im from illinois and im trying to get into UCLA Berkeley and UC-San Diego
I have a 3.98 GPA weighted at a very difficult public high school in the suburbs
my unweighted GPA is about 3.6
my ACT is a 32
my SAT is a 1240, 640 math 600 verbal
SAT 2s 640 US history 650 writing
i got a 4 on both AP histories
my senior schedule is
AP French
AP Statistics
AP Gov’t
AP Senior English
Honors Economics
AP Physics-B
what are my chances at each UC campus
<p>pdarch31:</p>
<p>UCLA: Super Reach (out of state)
UCB: Super Reach (out of state)
UCSD: Reach (out of state)</p>
<p>I concur with the post above.</p>
<p>Ditto what the others said. Unless you raise those test scores up or you have an amazing hook, the UC's from out of state are going to be reaches</p>
<p>not even the 32 on the ACT will get me in?</p>
<p>One of my D's fridnes got into Berkley this year from a competitive, suburban IL hs. Her stats:</p>
<p>34-35 ACT
1500 + SAT
4.4-4.5 weighted GPA
top 10 in her class</p>
<p>Berkley for oos is pretty comprable to the ivies.</p>
<p>what high school? i go to barrington and we are pretty competitive but stevenson and new trier are really intense</p>
<p>pdarch:</p>
<p>unfortunately, the UC's look at gpa first, and the competition is extreme for OOS kids. In-state suburban kids need a 3.9 uw, 4.2 w (based on UC approved classes) to have a good shot at accpetance at the flagships. Also, the Writing SATII is big out here -- and requires 700 to be in the competitive range. (Berkeley & UCLA has a low range of SAT's bcos they only accept one sitting, and they give big tips to low income kids).</p>
<p>To respond to your query: I'd say Berkeley and UCLA are out of reach and not worth the app fee, and San Diego is a stretch; but, then I'm rather conservative estimator. Recognize that both schools turn down literally dozens of 1600's every year.</p>
<p>dude, you wouldn't get in if you were in state... try UCSC or maybe UCSB (even that is a reach) if you really want to go to a UC</p>