Bad SATs, med course load, bad EC, Chances at UCs?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>If I could go back in time, I'd go back to 9th and 10th grade and get more serious about school (I didn't know what I wanted to do back then). My school is on a block schedule (3 classes each semester)...and we're recquired to take 2 years of PE and a health class to graduate, which sucks because I want to take more academic classes.</p>

<p>Asian (thai)
Female
Santa Cruz, California
Pre-med (go figure..)
Class rank: top 10%</p>

<p>academic GPA: 3.79
UC GPA: 4.0
SAT: 1670 (M570, CR550, W550) (retaking next week, of course)
SAT II: taking in Nov.</p>

<p>courses (excluding PE/health) are all A-G
9th: Geometry, Biology, English 1, Photography
10th: World Civ, Chemistry, French 1, English 2, Algebra 2, Art
11th: US History - Honors, Psychology/Sociology (each were quarter-long), Trig/Analytic Geometry, American Lit, Physiology - Honors, French 2
12th: French 3, AP Statistics, Physics - Honors, American Govt/Econ (each are quarter-long), English Composition</p>

<p>No ECs except French Club :(</p>

<p>What are my chances at all the UCs? Also, are there any CSUs good for pre-med? If so, what are my chances there?</p>

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<p>skitterdoodle:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCD/UCSB: Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Hey, I'm in SC too, do you go to Santa Cruz High?</p>

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<p>UCB/UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCD/UCSB: Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safe Match</p>

<p>In other words, I agree with flopsy entirely. Better ECs (at least one leadership activity) and SAT scores (extra 100 points total) will get you into UCSD. </p>

<p>Best Cal States for pre-med are San Diego, Sonoma, Northridge and Long Beach. </p>

<p>P.S. I live and work in Scotts Valley, CA, six miles north of Santa Cruz.</p>

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<p>charisma: Yea, I go to Santa Cruz High.</p>

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<p>Yeah, me too, I just moved here over the summer.</p>