I am a white female living in Southern California. Considering majoring in Psychology.
Weighted gpa: 3.97
SAT score: 2040 Math: 650 English: 690 Writing: 720
SAT subject tests: Spanish: 620 English: 650 US History: 690 (may not report)
APs i have taken (11 total): AP human geography (4), AP euro history (3), AP Psychology (5), AP US history (4), Ap Spanish (5), AP English Language (4)
Currently in senior year taking: AP gov, AP econ, AP art history, AP english literature, and AP biology.
I have also taken honors english 9 and 10, honors biology, and honors physiology.
Extra Activities/Volunteer work:
Cross country and track and field 2012-2014
National English Honors Society
National Spanish Honors society
Young life club at school (religious)
Interact club at school (through the rotary club in my community)
National Assistance League (charity league) 2012-2015
-secretary 2014
-senior advisor 2015
Camp Counselor at vacation bible school day camp 2009-2015
Counselor in training/ Intensive Leadership 3 week program with the YMCA at YMCA Camp Tulequoia
Youth Group at church 2009-2015
CSF member 2012-2015
CSF officer (publicity) 2015
Thousand Oaks Youth Commission Recreation Activities Planning board
Campaign Volunteer work for the Mayor of Thousand Oaks and the County Supervisor 2010-2015
Awards:
Scholar athlete award x5 (for each season of xc and track)
Largely surpassing required number of service hours required for the Assistance League (20 were required and i did 50)
Cal Poly SLO is my dream school but i am applying to most of the UCs and some out of states as well. Mind you my major is psychology (not as competitive as let’s say engineering at cal poly).
For both UC and CP GPA, you can only use 4 AP/IB classes (8 semesters worth) for the extra honors points, so I think 4.13 is correct.
Based on your stats, SLO looks like a Match school but Psych only has about a 15% acceptance rate so a pretty tough admission. I would apply ED for the best chances.
For the rest of the UC’s:
UCB/UCLA: Low Reach
UCD/UCSB: High Match/Match
UCI: Match
UCR/UCSC: Low Match
UCM: Safety
You are a competitive applicant but with the UC’s many times it is difficult to predict admission results. You have also picked a extremely popular major at all the schools.
Oh ok, that changes it quite a bit. I would pretty much agree with gumbymom’s results, but I would say UCSB and Davis is a match and not a high match. SD would be a high match in my opinion.
With a 4.25 CP GPA and 1340/1600 SAT, you are a very strong candidate for SLO - Your odds of acceptance are very good. If you are confident CP is your #1, use ED to lock up your spot early. Note though, ED isn’t a blood pact… they won’t force you to attend if you change your mind down the road. You can read about it here:
“Please note: Early Decision applicants will receive notification of their admission status in mid-December and those selected must accept or decline Cal Poly’s offer of admission by January 15th”
So, you’ll have an abbreviated window to make your commitment in January of next year. They don’t say for sure, but, I imagine, If you decline, you are out for the RD round. If you commit in Jan, you need to send a check to keep your spot. If you change your mind, no one will show up to collect your first born but, they will keep your money. It will have no impact on your admission to other schools.
For UCs, your SAT is a little light for UCB, UCLA and UCSD. Another 100 SAT points and a solid essay could tip the balance in your favor. You are an above average candidate for UCD, UCI and UCSB. They each give signififcant weight to non-academic qualifications so, each could go either way. UCSC, R and M, you are close to a lock…
There are no guarantees in UC admissions so, apply broadly.
@eca1998: If you apply ED to SLO, get accepted and then opt not to accept by the January deadline, you are done with SLO. You will not be considered for RD and in the past years, if you turn down ED, you cannot reapply for 2 years (not sure this is the case anymore). Even if you accept ED, you can get out of the decision due to a compelling medical or financial reason.