<p>What are my chances for UCI, UCLA, UCB, UCD, UCSB, UCSC, & UCSD?
Currently a junior in CA
UC GPA: 3.97 (what it will be in a few weeks)
SAT:1650(definitely taking again)
EC:
1) apart of CSF, NJCL, Latin honor society
2) cofounder/pres of a club & leader of science club
3) band major (leader of school band)
4) varsity sport
5) volunteered for a summer at a retirement home
6) a member of an organization where we teach middle schoolers leadership skills
7) volunteer for an after school science program for inner city students
8) UCLA smarts program w/ research
Awards:
1) scholar athlete & varsity letters for a sport
2) awards for english 2 & world history
URM
low income
Female
majors: ecology, environmental science, and environmental engineering (not all of the campuses offer all of these)
*now I know my scores kind of suck, but this school year I have been dealing with a chronic illness that makes it difficult to write & type. Also my grandfather has a few mental illnesses and it has taken a toll on my family and I. Thanks for the help :)</p>
<p>Hmm, hard to say. Scores need to come up, but extracurriculars are good. Being a low income URM should definitely help, though. I think… if you raise your scores to at least 1800- 1900 (given your circumstances and illness), you should be ok. 
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<p>@Angelonacloud UC’s don’t factor in URM and low income too heavily.</p>
<p>Aim for 31+/2100+… did you try the ACT?</p>
<p>@Angelonacloud before my injuring worsened, I was consistently scoring in the 1700s on practice tests 
@Catria Im better at the SAT but ill definitely try it in the fall! So what are my chances for each of those UCs?</p>
<p>The average GPA for most of those schools is above 4.0, and with that SAT as it is, I don’t think the odds are in your favor. I wish you the best of luck in retaking it, though! Do well enough, and you should have a great shot at the mid-tier UCs (UCI, UCSB, and UCD).</p>
<p>UCLA: Reach
UCB: Reach
UCSD: Reach
UCI: Reach
UCSB: Reach
UCD: Reach
UCSC: Match.</p>
<p>Yeah, do take the SAT again, I’m sure you’ll get at least 1850, if not higher. Write a good personal statement, don’t slack off senior year, and I think you’ll be great for UCSB, UCI, and UCSC, maybe even UCD who knows but yeah that’s still a reach.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! Ive only taken the sat once and when I did my illness had been pretty bad but I know I will do 10x better this fall! Once all the pain goes away I know my sat wont be so abysmal </p>
<p>I was just curious about what you guys think so far :)</p>
<p>Btw what if I dont get better and my sat scores stays low, will colleges in general understand how difficult long tests are for me to take? Or should I just be looking for test optional colleges</p>