<p>I'm so scared now.. I heard my friend with perfect stats (2380, 3.97 UW GPA..) applied to UC Berk, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, and even UC Irvine because he was scared that he would not get into any of them!!!!</p>
<p>I was confident I would get into at least UCSD or UC Berk, but now I'm not so sure anymore.. I'm pretty confident about my stats for UCSD, but still..</p>
<p>Can anyone chance me? Does anyone know what GPAs / SAT stats look like for UCSD students?! Please help!!</p>
<p>Race: Korean - 1st generation in America (parents only speak Korean)
UC GPA (Weighted) : 4.21
UC GPA (Unweighted) : 3.79</p>
<p>APs Taken Total: 3 (+4 from senior year)
Honors Taken Total: 2 (+1 from senior year)</p>
<p>SAT I : 2240 ( 760R / 710W / 770M )
SAT IIs : 800 Math II / 790 Korean / 750 Bio-M / 710 Lit</p>
<p>A-G Courses: 48</p>
<p>Community Service Hours: 250+</p>
<p>Leadership:
Badminton (Varsity) Captain
Vice President of 2 clubs</p>
<p>Awards & Honors:
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Semi-Finalist
Won 2 regional speech & debate tournaments</p>
<p>Activities:
Speech and Debate (4 years)
Badminton (2 years)
Student Legislative Council (1 year)</p>
<p>Hooks / Hardships:
Mother suffered from heavy injury to legs, I had to live alone for 6 mths
Have not lived with father for majority of life (the past 8 years)</p>
<p>If you are an ELC qualifier (assuming you are in-state and top 4%) why would you not check off a box and pay $60 to one more school? I think your chances are excellent at both schools on your list…</p>
<p>Yes you would be in the stack of qualified applicants for Berk or La but there are only so many slots. It’s anyone’s guess if you’ll be chosen from that stack of equally qualified top applicants. Also UC admissions have been wavering all over the place over the past 5 years. the number of acceptance letters from these schools has been generallt decreasing over the past few years- so don’t stress too much about what friends say. </p>
<p>And there are a billion asians with similar first gen family hardship stories so being Korean isn’t much of a shoe in. </p>
<p>So QUICK APPLY TO A FEW MORE-- it’s only a few boxes to check. </p>
<p>This is the list I give to cali kids to apply to as backups etc:
UCSD, Irvine, Davis, SB, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU ---------- All credible, clean, decent schools and you can always try for a transfer after your first year!</p>
<p>You’ll be okay. Your credentials are solid and I would be surprised if you were rejected-- even at UCB. You should be a shoo-in at UCSD. The “guaranteed admission” deadline for ELC applicants at UCD, UCSB, UCI, UCR, and UCM has passed. Use the link listed below if you want to see stats profiles at the various UC’s:</p>
<p>Here’s my thought: You’re better off having only listed UCB/UCSD as your choices; even though these schools have “independent” admissions reviews, don’t kid yourself thinking they don’t know how many UCs you’ve applied to. The fact is, if you list 6 UC campuses you’re “willing” to attend, guess what, they will accomodate you at one of the second tier schools. You have forced these guys to consider you for the top schools. Good luck.</p>