Chance me for UCLA + a few others!

Half Vietnamese, Half Mexican male here! My dream school is UCLA, but I would also like to go to Brown, NYU, UC Irvine, or Cal. I go to a good public high school in suburban Los Angeles.

GPA: 4.27 (UC) 3.96 (UW)
SAT: 1510 (770 RW, 740 M)
APs: Art History (4), English Lang (5), US History (5), Spanish (4)
Planned APs: Physics C, Calc AB, Psych, English Lit
CC Classes: I took Java programming over the summer between 10th and 11th grade. Also took Intro to Business and Principals of Marketing as dual enrollment.

ECs: - Started a non-profit that brings private tutoring and SAT prep to 6 libraries in my community. (20 staff, over 100 students)

  • Have a job at Los Angeles County (Dept. Child Support Services Student Worker)
  • Created a game on the App Store
  • Started small programming and web design business.
  • School Tutor for ESL and disabled students

Misc: - National Hispanic Recognition Program

Major choice: I don’t really have a major in mind, but I might apply as either a Spanish or Poli Sci major.

You are a competitive applicant but you should consider UCLA a Reach school. uC’s do not consider Race/Ethnicity in their admission decisions. UCI looks like a Match school but you need a couple of safeties.
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%

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

Best of Luck.

Your profile is very interesting, and you have the potential to stand out against the field. How you do plan to approach your essays?

Georgetown or Tufts perhaps if you’re interested in Political Science?