<p>UCR, UCM, UCSZ, Cal pol- safe match
UCD, UCSB, UCI- 70% to 80%
UCSD- 60%
UCLA, UCB- 20% of acceptance</p>
<p>Cant do anything now, retake SAT</p>
<p>Hey Sagert, check your inbox to see if you got my PM. If you didn’t, send me another message. (Still trying to figure out the system lol)</p>
<p>Match for Riverside, Santa Cruz, and most likely SB, and UCI. Maybe Davis. Reach for SD, UCLA, and Berkeley. </p>
<p>I noticed you listed all of the UCs for undergrads except Merced.</p>
<p>@RML- I disagree. UCLA acceptance rates are lower because UCLA’s urban setting makes it hard for them to expand and ultimately accept more people. With the exception of this year’s graduating class, my high school sends A LOT more people to UCB than UCLA (This year had a lot of athletes admitted)</p>
<p>Your friend will need to complete one full year of a visual and performing arts course. Is the digital media class in 12th grade UC approved for the VPA requirement? This is usually satisfied with drama, ceramics, choir, etc.</p>
<p>Also, was the D in first semester algebra 2 honors retaken?? The second semester A in regular algebra 2 will not make up for it. Every D has to be retaken and it has to be the exact same course. The UC requirements explicitly state “no grade lower than a C”. </p>
<p>The CSU’s might over look the D since he got a B in precalculus, but the UC’s won’t. They are sticklers for the requirements.</p>
<p>RML, can you provide the stats?</p>
<p>The UCs might not look over his D, but just in case you guys aren’t aware, if he’s taking AP Calculus AB in his senior year, his math requirement will automatically be fulfilled.</p>
<p>Oh yeah Sagert, are you a high school student or already in a UC?</p>
<p>I also think that his chances for Berkeley aren’t that bad. The SAT is above their average and extracurriculars seem decent enough. The only thing hurting him will be his gpa.
As others have said riverside, santa cruz, and cal poly he is in.
The others I am not too sure about but probably somewhere in between.</p>
<p>And yeah I agree with kinetix64, they won’t look at the D in his freshmen year. Everyone makes mistakes, they understand that, especially when they see the grades from junior year.</p>
<p>Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>I’m already in a UC myself. Going to UC Berkeley in about a week.</p>
<p>that D is a huge put-off, especially if this person is going to major in something science or mathematical based, or even for basic requirements for a UC. and if digital imaging is a UC fine art, i’d say your friend needs to remake that D or prove she/he is competent in his calc class.
good chance at riverside, santa cruz, and SB. possibly at irvine & slo too.
needs to work a lot harder to get to cal and ucla</p>
<p>Digital imaging is a visual arts approved class.</p>
<p>How would my friend prove his competence in calc when the app is due in november? Would taking calc prevent him from getting auto-rescinded from Ucs?</p>
<p>Redroses,</p>
<p>The average admitted students at Berkeley are significantly stronger than those at UCLA. The average enrolled students at Berkeley are stronger than those at UCLA. Take a look at the data with links below:</p>
<p><a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/freshmen.asp</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof10.htm[/url]”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_fr/Frosh_Prof10.htm</a></p>
<p>Kindly take note that the stats provided by UCLA on their website are for admitted applicants. And historically, admitted applicants have higher/stronger stats than enrolled stats (which Berkeley has provided by on their website.)</p>
<p>I suggest your friend call the admissions office of a couple of UC’s and CSU’s and ask directly whether the D will be a problem. I would hate for him/her to spend a lot of money on application fees only to be rejected everywhere. Because the D is in a required math class and was not retaken, it is my understanding that he has no chance at any of UC’s and the CSU’s are iffy also. Hopefully, I am wrong. </p>
<p>It is a shame the high school counselor didn’t address this issue back in freshman year. It could have been resolved sophomore year or in summer school.</p>
<p>i agree with ohpanda, most of the ucs will be a match to reach. if your sat is as predicted you should get into irvine, sb, sc, and riverside</p>
<p>I heard UCs are quite number based, so although your friend seems to lack ECs, a higher GPA and SAT score would compensate…but it’s pretty good already, so most of them are probably mathes, and for the higher UCs, just try to increase the numbers.</p>
<p>That D is killer, the C doesnt help a lot.</p>
<p>Applying to:
Cal Poly SLO - likely
UC Riverside - likely
UC Santa Cruz - possibly
UCSB - maybe
UC Irvine - maybe
UC San Diego - unlikely
UC Davis - maybe
UCLA - not without a miracle
UC Berkeley - not without a miracle</p>
<p>Like has been said earlier, only your test scores can be changed now. One big problem I see is the fact the he’s Asian which opens up a different statistical pool that involves much higher GPAs, etc. Also, he has 5 Bs Junior year as opposed to the 4 Bs Sophomore year which sadly doesn’t show a steady increase in academic skill, but a mild decrease which turns off a little switch for colleges. This is what I, another applicant this fall, have heard, so don’t feel the need to quote me on this.</p>
<p>Hey! I’m sorry, I don’t know much about UC schools because I’m not from California and I’m not applying to any- so I haven’t done much research on them. But here’s some input: I think your friend should think about raising his SAT I score just a bit, in the 2100 range. As for his grades, the only REAL problem I see is his C and D in his freshman year, but that shouldn’t hurt him TOO much. His course load looks good! But his ECs could be stronger. </p>
<p>I’m sorry if that doesn’t give him much to work with 
but good luck to him!</p>
<p>Your scores (projected) are good, but I’d suggest you take your SAT again for a 2200+ score. Lacking passion. You gotta show the adcoms you’re passionate about somethings! A few things.
Nevertheless, with good essays and LORs and hopefully a near 2100 score- good chance at the univs.</p>