Chances Based on My Stats for the UCs

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

Hello CC,

Just based on my technical stats…

Male
Asian
Upper Middle Class
Major: Electrical Engineering

Reg GPA: 3.53 (UW) — so low :frowning:
UC GPA: 3.63 (UW) & 4.0 (Partially W) & 4.36 (Fully W)
Plenty of Honors and AP

SAT
Superscored : 800W 630R 760M (2190)
Highest Sitting : 800W 630R 740M (2170)

ACT
E: 35 M: 35 R: 30 S: 31
C:33

Senior Schedule:
AP Calc AB
AP CS
AP Span Lang
Eng H
AP Physics
Art

What are my chances for all the UC’s?

UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC San Diego
UC San Francisco
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
UC Riverside
UC Merced

2

I would say you’re pretty solid for all of them, including Cal and UCLA. Btw, UCSF is only a graduate school.
Don’t worry.

3

Agree with above poster. You are a competitive applicant but UCB/UCLA are a tough admit. Also noted UCSF is a graduate school for Health Sciences.

4

No offense but that GPA might really heart you for Berkeley, given that you’re applying for the most demanded major in one of the most selective Engineering schools in the nation. However, you have a fair shot at UCLA and SD and a good shot at the others

5

Yea @confused34. EECS at Berkeley is one of the top in the nation.

6

It might come down to major, as it might be impacted, for the top schools (Berkeley and LA, perhaps even SD/SB). But you’re good to go for the others as long as you have decent EC’s. Good luck!

7

You would get into Merced easily, but they don’t have an electrical engineering major.

8

@coolkid69 Just remember to finish strong, if you ever get waitlisted, It would be helpful to report your fall senior grades

9

Your chances are probably lower than some other posters assume.

  1. UCs heavily emphasize GPA over test scores. You are a somewhat test score heavy applicant, which is the kind of applicant who tends to get surprise disappointments in April.
  2. Engineering majors are often impacted and more difficult to get into than the campus stats may imply.

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary can show you past admit rates for each campus and HS GPA (your 4.0 UC weighted and capped GPA would be in the second tier of 3.80-4.19). However, you should assume that your chances are lower, due to choosing an impacted major.