Chance me for the UCs in SoCal please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a resident of Southern California and my main goals are to get accepted to either UCSB or UCI, with UCLA being the high reach, and UCR as the sort-of-safety. Of course the CSUs in SoCal are my definite safety, but I am plan on attending at least one of those four UCs I listed if I get accepted to any of them.
Can someone please chance me for UCSB, UCI, UCR, and UCLA? UCSD too if you want. I plan on applying as a pre-bio major.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.25 W, 3.83 UW
UC GPA: 4.21
SAT: 1700 (CR 570, M 590, W 540) (Retaking in Nov.)</p>

<p>MY extracurriculars include:
-103 hours of community service spent at a local hospital (117 total)
-Cross-Country for 4 years (Varsity since Junior year)
-Track for 4 years (Varsity since Sophomore year)
-Drama program for one semester (starred in one play)
-FFA Club for one year
-Health Club for two years
-Telescope Operators Club for two years
-Orchestra Program (Freshman & Senior Year)
-AVID Program for two years
-Talent Search Program for two years
-AP Scholar
-3 consecutive years in my school's honor society (GPA oriented)
-Currently employed at a fast food restaurant
-Top 2% of my class out of 544 students</p>

<p>P.S. I know my SAT score is relatively low compared to my GPA, and my only excuse is that I couldn't find time to put aside to study with my classes, my focus on running, and my employment to juggle with. I'm expecting to improve quite a bit for my next test though.</p>

<p>Any advice is greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>improve on your SAT and you’ll be fine for those, although UCLA could be sometimes unpredictable :slight_smile: i would love to have your GPA doe…</p>

<p>chance me too if you can
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1701066-can-i-get-into-ivys-uc-berkeley-or-ucla-with-this-score.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1701066-can-i-get-into-ivys-uc-berkeley-or-ucla-with-this-score.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Agree your SAT is low but great GPA. UCSD is low reach. UCLA is a reach and UCI/UCSB are high match/low reach. Improve that SAT and you will have better chances at those schools. </p>

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<p>What if I somehow don’t improve on my SAT? Would I still have a chance?</p>

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<p>If you do not improve, you will need to rethink your list of schools. There is no reason not to apply to the UC’s you have listed, just have some Matches and Safeties for backup and which you are willing to attend.</p>

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<p>I improved my SAT score to 1810. Have my chances drastically improved as well? Or would it be relatively the same?</p>

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<p>With the SAT of 1810, UCLA/UCSD are still reaches. UCI/UCSB: High Matches UCR: Match</p>

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<p>The low SAT will hurt you in more ways than one.</p>

<p>The colleges you’re applying to will believe your school has some serious grade inflation considering your low SAT score and great GPA.</p>