Am I a goner? UC Santa Cruz?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I very passionately want to get into UC Santa Cruz. I am still a junior in high school with a LOT of freshman mistakes in my transcript. I'm running out of internet classes I'm allowed to use, so I took my calculator and punched in my semester grades assuming I pass my internet classes, and found that would have an overall GPA of about 3.29, from 10-11th grade.</p>

<p>EC:
I am involved in multiple non-profit organizations,
2 of them for neglected children and the other for helping the poor.</p>

<p>At first I wanted to apply with a game-making major (because I have been making games on my own for a long time), but seeing as my math isn't soaring through the roof (A's B's, and C's) I'm considering the change to video arts instead. The logic being that I'm excelling in Video Arts, and also I could change my major if I get into college. In addition, I am interning on a video-arts related job. The twist in the essay would be me using video as a way to shape the community.</p>

<p>Anyways, My high school career has been improving from a Ds and Fs in 9th grade; to Ds and Cs in 10th; and Cs and Bs in Junior year so far. I'm wrapping up cleaning all the D's in the A-G requirements, so I can be eligible.</p>

<p>I also heard there is some kind of admission by exam that can get you a spot if you're grades are not stellar. (I am a pretty good test taker and plus I am taking a tutoring program that will be hammering me on ACT/SAT kind of stuff; so I can assure you my test scores will be quite high). Also I went and calculated my UC SCORE online and I assumed I would get high scores in writing, math, and english with writing, and a bit lesser scores on the rest of the subjects to which it told me I was in the top 9%.</p>

<p>1.Does that mean if I get those scores on these tests, I am guaranteed a seat in a UC?
2.What are my chances if my scores on the ACT/SAT are significantly higher than my GPA?
3.Also can you chance me on UCSC, UCR, UCM, SJSU?</p>

<p>Help! (especially people who have gotten in with low gpa help me!!)</p>

<p>Thanks a great deal.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Hey, I’m a junior aiming for UC’s too, I love how you have improved grades for your junior year, however; those F in your freshman year might set you back. I also think it would be good if you joined a spring season sport now, like swimming and then join a fall sport for your senior year. Also, great idea on getting a tutor for the SAT, if you can get like 1800+, like above the average applicant there you will have an improved chance. I wouldn’t depend too much on the top 9% thingy.</p>

<p>OH and if you can, take like two AP classes next year, and attempt to get A’s for the first semester, that will show huge improvement and officers love to see that.</p>

<p>I would say UCR is in the same league as UCSC and if you keep those grades going, Merced and SJSU should be in reach.</p>

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<p>thank you azyn! :slight_smile: …anyone else?</p>

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<p>if you are in the top 9% of california, and you apply to a uc and get rejected, then the Uc program will offer you a spot at a UC if there is space availble.
so if u apply to SC and they reject you, but you are in the top 9%, then if a spot opens in lets say merced, then the school MIGHT give u that spot. so its not a garuentee</p>

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<p>Thank you future!!! :)</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>I would say to work really hard to get your SAT scores high and to finish off school strong. If you do that, you should get in to UCSC.</p>

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<p>bump …</p>

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<p>Bump…please…</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>…bump</p>

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<p>please help me!!!..</p>

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<p>bump. please guys I need your input…</p>