<p>Considering my gpa only, but noting that ecs are good and sat is average, please chance me for the two schools. My UC gpa is not average for ucla but my unweighted is average for usc, but yet on the my chances section, it shows that i have a better chance for ucla than usc. My major is mechanical or aerospace engineering.
USC 9-11 unweighted: 3.83
UC weighted 10-11: 4.15 ... unweighted UC is 3.846</p>
<p>I got a C in AP English junior year both semesters. Will a 4/5 on the exam justify anything? Also, how much do schools like applicants with busy summers? I have a job, volunteering, and two summer classes. Will it look good? Thanks for all the help!
ALSO. will a good senior year with 3 aps and 1 honors help me out in making the C look not so bad (i know it is though)? I predict a 4.5 and 4.6 gpa for senior year! My class rank is 15 out of around 870 ( top 2%) and my school is public and generally very good.<br>
Also please chance me for UCSD, Irvine, and SB. Please feel free to give any advice that you'd think would help me out.</p>
<p>Considering the C and that GPA, here is what I’ve got:</p>
<p>UCSD- high match
UCLA- high match
UC Irvine- match
UCSB- high match/reach
USC- high match/reach</p>
<p>I think the AP exam score should make up for the C, but idk if you can mention it or not. Take more APs!!! I don’t know how you’re going to get that GPA with only 3 APs…even if you get it through weighted honors classes, that isn’t enough. I’m depending on your ECs and scores to get you in, but, overally, I think you’ll be fine. Make sure to check for SAT II, work on essays, and practice the interview!</p>
<p>Thank you! when you say high match, you think i’m a suitable candidate? If so, then why is SB a reach? and i meant 4.5/4.6 just for next year, not for all of high school.</p>
<p>I think you are a suitable candidate, but I say SB is reach because I know that it is a very popular school. But you have a very strong chance! Could you chance me back please?</p>
<p>In my opinion,
UCSD- low reach
UCLA- reach
UC Irvine- match
UCSB- high match, safety
USC- low reach</p>
<p>UCSB is definitely NOT a reach, it’s a high match forsureeeeee. I don’t know what your test scores are, but your grades are above average. UCLA is pretty hard to get into these days. USC isn’t as selective, but it’s still a reach with the 2 C’s. Also, engineering is a pretty competitive major.
Are you taking the majority of APs that your school has to offer? If so, you should be fine. The 4/5 on your AP english will help lessen the impact of the 2 C’s.</p>
<p>Your GPA is good but it depends on what you mean by average SAT, there’s nothing wrong with giving us a number. Assuming that your SAT is around 2000, USC and UCLA are low reaches and the mid UC’s are matches.</p>
<p>I second UCSB not being a reach at all. My friend didn’t have many EC’s at all, and had a 3.6 GPA and a 33 on the ACT and got in. Id say you’re a high match for UCLA and a Low Reach for USC.</p>
<p>Do schools ask for class rank? Because in my school i’m 14 and about 9 seniors from 2013 got into ucla, 6 into berkeley, and about 5 in the prestigious privates. So considering that, do you think my chances are higher for whatever schools?</p>
<p>For UCLA engineering, they mostly care about your math scores on the ACT or SAT and Math II on the subject tests. My son applied four years ago to UCLA for aerospace engineering. He was accepted but declined to attend. (He did not apply to USC). He had 4.0 UW GPA, 4.22 W Math score on ACT 35 and Math II subject test score 800. So if your math scores are good on the standardized tests I think you are in pretty good shape. Engineering is much more competitive than other majors.</p>
<p>A ‘C’ won’t hurt if there’s a reason behind it - you’re naturally not good at languages, your teacher’s teaching style doesn’t suit your learning style and so on.
Give a shot at the schools by showing who you really are. Write an essay that showed what you’re proudest about yourself, like being able to self-reflect deeply, very caring for the community…and so on.</p>
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<li><p>You should have more EC if you haven’t already done so:
it shows that you could handle rigorous workload while maintaining an active life</p></li>
<li><p>Rigorous workload should be compared to the context of your school → if your school offers 9 AP courses, taking 3 is not that good. If your school doesn’t even offer AP courses and you took 3, that’s impressive.</p></li>
<li><p>As long as your SAT is above 25th percentile of accepted people, you are fine. You may choose to improve on it, but it’s not necessary. Only improve on it if you have the time.</p></li>
<li><p>You should show your focus - passion on a subject? love for community service? like writing stories in your free time? Unless you love studying for AP exams and doing SAT papers, you should focus on that and show the universities what you’ve got.</p></li>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>edit: well if you really do love studying for exams…you could try to write that I guess, that’s actually unique.</p>
<p>please answer post 15 someone! and my question about ranks
“Do schools ask for class rank? Because in my school i’m 14 and about 9 seniors from 2013 got into ucla, 6 into berkeley, and about 5 in the prestigious privates. So considering that, do you think my chances are higher for whatever schools?”</p>
Make sure to check for SAT II, work on essays, and practice the interview!</p>