Hello everyone! I turned in my UC applications for the Class of 2022.
I would like to know what are my chances for each school from the statistics listed below.
Thank you
UC GPA: 4.0
Top 30% of my class
I go to a magnet high school and it is known to be very competitive for its tech program.
SAT 1: 1490/1600
SAT 2 Korean w/ Listening: 790
SAT 2 Math Level II: 780
SAT 2 US History: 770
AP Euro: 3
AP Euro: 5
Classes:
Freshman Year
Geometry A/A
Spanish 1 A/A
World History Honors A/A
Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Logic Algorithm A/A
English 1 Troy Tech A/A
Biology A/A
Sophomore Year
Algebra 2 A/A
Spanish 2 Honors A/A
AP European History A/A
Media Concepts A/A
English 2 Honors A/A
Chemistry A/A
Junior Year
PreCalculus B/B
Spanish IB SL A/B
AP US History B/B
Film IB SL A/A
English 3 Honors A/A
AP Biology B/B
Senior Year (predictions)
Math Analysis Honors (B)
AP Spanish (B)
AP Government and Politics (B)
Film IB HL (A)
AP English Language (A)
Physics (A)
I experienced a slight downward trend in my grades because the course load and the difficulty was very hard for me.
Extracurriculars
2 years of Community Service (Student Teacher at weekend Korean School)
4 years of Water Polo
1 year of Swim (Junior Varsity)
Principal’s Advisory Board (Leadership) since sophomore year
Tech Program Internship during the Summer (12th)
I started writing a book during the summer (12th)
attended Korean School for 10 years and graduated at the end of freshman year
Awards
Superintendent Award at Korean School Graduation
Perfect Score Award at Korean School Graduation
Best Writer Award at Korean School Graduation
California Scholarship Federation
Principal’s Honor Roll (GPA of 4.0 or above)
Essays Topic:
Creativity - my involvement in film classes for 2 years
Contribution to my Community - teaching little kids Korean for 2 years for community service
Education Opportunity - learning about my heritage and its language for 10 years at Korean School
Development of Talent or Skill - Water Polo (how I improved and learned about perseverance and collaboration in a team)
Test scores and ECs look good, but your GPA will make UCLA and Berkeley something of a reach, as it is for most, even with excellent overall records like yours.
I think you are a competitive applicant and you have a chance at all the UC’s on your list, but UCLA/UCB will be tough admits even with your solid SAT score and EC’s.
Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19 (capped weighted) and not major specific:
GPA is pretty solid for most UC’s, and SAT is great. EC’s seem pretty good. GPA is on the low side for top UC’s though.
Did you apply to any other schools beside these UC’s? UCR, UCSC, UCM, CSU’s, privates, etc…?
Undecided will hinder your chances, but ACT and GPA seem solid enough. You seem to have good essays, but I can’t judge this.
UCB: reach
UCLA: reach
UCSD: low reach/ high match
UCSB: low reach/ high match - i think they focus more on essays and EC’s
UCI: high match/match
UCD: high match.match
UCSC: low match?
UCR: safety?
UCM: safety
Hopefully you have applied to safeties…
Good luck
I agree with SREE33. All UCs are within your range. UCSD, UCI, UCD, UCSB are solid matches for you, although junior year grades are somewhat low. None of your ECs seem very significant, so that will affect you in getting into UCB and UCLA.
Thank you all for the replies. But can you also mention about my chances for few privates? I’m also applying to Chapman, Claremont McKenna, Georgia Tech, University of the Pacific, USC, Stanford, and Occidental.
I think USC is in range for you as an undecided major, but it’s more selective than most people think. Stanford is a reach for everyone. The only other school on that list that I have personal knowledge of is Chapman. My nephew just graduated from there and I think his HS stats were not as good as yours, so its probably doable.
