2180 good enough for UCLA engineering?

<p>I retook a 2150 and improved 30 points. I looked at the avg. stats for last years entering freshmen and fount that the SAT was a bit above 2000, but engineering
is definitely more competitive. What kind of position will a 2180 put me in, considering that I have pretty good academics(competitive school, 3 APs, 2 honors, about 4.25 UC GPA) but VERY mediocre ECs.</p>

<p>By mediocre I mean about 120 hours of public service, blue belt in karate, a year of membership in the comp sci club and a job last summer.</p>

<p>It depends on the type of ECs you have; more science or engineering oriented ECs would help you here. UCLA Engineering also weighs in a bit more heavily on your science scores for SAT IIs, I believe.</p>

<p>FYI, I got into UCLA Engineering in Computer Science, with a 2210 SAT...but a 650 in Bio (the only science course that I could pass). </p>

<p>I'd say slight reach, depending on the Engineering major you're trying to get into.</p>

<p>here are some stats to look at (CC engineering admits): </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=152997&highlight=engineering%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=152997&highlight=engineering&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I got 780 and 800 on SAT 2s.</p>

<p>bump bump bump</p>

<p>you have a good shot (whatever that means in today's random admissions process...:rolleyes:)</p>

<p>gnrfan:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCLA: Slight Reach (Engineering)</p>

<p>Any more replies? I think I'll retake the SAT next month and shoot for a 2220 to 2250. I sort of messed up on my essay last time and I know I can do better. If my score improves to that range will it mprove my chances?</p>

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<p>Errr...that would be a given. :D</p>

<p>Of course, but how much?</p>

<p>i got in with a 2180 - 770 and 730 SAT II's in IIC/BioE </p>

<p>although, I did have a lot of leadership on my application </p>

<p>I wouldn't worry if I were you.</p>