<p>So here are my Stats, unfortunately.</p>
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<p>GPA (uw): 3.18
GPA (w): 3.75
Rank in class: 16/184 (Top 10%)
I don’t know how to calculate the UC GPA. I imagine it’s much lower than my weighted GPA,</p>
<p>Took 3 AP Classes, 3 honors classes and currently taking 3 AP classes and 1 honors class.</p>
<h2>Got a 4 in the US History AP test and English Literature AP Test.</h2>
<p>SATs:
SAT Reasoning test: 1460 (540 in Critical Reading, 460 in Math, and 460 in Writing)
Subjects tests: 570 in US History and 530 in English.</p>
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<p>ECs:
2 years of Key Club (because we’ve only had key club for two years)
3 years of UFO (Treasurer in one of the years)
Piano for 2 years</p>
<h2>I tutor Freshmen in my school</h2>
<p>I also have a bunch of honors from my school, but I’m not sure they count that, but I’ll put it anyways.
Student of the Year Award for Foreign Language (Latin)
Student of the Year Award for Business Education
Principal’s Award (for the 3.5 and above GPA) 4 semesters</p>
<h2>Valedictorian (this is for students who get 4.0 and above) 1 semester</h2>
<p>So, what are my chances of getting in? My ECs are not that good because my parents were not too keen on extra curricular activities. They both work so I in order for me to attend those I had to find friends that can take me there. I explained that in my essay. So, please either ease my fears or confirm what I already knew (that I have no chance in getting in).</p>
<p>I think any UC will be an extreme reach. Remember, getting in is one thing, surviving academically is another. My d is at UCSD and has seen many elc students get in and are academically crushed the first semester. How about sdsu, cal poly, ect.</p>
<p>I’m going to have to agree with popeyoung5 and say that the UC admissions are very competitive right now, although I wouldn’t say that all of the UCs are an extreme reach. I don’t want to give you false hope, but from a Davis standpoint you have a very slim chance (certainly not zero though).</p>
<p>I have noticed that academic success in high school isn’t directly correlated to success in college. As long as you learn how to study, take/do the tests/homework/labs, and have interest/focus at a college level you should be fine in most universities. While I may boast that Davis is an excellent school, it doesn’t deviate from this formula. A lot of it has to do with your determination and self-control with an healthy study/life balance.</p>
<p>Thank you for being honest. I knew there was a slim chance of me getting in because I started out poorly, grades-wise, our counselor didn’t tell us about taking the SAT test, I didn’t have enough time to prepare. We had to find out from one of our teachers (though, I admit that’s not a valid excuse). And unlike UCLA, Berkeley, and UC Irvine, UC Davis doesn’t do holistic reviews because my senior year is probably my strongest year (which sucks, for a lack of a better word).</p>
<p>If you haven’t noticed, Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) is probably harder to get in than most of the UCs (the admittance rate was around 20% last year). I did get in to UC Merced, which is probably not much of a stretch since they admit more than 50% of their applicants. I got admitted to all the CSUs, I applied for though, which is okay, I guess.</p>