Asian Male
3.4 GPA UW 3.7 W (yes i know its low but my school is known to be extremely hard and it is the #1 school in California)
32 ACT and 1440 SAT
Will have taken 6 APs (AP Comp Sci, AP Lang, APUSH, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Stats)
FBLA President (next year)
Key Club Cabinet for 3 years (Division Level Leadership)
Ecology Club Treasurer
ASB for 2 years
Boys State Attendee 2019
Paid Jobs at a solar company and domestic violence shelter
Congressional Intern for a well-known Congresswoman
Leadership roles in congressional campaigns
Intern at a political advocacy firm
Model United Nations
Black Belt 2nd Degree (9 years)
Have taken 12 community college classes
Majoring in criminology or political science
Thanks for all the Help!!!
You need to calculate your UC GPA capped weighted, Unweighted and Fully weighted: https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
SAT subject tests?
UC’s tend to be GPA focused so going to a competitive HS will be considered but you will be still at a disadvantage.
Do you have any safety schools?
2018 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.40-3.79 capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 1%
UCLA: 2%
UCSD: 7%
UCSB: 8%
UCI: 7%
UCD: 14%
UCSC: 33%
UCR: 49%
UCM: 82%
2018 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19 capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 10%
UCLA: 9%
UCSD: 34%
UCSB: 38%
UCD: 41%
UCI: 38%
UCSC: 70%
UCR: 84%
UCM: 95%
2018 UC capped weighted GPA averages:
UCB: 4.23
UCLA: 4.23
UCSD: 4.16
UCSB: 4.13
UCI: 4.13
UCD: 4.11
UCSC: 3.96
UCR: 3.81
UCM: 3.71
2018 Data:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT:
UCB: 1360-1540
UCLA: 1340-1540
UCSD: 1300-1520
UCSB: 1270-1500
UCD: 1220-1480
UCI: 1230-1490
UCSC: 1210-1450
UCR: 1130-1380
UCM: 1020-1280
25th - 75th percentiles for ACT:
UCB: 30-35
UCLA: 31-35
UCSD: 28-34
UCSB: 28-34
UCD: 26-33
UCI: 26-33
UCSC: 26-32
UCR: 22-30
UCM: 19-26
my UC gpa is a 3.7
Target UC’s would UC Merced, Riverside and Santa Cruz. Although stats alone will not determine your chances, they do give you an indication of how you compare. 2019 stats will be released late January/early February, past the application period for the UC’s so apply to any schools of interest but have some solid safety schools on your list that you are willing to attend no matter what. Also look over the Decison threads from this year’s incoming Freshman class to see how students in your GPA range fared.
Some good safety schools would be Sacramento State (excellent location for your major), your local Cal state (since you get priority). Also consider Loyola Marymount and Occidental college since they will consider LOR’s and your EC’s more heavily in their decisions.
UC GPA of 3.7 is capped weighted or fully weighted?
Do you know how you compare to the median/top of your class? Even if your school doesn’t rank, there should be some indication of how you perform relative to the rest of the class in the school profile. Colleges will look at this to help judge your GPA. It does help contextualize why you have a GPA that is low relative to your standardized test scores (similar situation as many at my daughter’s school, which is also somewhere up there in the CA rankings.)
Capped
I think the GPA will hurt you but your extra curricular a are very impressive so you definitely have a chance. You are compared with other students at your school so if GPAs are consistently low then they might overlook some of it. Test scores are also excellent so I think that you definitely have a good shot at a lot of the schools on your list. Good luck!