University of California Berkeley, what are my chances?

I'm a senior in North Carolina this year, do I have a chance of being accepted into University of California Berkeley? Also what about financial aid?


Here are my stats:


4.5 weighted GPA


3.845 unweighted GPA


Class Rank: 12th out of 276


SAT score: 1790; 1240 Math and Critical Reading


ACT score: 23; English 19/ Math 25/ Reading 27/ Science 22/ Combined English and Writing 20


ACTIVITIES GRADE


BETA Club (Junior Honor Society) 9, 10


Career and Technical Honors Society 11, 12


Chemistry Club 12


Close-Up 9, 10, 11, 12


Conley Crazies 9, 10, 11, 12


Envirothon 9, 10, 11, 12


Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) 9, 10, 11, 12


Health Sciences Academy 9, 10, 11, 12


High School Medicine Honors Program 12


Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) 9, 10, 11, 12


Model United Nations/ Historical Society 12


National Art Honor Society 12


National English Honor Society 11, 12


National Honor Society 11, 12


National Science Honor Society 11, 12


National Society for High School Scholars 11, 12


National Spanish Honor Society 11, 12


Pharmacy Tech Program 12


Sierra Cub 9, 10, 11, 12


Student Council Association 9, 10, 11, 12





RECOGNITION %26amp; AWARDS GRADE


Close-Up Secretary 11


Health Sciences Academy Ambassador 9, 10, 11, 12


Honor Student 9, 10, 11, 12


Health Occupations Students of America


Class Representative 9


Treasurer 10


Historian 11


Vice President 12


HOSA Bowl 10, 11, 12


3rd place North East Regional Conference and 10th at state 10


1st place North East Regional Conference and 6th at state 11


1st place North East Regional Conference 12


Leadership Conference (State Competition) 9, 10, 11


Junior Marshall 11


Link Crew 12


Link Crew Leader 12


National Science Honor Society- Secretary 12


National Spanish Honor Society- Volunteer Coordinator 12


Student Council Association Class Representative 9, 10, 11, 12


OTHER


2007 AHEC Leadership Conference 10


2008 Catalyst Conference 11


2008 Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics 11


2008 Tar Heel Girls State 11


2008 Teen Leadership Institute 11


VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES


Cystic Fibrosis Walk 9, 10, 11


Concessions at ECU Football Games 10, 12


Volunteen at Pitt County Memorial Hospital 9, 10, 11, 12


Volunteer at Britthaven 9


Rock-A-Thon for Relay for Life 11


INTERESTS


Church


Piano for six years


Practicing Tae Kwon Do for four years, and I have received my 1st degree black belt.


|||I'm not going to duplicate what the previous answerer said, since he pretty much covered the basics..





However, you must know that on the UC application, you are VERY limited to the amount of extracurriculars that you can include. While it seems you have a lengthy list, you really lack consistency. When applying, choose awards and activities that are related. Colleges would prefer to see that you had an interest that you stuck with, rather than the fact that you've been involved in handfuls and handfuls of clubs, but only for a short amount of time.





I would suggest applying at a "safety" UC school, perhaps UC Santa Barbara or UC Irvine.





As for financial aid...in the UC system, it is given on an as needed basis. They will expect you to pay a certain amount based on your family income, and they will pay the rest. If you can not afford that extra amount, there are always loans and various unrelated scholarships you can receive. THAT is the area that your extracurriculars will come in handy.





Remember, tuition costs in the UC system are nearly doubled for those who are out of state.|||There is good news and bad news.





First the bad news: Over 75% of those who get accepted to Berkeley have higher SAT scores than you do. Your ACT scores are even lower compared to those who go to Berkeley. For out of state applicants, the quality of your HS may matter. While North Carolina has a very high quality university system -- it is pretty far down the list in terms of secondary education (with some notable exceptions, like Chapel Hill).





Now the good news: Everything else on your list is stellar. If I were you, I would think about taking an SAT prep course, and retake the SATs. Improving them by 100-200 points would get you into a much better school.





Either way, apply to Berkeley. Spend a lot of time on the admissions essay.