Chances at UC's

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I would be entirely satisfied with getting in to UCSD, but i am a bit worried
about whether my relative lack of EC's will kill my chances...</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: San Diego, California</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.90
GPA - Weighted: 4.45
Class Rank: top 5 students
Class Size: 504</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 660
SAT I Critical Reading: 660
SAT I Writing: 750
ACT: 32
SAT II Literature: 740
SAT II U.S. History: 750</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: US House of Representatives Page</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Volunteer at elementary school almost every day</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
Nebraska Alumni Association Award
AP Scholar With Distinction</p>

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<p>The fact that you're an ELC student more or less guarantees that you'll get in -- UCSD has ~90% acceptance rate for ELC students. On top of that, you have strong scores and you were a House page -- you'll be in, easily.</p>

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<p>wow... are you sure? they make it sound like it's up there with UCLA, and i'm not even going to try there</p>

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<p>It's not. UCSD is less selective than some people might think it to be. The average UC GPA for it is half way between that of UCLA and that of mid-tier UCs, though it admits ELC students at a much higher rate than UCLA (which is 50-60%).</p>

<p>Plus, being a page for the House of Representatives would give you a very good shot at UCLA (I'd say you're a match for UCLA with that).</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply</p>

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<p>Yes, very nice stats. Try for all the UC's, you have a great chance at any of them :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback, but i'm really worried- i found this points system from 2004 and tried to use it according to my scores and such. I barely made the cutoff for that year, and i heard it increased since. is that system bogus, or what else?</p>

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<p>whats ELC stand for?</p>

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<p>ELC = eligibility in the local context... basically, if you're in the top 4% of you're california high school's graduating class, you're ELC</p>

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<p>Berkeley: Slight Reach
UCLA: Match-Slight Reach
UCSD: Match</p>

<p>I think you got a great shot at all three top tier UC's. You should be in at UCSD, and have a great shot at UCLA. Berkeley might be tough but you never know, you got a good shot there as well.</p>

<p>UCI/UCSB/UCD: Safe Match-Safety</p>

<p>Here is freshmen admit profiles for the UC's. This will help you get a better feel of where you stand. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Average admit UC GPA's:</p>

<p>UCB: 4.17
UCLA: 4.13
UCSD: 4.06
UCI/UCSB/UCD: 3.89-3.91</p>

<p>As you can see in terms of GPA and SAT's, UCSD is significantly closer to UCLA than it is to Mid-Tier UC's. However, where it is easier than UCLA is in terms of ELC admission where most individuals who are ELC will get into UCSD, while approx 1 out of 2 will get into UCLA. Both schools are obviously quite competitive to gain admission too. I think you have a great shot at getting into both UCSD and UCLA. From someone who has attended both schools, UCSD is deffiantly up there with UCLA, with the edge going to UCLA. But I personally feel UC Berkeley is in a different league than the other two top tier UC's, just my opinion. But saying UCSD as an institution is not up there with UCLA is simply not correct. They are very similar and the students are of similar quality. UCLA's admit stats are slightly higher, and ELC admission rate is the biggest difference between the two. However, UCSD has 99% of its freshmen class in the top 10% of their high school class, while UCLA has a slightly lower 97%. Both schools are very competitive. Best of luck!</p>