Chance Please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Cruz
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<p>I am going to be a senior next year, I am worried about where I might end up. So please help me out to get an idea of where I stand. Well here it is...</p>

<p>Ethnicity/Sex: Indian Male</p>

<p>State: CA</p>

<p>Parent's Income: My parents BOTH lost their jobs this year, most of my junior year was on my parents savings and unemployment. My mom recently got her job back, my dad just got his as well; he works in Boston now, and now I am living with my mom and my brother. But, as I said before, they both lost their jobs this year; which was my worst year GPA wise (If that helps at all). When they both have a job, I think they make around 100k-130k.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.417
UC GPA: 3.65ish
W GPA: 3.7ish</p>

<p>=(</p>

<p>Class Rank: 70-80/ 515 Top 20% for sure, UC wise, maybe top 10%?</p>

<p>SAT: 2050
Math: 680 =/
Writing: 680
Reading: 690</p>

<p>SAT 2:
Math: 670. (Retaking aiming for 800)
History: 630
Chem: In Oct. (Going for 800)</p>

<p>AP/HON:</p>

<p>My courses have been very rigorous. I have taken 3 or 4 Hon/AP out of 6 classes every year. We cant take AP classes till our Junior year... So, One AP Junior year, 4 next year. Total Hon/ AP classes: 14</p>

<p>USH: 3
Calc AB: Next Year
Stats: Next Year
Gov: Next Year
Ecom: Next Year</p>

<p>EC'S:</p>

<p>Summer Classes:</p>

<p>Took Psychology at a CC my Sophomore summer and got an A</p>

<p>This Summer, I am taking Chem 1A at UC Berkeley through the pre-collegiate program. It is a Undergrad class offered for High school students with a better then a B average. My parents had to bust out a lot of money for this, they insisted I go here, instead of a CC. Its basically a Berkeley class, you get 4 UC credits, a Letter of Recommendation and so on. Hoping to do well in this and get an 800 on Chem SAT.</p>

<p>Clubs:</p>

<p>Mediocre here... CSF 3 years.</p>

<p>Volunteering:</p>

<p>I have worked at a local community center for a program called Teen Leadership Academy. They say working there is as good as being on ASB, Boy Scouts,etc...</p>

<p>Freshman Summer: 88 hours
Sophomore Summer: 80 Hours
Junior Summer: I hope to do 40+ hours, will have to try to do this with my summer class.</p>

<p>I tutored math at my school for 30 hours my Junior year, 2 hours a week through the course of the year.</p>

<p>Total: Before summer: 198. After Summer: Prob will have 235-250.</p>

<p>Major: Engineering, any of these three will suffice: Electrical, Chemical, Bio.</p>

<p>I would like to go to a mid tier or high tier UC if possible, so it would great if SC were a safety.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a very very solid chance :)</p>

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<p>So a really high match? Can I say it is a safety? I know nothing is a sure thing, but I plan on applying to 7 UC’s; taking out Riverside and Merced, should I include those too? Just in case.</p>

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<p>I think you’ve got a VERY strong chance of getting into UCSC:)</p>

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<p>Alright then thanks for the replies guys!</p>

<p>Others are appreciated!</p>

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<p>Hm. It is ALMOST a safety…but I think your GPA is a bit low for it to be considered a safety school for you. You definitely have a great chance though…but I wouldn’t say you’re as good as in…especially if the admissions rate keeps dropping.</p>

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<p>congrants you been accepted to the following UCs</p>

<p>UCSC UCSB UCR UCI UCM UCD. If you write a bomd statement u might have a chance at LA or CAL but dont bank on it. good luck</p>

<p>I would say SD but that school is on my **** list</p>

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<p>Skadforlife, I know… =(</p>

<p>Jason2009, why not SD?</p>

<p>As far as my GPA, it really kills me to think about it, it could have EASILY been a 4.0 weighted, if I tried a little harder, didn’t take a class or two, or didn’t have my handful of B+'s.</p>

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<p>So, just for opinions. Should I pay a $120 more and apply to Merced and Riverside just in case or no?</p>

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<p>bump! The Riverside and Merced question!</p>

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<p>You’re totally in to SC. I’d bet money on it.</p>

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<p>^Thanks!</p>

<p>My friend last year was rejected to Berk, LA, SD, and Davis. He only applied to those 4 for some reason. His application was then forwarded to Riverside and Merced, and he is going to Merced now. </p>

<p>Can anyone confirm that this is true, or if they saw this happen before?</p>

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<p>^Yeah, I believe it’s a fairly common practice. But I’d suck it up and just pay the application fees, I have no idea if they do it with every rejected app. Plus if you do get in to UCSC, you’ll still have financial aid offers from Riverside and merced to compare.</p>

<p>And by the way, I’m sure you’ll get in to SC, also. it’s just good to have fallbacks.</p>

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<p>Alright thank you for the answer!</p>

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<p>your applied major also gets considered, if you are not 100% sure, pick an easy major.</p>

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<p>Well Do you have other safety schools besides Merced and Riverside? Because you’re pretty much guaranteed to any Cal State (maybe not SLO) and if you like those schools better than M/RS then just apply there…</p>

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<p>No, not really. I might apply to SLO, but that would be the only CSU I am interested in. I was hoping Santa Cruz was my safety, but as someone said before; my gpa is too low for it to be a safety. In the end, I might apply to either M or R or none at all. </p>

<p>A safety is like 80-90% right?</p>

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<p>It’s not like a formula hahah apply to where you would actually want to go. If you don’t get in to where you want, go to CC for 2 years because it is sooooo much easier transferring from a CC to a UC than from one UC to another. So if you really want to go to SC, apply there. But don’t apply to UCR or UCM because they’re UC’s.</p>

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<p>What you say is true. But in the end, I would rather go to a UC then a CC. All the UC’s IMO are great schools. But if I could choose, I would want to go to Cal, LA or SD. Cal has been my dream school since I was young. I will apply to Cal undecided and hope my essays are amazing lol. Realistically, I would like to go to Davis, SB or Irvine, all are great.</p>

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<p>Okay :slight_smile: I hope you get in!</p>