Chance me for UCLA

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SoCal resident
Biology SAT: 750
World History SAT:750
SAT 1400: 630 english, 770 math, 20 essay
UC GPA: 4.8
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
AP scores: Environmental Science (5), Human Geography (5), Biology (5), World History (4), Chemistry (5), APUSH (5), Pyschology (5), English language (4), Calculus AB (5)

currently enrolled in three AP classes, 3 college courses, ASB
president of at least three clubs all three years
fellow for a political campaign in 2016 election (100+ hours leadership)
youth rep at local city council
200+ volunteering hours at local Emergency Room

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You are competitive applicant overall (GPA/Test scores) but still consider it a Reach school since it had a 14.1% acceptance rate this past year. Your SAT EBRW score might be of concern. Any plans to retake?

Best of luck and spend time on your personal insight essays and make them standout.

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Question: is it possible to have a UC GPA of 4.8 ( I thought it was capped at 8 semesters of AP/Honors/IB).

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@socaldad2002: UCLA will also consider the fully weighted UC GPA (unlimited extra honors points) but with a 4.0 UW GPA, OP’s UC capped weighted is probably a 4.4 which is competitive. Yes, possible to have a fully weighted UC GPA of 4.8.

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In order to be at 4.8 fully weighted, s/he would have to have 80% of their classes be weighted classes. And of course, get As on all the classes. So if s/he took 10 a-g classes over 10th and 11th grade, and if 8 of them were say AP classes, then 4.8 is achievable with all As.

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Yes plans to retake

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That is what happened 7 APs and honors precalculus

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That is what happened 7 APs and honors precalculus

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You’re in pretty good shape, but I would try and get that SAT up especially the English part.

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retook the SAT now composite 1430 with 690 english 740 math

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Better but still consider it a Reach school.

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When it comes chancing UC schools why not just use the UC’s own official chancing site:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/admissions-source-school
Keep in mind for all Ca high schools the admission rate to UCLA is the same-- around 14%. It doesn’t matter if the school has an average SAT of 900 or 1500 the applicants enjoy the same odds.
If the OP is among the top 5% of school’s applicants to UCLA he/she would be a shoo-in.