Chance an African American at the UC's

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me at: UC-Davis, UC-Irvine, UC-Santa Barbra, UC-Riverside, and UC-San Diego and can you also chance me at Pepperdine and Occidental(heard it is a good school in cali?) I really want to go to school in Cali so any recommendations are extremely helpful<br>
NJ-Public High School- OOS
African American- Parents born in Ethiopia
UW GPA- 3.1
W GPA- 3-4
2 C's sophomore year in honors class, had some trouble but a huge upward trend!
SAT: Math-700 CR-660 Writing-640
Overall- 2000
APs: Biology-3 Economics-5
Taking AP Stat and AP Psych
Honors: Geometry, Algebra 2, Chemistry</p>

<p>EC'S
Lacrosse 9-10
Volleyball 11-12
-Went to Ethiopia both Junior and Senior year to work with an orphanage, and also created a blog. Wrote a great essay on my trip, and have a great recommendation.
-Stock Market Club 9-12
-treasurer 11th grade
- VP Senior year
-Model UN
-11-12
-Secretary Senior year
-Over 75 hours working with the Boys and Girls Club
-Club CERT- Certifies you to help with emergencies in your area such as earthquakes tornados etc
-Treasurer of the Senior Class</p>

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<p>UCs don’t have affirmative action, but they do look at socioeconomic situations and have holistic admissions so they will be interested in your essays. I really don’t know how people do OOS, since they are full pay, there are more and more getting in.</p>

<p>First and most important is to see if you meet qualifications. Did you calculate that gpa using the UC method? You have to have a 3.4 for OOS. Honors don’t count for weighting for OOS. Only your 2 APs taken soph or jr year will.</p>

<p>Second most important. Are your parents willing to pay full cost?</p>

<p>I think your gpa is on the low end for Occidental, scores are in range. EC is marked Very Important there so make your essays reflect how you will be contributing to the campus life. It is a small college so they will want active people, I’m sure. Pepperdine is a strange place so be very sure you know what you are getting into and it is the right fit for you. Easier to get into than Occidental, I think.</p>

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<p>I will be able to pay the tuition </p>

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<p>UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine,: reach
UC Santra Babra, UC Riverside: match
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