm board of directors/graphic designer persons in charge of website. 2 years next year, hopefully historian.
1 year of jv soccer. hopefully varsity next year.
1 year of track. and next year too.
i do webdesign. i own a radio & online forum.
i work 2 jobs.
i work 4 days a week part time at a restaurant.
& i'm a high school club events promoter.
5 years of violin
2 years of flute
i can't remember anything else ..

sats:
i haven't taken any yet but.
sat i : taking in march ..
sat ii: math ii, literature, chemistry, and french. in may & june.

class rank:
i can't remember the EXACT thing.
but i'm in the low 100's out of 498 (something like that)

[Chillie]

I don't think you're "screwed" but I think it'd be really hard for you to get into Cal. :/

If I were you I would look into schools such as UCSD or UC Irvine.

[yujo]

UC Berkeley (I hate calling it Cal) I'm not sure is incredibly well known for its architecture program (personally I hate how the building looks). I wonder if there are any additional prerequisites such as a portfolio that you need to submit before being admitted for architecture.

Your grades are - as mentioned earlier - a bit lagging. The two C's sting a bit. You haven't said anything about your current grades right now. If they are similar to your sophomore grades, then you might take the cake and make it in.

[Vindictive]

^
My current grades:

Junior Year - Semester 1
Advanced Algebra 2: B
US History 11: A
TV/Media: A
AP Environmental Science: A/B
English 11: A
French 3: A
HP Chemistry: A/B
GPA: 3.85


My class rank is 141 out of 507 .. !

[darkdragon315x]

if it helps, usually freshman grades don't count =)

[s0urp@tchk!d]

^ yep. he's right. only sophomore and junior grades do.

but colleges definitely like to see an "upward trend" in you're grades so it's DEF good that you've pulled yourself up. just make sure to keep it that way and not drop into a pit senior year. otherwise i wouldn't say you don't have a chance @ cal. i mean. with all that extra stuff you do to add to it.

[yujo]

Freshman grades do count but from what I am seeing, the classes you are taking are a bit worrying. Even though you are getting good grades in those classes, only one AP is kinda on the low end especially for junior year.

Don't make any predictions until your SATs come in on April.

[pockified]

i'm ranked 50 out of 781 and i definitely have doubts about myself too, so i can see why you're worrying. :X
your grades have improved a lot ever since freshman year...that's good! colleges love to see progress and you definitely did that.
but remember that the average GPA of admitted berkeley students are way above the 4.0 mark, so you probably need to toughen up this semester and get a higher GPA. if that doesn't work, i'd say study your a** off for SATs because those reflect a lot about you (to them, anyway)

good luck!

however, you're a pretty active person out of school too. i don't know, maybe UCLA will love you >D you gotta consider other options too, right?