Chance me for UC's please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I plan on applying to UCLA (dream school), UCI, UCSD, and UCSB and majoring in Microbiology and Immunology</p>

<p>GPA W- 4.13 UW- 3.7
SAT: 1630, I am aware that this is low, I plan on taking it again in October
ACT: 27
Class Rank: 12/397</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses:
Additional 0 period Economics
Into to Health Careers
AP Calculus
AP English 12
AP Government
ASB Leadership
AP Environmental Science
Additional 7th period Theatre Productions Class</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Biology
Ceramics
AP English 11
ASB Leadership
Calculus
US History
Additional 7th period Theatre Productions Class</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Spanish 3
Honors Chemistry
Honors English
AP World History
Pre-Calculus
PE
Additional 7th period Theatre Productions Class</p>

<p>ECs:
Key Club (10-12) Key Club Treasurer (12)
NHS (11-12)
Link Crew (11-12)
ASB - Junior Vice President
ASB - Head Commisioner of Spirit and Rally
CSF (10-12) CSF Treasurer (12)
UNICEF (12)
Volunteered 600+ hours at a summer youth camp (10-12)</p>

<p>Hook:
First Generation Citizen
Very low income family
Only sibling to go to go to college (5 older brothers dropped out of high school)
Mexican/Costa Rican</p>

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<p>If you’re a California resident and can raise the SAT score to 1800+, I want to say you have a great shot at UCLA. With your ACT, GPA and ECs, I’m fairly certain you can get into UCSB, UCSD and UCI.</p>

<p>Obviously I could easily be mistaken, it’s just my insight. You should also look into UCR as a safety, for a worst case situation.</p>

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<p>What is your UC GPA? <a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/&lt;/a&gt;
If you have a UC GPA of 4.0 or greater, you would still need an SAT of around 2100+ for a good chance at UCLA.
See the Freshman Profile for UCLA and UCSD:
<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof14.htm”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_fr/Frosh_Prof14.htm&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/san-diego/freshman-profile/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/san-diego/freshman-profile/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>UCLA/UCSD: Reach (Unless you increase that SAT)
UCI: High Match (UCI likes Higher GPA’s vs. SAT)
UCSB: High Match/Low Reach (UCSB likes High SAT’s vs. GPA)
UCSC could be a Match and UCR your safety.
You should also consider SDSU or CSULB as good Safeties if you are in-state California.</p>

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<p>The UC system does not use affirmative action to admit students so the Hispanic thing isn’t given an advantage.</p>

<p>I think you need to consider Riverside and Merced because your scores are not competitive for the top UC’s nor for SDSU or Long Beach. You’re going to have to up those SATs to at least a 2000, minimum, sorry.</p>

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<p>Update: I do have safeties on my list such as CSULB, CSUF, although I do believe I could get into UC’s because our top 20 at our school usually get in UCI and UCSB and I am taking the most challenging classes at my school, something my valedictorian isn’t even doing. But I am aware UCLA is a reach because usually only our top 10 get into it and I am rank 12. Just wanted to give you guys more of a background of the statistics at my school</p>