Chance me at 7 UC's

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - GENERAL
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Gpa: unweighted: 3.87, weighted + capped 4.25
ACT: 35
8 AP Courses + many honors but they don’t count for UC
SAT II’s: Bio 770, Math 760, US History 720

ECs:

  • Varsity Swim 4 years
    -part-time restaurant job 3 years
    -President of NHS (2 years)
    -Club swimming (2 years)
    -Summer Program at UCLA - spend summer after junior year at UCLA and took two bio UCLA courses and got A and B+
    -Job Shadowing at hospital
    -Volunteering at Yoga studio (2 years)

AP Tests:
5 on World History and US History
4 on Bio and Lang

Major: Bio

Region: Out of State, NY

Applying to 7 UC’s bc why not, what are my chances @

  • UCLA
    -UCB
    -UCSB
    -UCSD
    -UCI
    -UCD
    -UCSC
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Can you pay full out-of-state costs? Can you do that and have money left over for medical school (seems like your intent based on job shadowing at a hospital and biology major)?

UCs do not offer need-based financial aid to out-of-state students. There are merit scholarships, but most are relatively small compared to the out-of-state list price (exception: Regents’ scholarship at UCB, but that should be considered a high reach for all applicants).

If the financial aspect is ok, then see http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-general/2127392-faq-uc-historical-frosh-admit-rates-by-hs-gpa-2018.html for historical admit rates by GPA.

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2018 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 4.20 or above capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 37%
UCLA: 41%
UCSD: 70%
UCSB: 80%
UCD: 89%
UCI: 75%
UCSC: 92%
UCR: 96%
UCM: 98%

2019 UC capped weighted GPA averages along with 25th-75th percentile range:
UCB: 4.23 (4.15-4.30)
UCLA: 4.25 (4.18-4.32)
UCSD: 4.16 (4.03-4.28)
UCSB: 4.16 (4.04-4.28)
UCI: 4.13 (4.00-4.25)
UCD: 4.13 (4.00-4.26)
UCSC: 3.96 (3.76-4.16)
UCR: 3.90 (3.69-4.11)
UCM: 3.73 (3.45-4.00)

25th - 75th percentiles for ACT composite + language arts
UCB: 28-35
UCLA: 29-35
UCSD: 26-34
UCSB: 26-34
UCD: 24-33
UCI: 24-34
UCSC: 24-32
UCR: 21-30
UCM: 18-26

Overall you are a competitive applicant for all the UC’s. If affordability is an issue, then hopefully you have other financial safeties on your list. Expect to pay full fees at $65K/year but you are competitive for Regents/Chancellor scholarships which could make a small dent in your costs.

Best of luck.