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<li>very strong EC's, leadership, and I have been in most of my activities/community service since freshmen year. Ranked around 10 out of 750 at my school. And also, my senior year courseload is slightly easier than my soph/junior year courseloads, will this have a huge impact on admission chances? Applying to UCLA, UCB, UCD, UCI, UCR, UCSD, and UCSB. Please chance me, thank you!</li>
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<p>I’d say you are a very good match depending on what type of high school you are applying from. Your percentile is better than mine also so you are probably in the upper half of the applicant pool. I got in with very similar stats to you with a slightly higher GPA but higher test scores. You should be fine. I’d say higher than a 50/50 chance. Your high school actually matters a lot toward your admission. If you are applying from a school with 40+ people having over a 4.0 GPA then your chances decrease. But since you are so high in rank I’d say you are a very good match although your test scores could be better. </p>
<p>Haha thanks. My high school is definitely up there. Im just nervous, however, about how much they weight senior year courseload. I originally had 3 AP’s senior year but I had to level down one of them because i wasnt doing so well.</p>
<p>Should I submit both my ACT and SAT? or just ACT?
ACT was 31 (36 Math, 31 writing, 28 reading, 27 science)
SAT 2040 (680 math, 640 CR, 720 writing)</p>
<p>I’m not an expert on this, but if it were me, I’d be inclined to submit both – the concordance table shows that a 31 = 2060, so the scores are very close. </p>
<p>By submitting both, it shows more depth to me, and it highlights different strengths. It also allows UCLA to use the score that they consider the strongest, and that makes their averages look the best, which I would not discount in terms of importance.</p>
<p>Submit both. The schools only use the highest scores. My kid had a 4.00 unweighted, but a 4.43 weighted GPA and similar test scores (SAT2 780) and he applied to and got accepted to UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona for engineering. He did not want to go to a school that was out of reasonable driving distance from home. He ultimately chose Cal Poly SLO for the hands on teaching methodology and focus on undergraduates. He was very happy to have a lot of choices.</p>
<p>Considering the similarities of your stats and EC’s etc., I think that you are in for most of those schools. In fact, for UCI you should get honors admission like my kid did. With regards to Berkeley, I can’t figure out what they want – I’ve seen kids with OK stats get in and other kids with amazing stats get rejected. I think that Berkeley relies more on essays than other schools.</p>
<p>Submit both! Your math in SAT1 is not strong, but your Math in ACT is strong. You should be get in both UCB and LA in L&S. You did not list your AP scores, I assume they are all good.</p>
<p>Thanks for your comments. I had another question regarding applying into L&S versus Engineering as an undergrad. Are applicants applying to each college sent to different locations for review, that is, are engineering applicants reviewed separately from L&S applicants? Are there two different application review centers per college or are all applications thrown into a big pile and reviewed at one center? And if so, would that mean you are essentially competing with people applying from your school under the same college oyu are applying for, so no need to worry about engineering applicants from your school if youre applying under L&S?</p>
<p>Check ASkMsSun’s reply for number 4 question.</p>
<p>Engineering is more competitive than L&S. Engineering students take different path of math/scieence courses than L&S students.
The applications should be reviewed by each college.</p>
<p>You look pretty much in. Little worried on senior course load; thats where students make their big pushes. Students generally tend to improve rigor yr by yr, but good job. Most likely accepted. Chance back?</p>
<p>The thing is, this is the reason why I am really worried.</p>
<p>My freshmen schedule was:
English I Honors
Algebra 2/Trig Honors
Biology
Spanish II
Adv Orchestra</p>
<p>sophomore:
AP European History
AP Chem
Honors Pre-cal (UC approved hon)
Spanish III
English II Honors
Adv Orhcestra</p>
<p>junior:
AP Psychology
AP US History
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
Spanish III
Adv Orchestra</p>
<p>senior:
AP Government/Politics
AP Phsyics B
Introductory Statistics
Advanced Composition
Adv Orchestra</p>
<p>^^ would my senior year be a legitimate reason for my rejection. I was originally in AP Statistics but I had to level down because i was receiving a poor grade. I have only 2 AP’s my senior year and an Advanced english class. I explained in my additional comments section I lessened, but maintained, the rigor of my senior year to dedicate time to a weekly college workshop I attended in the fall and to help my sister in her sophomore courses (she is reallly struggling and receiving poor grades). My sophomore and junior schedule is much harder than most of the students at my school (very few took 3 weighetd, then 4 weighted soph/junir year), however, my senior year tends to be a bit easier than most (with most seniors taking around 3-4 APs). Will they balance out the rigor of my entire high school courses? or just look for a progressively harder?</p>
<p>It could be stronger, but there’s nothing you can do about it anyway. You are fine.
however, if you manage to get in, please don’t start pulling C’s-D’s 2nd semester…its always sad to read those threads in the spring where people get their admission’s revoked.</p>
<p>thank you so much for the advice… and yes!! i will definitely make sure to maintain my grades, i’ve read a ton of those posts on here where many people who get accepted are rescinded :/</p>