Chance for UCs - lack of ECs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances for getting into UC schools this fall? I plan to apply to UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, and UC Berkeley (doubt I'll get into UCB). My number 1 school is UC Davis.</p>

<p>State: California
Ethnicity: Filipino
Gender: Female
Rank: 1/~550 (I also got the letter saying I may qualify for ELC, which I already know I qualify for because of my rank)
GPA: 4.00 uw. ~4.33 w. UC GPA ~4.4</p>

<p>Courses taken (* notes extra point towards my GPA):
Freshman year:
*Pre-Calculus H - A/A
Conceptual Physics H - A-/A-
PE 9 - A/A
English 9 H - A/A
Spanish 1 - A+/A+
Computer Apps (one semester) - A+
Intro to Desktop Publishing (one semester) - A+</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
PE 10 - A+/A+
World Civ H - A+/A+
*AP Calculus AB - A-/A- (3 on AP exam)
Spanish 2 - A+/A+
Biology H - A+/A+
English 10 H - A+/A+</p>

<p>Junior Year:
*AP US History - A-/A-
*AP Statistics - A-/A-
Spanish 3 - A/A
*Chemistry H - A-/A
*AP English Language - A/A
Psychology - A+/A+</p>

<p>Planned senior year: AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Physics, Biotech, Spanish 4, Photography</p>

<p>The only AP Class I haven't taken are AP Art, AP Spanish, AP French, and AP German.</p>

<p>PSAT: 187
SAT: 1880 (680 Math, 550 CR, 650 W) (I plan to retake this in the fall)
SAT Subject Tests: Just took in June, so I don't know my score yet. I think I got around or above 700 for both of them (Math II and US History)</p>

<p>EC: This is the problem. I joined a club that started this year, and I've been a member of the National Honor Society since my sophomore year. Besides for that, I have nothing. No sports, no volunteer work, etc. No one told me the importance of ECs so I didn't bother with them.</p>

<p>Did I screw myself up? How much will ELC help me?</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for responding!</p>

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<p>No one can chance me?</p>

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<p>SAT score could pose a problem, so it’s hard to say</p>

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<p>UC Davis - match/slight reach
UCSC, UCSD - match
UC Irvine, UCSB - if you are ELC, then you are accepted; except Nursing and Engineering at UCSB. Info valid for 2007 at the least, my S was in ELC and received acceptance-like letters from 4 UCs - Irvine, SB, Riverside, & Merced(?). I have the impression that it is not always the same UC’s that offer straight admission to ELC students every year.<br>
UCB - slight reach/reach, depending on your intended major. You might have a higher chance if you go for L&S.</p>

<p>About EC’s, try to get an officer position at NHS and/or the other club, that should help.</p>

<p>About SAT, try to do some practice tests before you sit for the one in Fall. And consider canceling the score if you believe that you are not going to get anything better than your current one.</p>

<p>Your grades are good. Just continue to do well next year. Good luck.</p>