Chances at UCR

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi i have a friend who is asian(chinese), first generation to go to college, low income, california resident.
Her UC GPA is 3.1. SAT is 850(she only did it once)
SAT 2 math 450, Writing 510 Chinese 700.
The bad thing is, she had Ds that she didn't make up because she was absent alot when she was in 9th to 10th due to her bad health.
She applied to UCR, UCSB, UCMerced, and UCSC. She practically gave up hope in all of the colleges but Riverside. Do you think she has a chance of getting in Riverside? </p>

<p>IF you know someone who was accepted to UCR with similar stats, please tell.</p>

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<p>She'll be okay if she explained her bad health on her application. I don't know she'll do otherwise.</p>

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<p>I have bad health too and I'm struggling to keep my GPA above 4.0. I've heard it is good to share personal things that may have effected your grades in your essay. Tell your friend if she's willing to do that it would behuve her. And tell her she's not alone.</p>

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<p>The UCs give a lot of preference to in-state applicants. Your friend being low-income and the first person from her family to attend college will be to her benefit since colleges agressively try to recruit these sorts of applicants. It's good that she was able to at least maintain a GPA of at least above a 3.0 despite the bad health. She should mention to her admissions counselors what happened in 9th and 10th grade in the interview, and perhaps write about it in her essays.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I'd say that UCR is a big reach because of the test scores (SAT I score is about 100 points lower than the 25th %ile at UCR) but that doesn't mean she should give up applying there. Some other public schools in Cali that are within her reach are:
California State University: Fresno
California State University: Long Beach
California State University: Chico
California State University: Monterey Bay
San Francisco State University
Hope this helps!</p>

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<p>I wonder if retaking the SAT would be a good idea for her. According to some friends of my dad at his office, taking the SAT more than once isn't a big negative or anything.</p>

<p>I'm taking it March 12th and I'm only a sophomore, gotta get used to it ya know. If there is such thing.</p>

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<p>Thanks guy for the comments.</p>

<p>Well, my friend did explained about her illness that caused her grades to drop and her depression. (Her illness led her to become very depressed and was often sick). </p>

<p>I doubt that she can retake her SAT since she's a senior and they're accepting people in March. I know, it's sad about her SAT score being a bit too low and those "D"s that she had. But the question is, has anyone been accepted to a univ with "D"s? </p>

<p>Thanks...</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure that for the public schools in CA, you have to get atleast a C or better in all college prep courses, so she might have a bit of trouble there.</p>

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<p>Sure, it's F's that condemn you. D's will keep you from the good colleges most of the time though. But UC Riverside is the least reputable UC and if they have hearts they'll let her in.</p>

<p>Go post in my thread and tell me your thoughts on my grades and all.</p>

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<p>Texasmathwhiz - Heh i saw your grades and they're just amazing. I'm pretty sure you can get in those colleges that you will eventually apply to. Considering you're still a sophomore, you still have two years to improve your current grades. You just have to keep up with the good grades and i don't see a reason why good colleges will not accept you.</p>

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<p>What could I improve upon?</p>

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<p>I read your other post and noticed that you're practically a California resident? And one of the Univs. you're aiming for is UCSD. And considering your grades, i see no problem. Your ECs, community services are incredible. I see you're going to be taking the most challenging classes in your junior year. So, maybe if you can maintain these grades and ECs, i'll see you in UCSD :D (I applied to UCSD too ^_^)</p>

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<p>Well, I'll be class of 2010-11, arriving in 2007. It just depends how many years you'll see me.</p>

<p>What are you majoring in. I'm doing premedicine, or anything that gets me into med school, biology if they don't have premed.</p>

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<p>you'll probably do bio, because premed isn't a real major. premed is just required classes you need to get into med school.</p>

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<p>Well, i haven't decided on a major yet. I'm still undecided i guess. But i'm very interested in computer science at the moment. :P</p>

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<p>I admire that, I sucked in Computer Programming class this year. Dangit.</p>

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<p>whoops, i meant that last comment for mathwhiz. he was the one that said he wanted to do premed. ayumi, i applied to ucsd too, but i probably wont get in =( i have like a 3.6 weighted gpa</p>

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<p>Hmp, don't lose hope. I have heard of some people who got accepted to UCSD with a 2.9 overall. I think his SAT was somewhere like 1300 though.</p>

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<p>Was that a long time ago though. UCSD has become significantly more difficult to get into.</p>

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<p>Texas, just as a caution since you are taking the SAT in March (?), don't take it too many times. The more you take it, it will start to have a negative effect on you, like more than 3 times. Because, really, there isn't much of a need to take the SAT's as a sophomore, just some SAT II's if they correspond with classes you are taking.</p>

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<p>If she doesn't make it into any UCs, she could always go to a community college for two years and then do a guaranteed transfer contract with a UC provided she feels she can manage a 2.8-3.0 at a community college.</p>