<p>I am entering my senior year at a fairly prominent public school in Huntington Beach, CA.
I would like to know my chances for the following schools:
-UCB
-UCLA
-UCD
-UCSB
-UCSD
-UCI
-UCSC
-SDSU
-USD</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA:2.97
Weighted GPA: 3.05
SAT Total: 1790 (CR 620, M 560, W 610)
-(planning on retaking the SAT in October)
Extracurriculars:
- 2 years of varsity wrestling
- 2 years of varsity surf
-1 year member of national honors society
- held a job as a warehouse associate for two years
- had a summer job as a surf instructor
Courses:
- Honors English freshman and Sophomore year, went down to regular English for a semester (received an A) in junior year then second semester and received a B in AP English 3 (AP score: 3)
- accelerated geometry freshman year, alg 2/trig sophomore year, precalc junior.
-D in chemistry one semester A in chem second semester
- 3 years of Spanish
Senior year Courses:
-AP calc ab
-AP Econ/gov
-AP English 4</p>
<p>Intended majors: English, Political Science</p>
<p>Please give me feedback! </p>
<p>The one listed as weighted is my UC GPA. and what are your thoughts about ucsc sdsu and usd?</p>
<p>UCB High Reach
UCLA High Reach
UCD Mid Reach
UCSB Mid Reach
UCSD Mid Reach
UCI Low Reach
UCSC High Match
SDSU Low Reach
USD High Match
Honestly I think you would be better off going to a CC and then transferring because your GPA is hurting you big time. UCB and UCLA are super longshots but like I said I’d recommend a CC if you have your heart set on a UC</p>
<p>UCB/UCLA/UCSD: High Reach
UCI/UCD/UCSB: Reach
USD/SDSU/UCSC: Low Reach</p>
<p>Your GPA is too low for the UC’s. You might have a chance at UCR/UCM if you can get your SAT score up to 1900 and you write stellar essays. SDSU is also very competitive with an average GPA of 3.7 and USD is 3.8. You should look at some other Cal States such as San Marcos, Channel Islands, East Bay, Stanislaus, Dominguez Hills etc… or like the above poster stated start at a Community College and transfer. Good Luck.</p>
<p>I know my GPA is really low, and it kills most of my chances, but many of my english teachers have remarked that I posses superior writing skills compared to my fellow classmates; so I am hoping if i spend enough time on my personal statement ill be able to produce a rather impressive one. In addition I am currently studying religiously for the SAT and am predicting (through inferences made from my current practice test scores) to score around a 2100. Would the procurement of a high SAT score help to see that admission officers look past my low gpa for the ucsc sdsu and usd? </p>
<p>I have to say that UCLA, UCB, and UCSD are not reaches; they are out of reach for you (unless they are recruiting you for varsity sports). It’s the difference between unlikely and impossible. Your UC-weighted GPA barely crosses the 3.0 mark for basic in-state eligibility for any campus in the UC system. It is at least a full grade point below the typical GPA for students admitted to the most elite campuses. I’d say that Davis, UCSB and UCI are probably reaches for you, since you wouldn’t qualify for consideration within a “local context,” and your community probably sends plenty of students to all the UCs. UCSC is a high-match/low-reach, and Riverside no better than a match. Merced is probably a match for you. Are finances an issue? If not, then I’d start exploring other private colleges and some public colleges outside of CA.</p>
<p>@Reacher123, my son had about a 3.1 (4.0’s and up from around second semester sophomore year) and 1900 (highest in writing) with decent EC’s (varsity captain x2, regional MVP, club sport, student government, yearbook editor x2) and he ended up wait listed at Riverside, declined at SDSU, SB and SC. That was three years ago. He was ultimately accepted off the wait list at Riverside, and into some decent but expensive privates.</p>
<p>You should try, but also include some real safeties. </p>
<p>@Reacher123: SDSU will not accept essays, so they will not help you. They base their admissions on an (EI) eligibility index (UC GPA x 800) + (SAT Math + SAT Critical Reading). They will start with the highest EI for each major and work their way down until all the seats are filled. An EI of 4000 or greater puts you in good standing. </p>
<p>Yes, if you can get a good SAT score it will help offset the lower GPA. Unfortunately, GPA is weighed more heavily than tests scores, since GPA is a reflection of your academics over a 3 year period while a test score is only 1 day in your academic career. I would apply to UCSC/UCR/UCM/SDSU/USD if you want, but you need to look into other schools which would be a match for your STATS such as some the other Cal States, Whittier College, La Verne University, Azusa Pacific etc… Use the supermatch tool and put in your current stats find some Match schools. </p>
<p>The AP score of 3 for English is not that outstanding and the fact you went down to regular english for a semester doesn’t help. I feel like a potential English major should be getting A’s in AP English and at least a 4</p>
<p>bumpidy bump bump, bump bump! </p>
<p>Cross all of the UC’s off of your list as well as SDSU. Riverside is a big maybe. SDSU is already impacted and their average GPA is really high. USD might admit you if you have a good essay, and lots of cash to attend, but you’ve said that you can write essays, so my question is: if your writing skills are so good, why didn’t this come through on the SAT? It would have and should have. </p>