International, Asian (South Korea)
GPA: 3.3 UW 3.6 W
- 2 years in South Korea, GPA burning in hell
- 2 years in the US, GPA 4.0 UW / 4.75 W
SAT: 1450 / SuperScore: 1520
ECs:
- South Korea: Volunteering +150h, Peer Tutoring Club President, Marketing Strategy Research Club President, Theater Club Actor, Human Rights Group Manager, Floor Hockey, etc.
- US: App Development Club President, Math Club, Book Debate Club, Introductory Programming Tutoring Club President, Guitar Performance Volunteering +50h, etc.
Awards:
- South Korea: A lot of school level awards
- US: Math Tournament Best Performer (Regional), Principal’s List (does this even count?)
Intended Major: Computer Science
Harshly critique me please, I am really getting tired of anxiety being in the middle of hope and doubt.
UC GPA’s? https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
College budget since the UC’s will be $65K/year? Which UC’s are you targeting?
AP/IB or DE courses?
SAT subject tests?
Sorry for the brief description; I thought a long one would be unfriendly to readers.
My bad grades are mostly in my first two years, so my UC GPA would be approximately 3.7 UW, a bit over 4 Weighted. My parents are very supportive, and moreover I am prepared to carry debt on my shoulders. Education is really #1 to me. I am targeting UC Berkeley, UCLA (both extreme reach schools), and UCSD.
My US high school didn’t provide many APs so I headed for DE on my senior year. I took AP USH and AP Eng Lang and a couple Honors classes in 11th grade, and I would be down with 6 college classes by this fall prior to applying RD (started with summer courses).
I am planning to take a SAT Math 2 subject test this December and add it to my application. I am studying hard, and luckily I have decent math skills so I suppose 800 is not a dream.
Ga Tech is very focused on GPA and rigor for admissions. In 2018 only 4% of the admitted freshman had a gpa under 3.75.
If you are getting a capped weighted UC GPA in the 4.0 range, then several of the UC’s would be viable options. UC’s tend to be very GPA focused and CS is probably the most competitive major for the UC’s so definitely apply widely. CS admits will have above average stats.
2018 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19 capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 10%
UCLA: 9%
UCSD: 34%
UCSB: 38%
UCD: 41%
UCI: 38%
UCSC: 70%
UCR: 84%
UCM: 95%
2019 UC capped weighted GPA averages:
UCB: 4.23
UCLA: 4.25
UCSD: 4.23
UCSB: 4.16
UCI: 4.13
UCD: 4.13
UCSC: 3.96
UCR: 3.90
UCM: 3.73
2019 Data:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT totals:
UCB: 1340-1540
UCLA: 1330-1550
UCSD: 1300-1520
UCSB: 1280-1520
UCD: 1230-1490
UCI: 1250-1510
UCSC: 1200-1450
UCR: 1130-1400
UCM: 1020-1290