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Chance me for UCs, please reply

CA resident, Bay Area competitive public high school. UC capped weighted GPA 3.59. UW around 3.3. Downward trend sophomore year due to anxiety/mental health, recovered senior year.

10 AP courses. Took AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP CSP independently through UC Scout and scored 92-96% on all. Got a 4 on AP Chem exam despite a C in the class. Senior year loaded with 3 APs plus dual enrollment.

ECs: Co-authored published research paper (medical/data ethics). Founded VEX robotics team. Paid swim coach for kids with disabilities. AI/ML internship where I built functional tools.

Everything connects to Cog Sci. The anxiety that hurt my grades is what got me interested in how the brain works, which led to the research, the coaching, and the major choice.

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC

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