<p>@ Mangiafuoco - I don’t know what my son’s uncapped UC-GPA was, and I never knew precisely what the uncapped was. He was pleasantly surprised by how generously they weighted some of his sophomore classes, since the weighting of “honors” classes seemed designed for CA public high schools, not Eastern private ones. I doubt that the uncapped GPA was much higher. He was not applying to “impacted” schools or departments at UCD or UCSD, but his stats still seem lower than many who were rejected or waitlisted (although well within the median ranges at both colleges).</p>
<p>p.s. @harmansingh: I think I have already “chanced” you, as have many others. My son’s test scores were better than yours, but lower than many students who were rejected. We live on the East Coast. Does your school have Naviance? That might give you a better picture of admissions for people with your record. Bear in mind that the aggregate figures can be misleading since they incorporate all the divisions. I think everybody on this thread agrees that the top tier of UCs are an extreme reach for you, when some are surprised that my son got into UCD and UCSD with a 31 ACT.</p>
<p>Is UCD a top tier school, im not really interested in UCB or UCLA? What is Naviance? </p>
<p>@woogzmama</p>
<p>Your small school might lack a Naviance site. Check with a guidance or college counselor. I noticed that you said it was “underrepresented,” so they might not send enough students to four-year colleges to bother with Naviance. It’s a site that includes systems for uploading teacher recommendations, tracking applications, and recording admissions data. There are graphs displaying acceptance data for graduates, if more than a handful have applied to a specific college or university. They give you an idea of where you stand in comparison to past applicants to the universities you are interested in. </p>