<p>m a junior 16.
top 10% of graduating class
Recieved letter that holds my spot in lower uc schools
Honor Roll student
Possible ELC candidate if i was how would it boost my chances</p>
<p>Cumilitive Gpa
3.3 uw 3.6 w</p>
<p>Foreign language - French 3 years Spanish 1 year</p>
<p>IB
IB ENGLISH
IB HISTORY
IB PYSCHOLOGY
IB TOK
Senior year -
IB ENGLISH
IB HISTORY</p>
<p>work exp.
100 hours of community service
I help out in random charity events, so I have good experience in leadership
should I intern? Would getting a job over the summer increase my chances?? I heard that it does.........</p>
<p>Sports:
3 years Varsity CSF Champion on badminton team
3 years Paintball Team Co-Captain played in tournaments</p>
<p>Awards:
Rising star award - rookie year
Most improved doubles- 2nd year
National Honor Roll award</p>
<p>Clubs:
Martial arts Club
CSF - Vice President and secretary
IB Club
Key Club- Active member
national honor society</p>
<p>what are my chances at
uc riverside
uc irvine
uc davis
UCLA
UC berkeley
USC
UCSD
uc santa barbra
SDSU</p>
<p>Can you guys give me percentage of acceptance.</p>
<p>As you probably know in California if you are in the top 4% of your graduating class you have automatic admission to the UC's. They catch is of course they dont say which ones...
So I think you need a really great junior year. Bring up your GPA and re-take your SAT's and you will have a better chance at the more difficult UC's.</p>
<p>USC's 2008 average GPA was 3.8uw, and SAT was 2108. Admission rate was 21%. Its getting a bit tougher to get in, there were more than 35,000 applications for 2008. USC very much looks at the application as a whole, essays etc are important.
The 2008 figures for the UCs are in the link below. University</a> of California - Admissions
UCs only consider soph and junior year grades, UCGPA is weighted up to 8 additional points for Honors/AP a-g approved courses.
Yes, ELC will boost your chances, especially for UCD, UCI, UCSB which offer spots to ELC students (at least one of them will but more likely more than one). It will also be a factor for UCSD, but UCLA and UCB do not consider it.
You still have time to improve the SAT (Math is the easiest to improve once you understand the strategies), and your GPA this year. You are doing lots of AP/IB so very best of luck!</p>
<p>Should i take IB english and ib history senior year, because you said that uc's only count sophmore and junior year. Took alot of IB's thats why my grade is so low. By the way im a SENIOR sorry about that</p>
<p>Ok...thanks for the update as to your senior status. Ok so the new "chances" are not going to be as high, percentage wise. But look, what I do know is that admission people look at the fact that you took the most rigorous course load available to you. From what I have learned they would rather see a "B" in an IB course than an "A" in a non-weighted class.
Write a really phenomenal essay about your passion(s) and really let them "see" who you are!
Good Luck! :)</p>
<p>Yeah SDSU, i'm pretty sure i can get into school. I live in SD and I don't knwo anyone that didn't get accepted to SDSU. Plus wahts IMO? ALso POSSIBLE ELc candidate, Hope i get in really need ELC to boost my chances</p>
<p>uc riverside...80%
uc irvine...75%
uc davis...75%
UCLA...10%
UC berkeley...0% (GPA is too low)
USC...15%
UCSD...25%
uc santa barbara...60%
SDSU...75%</p>
<p>I'm not the eternal optimist, but based on the competition at these schools I would say that these percentages are a little more realistic, IMO.
Again, just my view of things.</p>
<p>Well, Berkeley admits mostly people in the 3.9-4.0 range, and UCLA admits applicants in the same range and a little lower. USC is also very selective, as is UCSD. As for the other percentages, I agree, but with USC, UCLA, and UCB I would say that the rest of the applicant pool will probably have higher GPAs and SATs. If you bring up the GPA by .2 or so, I would say your chances of admission go way up. Same goes for your SAT.
Also, you might want to consider some OOS schools that are slightly less selective but still as academically prominent.
UMichigan's admissions are a little easier than UCLA and it is ranked about equally. I think you would have a 60-70% chance of getting into UMich. Just a thought...</p>
<p>I agree smart.cookie's assessment is more realistic. However I think UCLA, USC and UCSD will be unlikely (as well as UCB). Remember that the 2008 applicant pool was huge, and the same will apply for 2009. It's just gotten so much more competitive. I know too many 2008 students who had good stats who didn't get in when they expected it. GPA in particular seemed to be a very important consideration.
UCSD uses a point system (comprehensive review) so you might want to investigate that as extra points are given for such categories as single parent family, low income and such. I believe you can find the breakdown on points in the website and figure out your total.
Not knowing enough about your particular circumstances makes it difficult to assess percentages for certain schools, but there are always students whose stats don't fall in the norm but who are attractive to schools based on demonstrated drive and potential....shown in the essays, ECs, course rigor (Junior APs/IB will be noticed) etc., something that would make you stand out.
Your rank is great and if you do make ELC, you'll get into a mid tier. Good luck on getting the 4%!
I'd add a couple more safeties, just in case, unless you are sure about being happy at UCR or SDSU. Cal Poly SLO is a great school for example. Are you not applying to UCSC? Have you done SATII's (if you do Math, UCs only accept Math II (if the requirements are the same this year as last)).</p>
<p>Oh, and regarding the choice of senior year classes. Though grades won't be counted, schools do consider what you are taking. They don't want to see a student suddenly slacking off. The app includes space for senior year courses.</p>
<p>oh damn, my gpa was 3.4 uw w 3.7 early in the eyar but junior year i got screwed a bit. SChools i wanan go to is UCLA or USC. I know my ucla chances r slim but how about USC, I heard they r pretty selective to</p>
<p>Your chances at both are pretty slim. My advice: tour the less selective UCs and apply to them. They will give you a phenomenal education as well, and you will likely get in there.</p>
<p>with those stats you will get into UCR, UCM, UCSC, and SDSU. little to no chance at everything else u listed.</p>
<p>sorry for being harsh but it's the truth, i went through the same experience last year. don't waste money applying to schools you won't get into and don't listen to the people who tell you to just apply since you will always have a chance. be realistic. competition gets stronger every year and it gets harder to get into schools.</p>