<p>Can you chance me for any of these schools? I know my GPA is out of wack but do i stand a chance with decent SAT, good essay and lots of ECs? I am hoping on UCs not considering freshman grades and if so my GPA would go up a lot
Home State: Maryland
GPA W: 2.94
SAT: 1960 (M:710, R:670, W:580)
4 Science APs, many honors science classes
Lots of ECs ( Leadership program for state senator, Intern in NIH, Shadow in Children hospital, lots of volunteer hours, Captain of Wrestling, helping in Nursing homes, different clubs in school)</p>
<p>UMD College Park
UMBC
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
UCR
UCD
UCSB
UCM
UCSC
SDSU
Rutgers
PENN STATE
Temple
Drexel</p>
<p>Be honest, I will take it. Also, does my OOS help with UCs?
Thanks</p>
<p>Some UCs may admit you (UCR, UCM) but then it’s your problem to come up with the roughly $50,000 COA/year… so if your parents have that kind of money good for you, but I’d question the wisdom of throwing that kind of cash for a university that isn’t better than UMD-CP. Of course your odds of getting into UMD-CP are low too, due to your weighted GPA being below a 3 (would that get to a 3 senior year?) For that SAT score Penn State requires a 3.4-3.5 weighted GPA. if you’re full pay, SDSU might be within reach?</p>
<p>Thank you so much. Can you advises if applying undecided helps? Are UCs really disregard 9th grade scores. If so then I might have some chance of pushing my GPA up but only a bit?</p>
I’m not sure about most of your colleges, but a lot of schools, including Penn State, consider you for both your major and as an undecided. So if you don’t get into your major, you still have a chance of getting in as an undecided. Plus, I’d recommend against applying as an undecided since getting into your major might be much more competitive once you’re in college.</p>