Chances for UC's

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi. I am a high school senior planning to apply to UCSC and UCSB and I was wondering what my chances were for admittance.</p>

<p>Here is my information:</p>

<p>Private High School</p>

<p>Sophomore GPA: ~3.2</p>

<p>Junior GPA: ~3.6</p>

<p>Senior GPA so far: ~4.2 ( It will probably end up being around a 3.8-4.0 by the end of the semester.)</p>

<p>SAT</p>

<p>Combined: 2110</p>

<p>Reading: 650</p>

<p>Writing: 670</p>

<p>Math: 790</p>

<p>Bio: 730</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>2 years of tennis</p>

<p>Work as an intern at a tech company for 2 summers</p>

<p>~50 hours of community service</p>

<p>Some small club involvement</p>

<p>Does anyone have any suggestions for improving my application? I might take the math 2 subject sat test in October, but other than that I'm not sure what else to do. Thanks!</p>

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<p>1) Are you a CA resident?; 2) Have you calculated your UC GPA? You’re probably in pretty good shape for UCSC; if your UC-weighted GPA is over 3.8 or so, I think your chances at UCSB are excellent, also. </p>

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<p>I am a Californian and those are my UC calculated GPA’s.</p>

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<p>Is that total UC GPA? It sounds like it’s per year basis.</p>

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<p>im assuming your UC GPA is then around 3.4 isn but you’re going to want to calculate that. I think UCSC is a good fit and UCR would be as well but UCSB is a bit of a reach.
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<p>Here is a link to calculate your UC GPA for both Soph/Junior years together: <a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/&lt;/a&gt;
Very competitive SAT but GPA on low side for most of the UC’s. EC’s look good. Spend time on your essays.
Senior grades will not make a difference for the UC GPA, but will help maintain your provisional admission once accepted.
Intended major will make a difference on your chances and if you plan on going into a STEM major, Math 2 and another Science subject is recommended by many UC’s.</p>

<p>UCSC: High Match
UCSB: Low Reach</p>

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<p>I just calculated my UC GPA and it came out to be 3.36. I will probably major in either a STEM major or a social science. Do I still have a fair shot due to my SAT (especially math), despite my subpar GPA?</p>

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<p>@CollegeCollege97: With that low of a GPA, you best chances would be at UC Riverside and Merced.
Average GPA for UCM: 3.54
Average GPA for UCR: 3.77</p>

<p>Unless you have a compelling story about your low GPA, your chances at the other UC’s is not good. I would suggest you look at the Cal States such as Fullerton, Sac State, San Francisco etc…</p>

<p>UCSC: Low Reach
UCSB: Reach</p>