Chances of getting in to these schools?

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SAT: 1080 (toke it again on June 2nd, haven’t received score yet)
510 Math
570 R & W
19/24 on Essay

GPA: 4.1 W, 3.7 UW

Extra Cirriculars-
Cheerleading (9th-10)
Dance (11th-present)
AVID
NHS
CSF
530+ hours of community service
4 clubs, 2 leadership positions in them

Intended Major: Nutrition

Schools:
UC Davis
UC Berkely
Cal Poly Slo
Cal State University- Northridge
San Diego State University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Pepperdine University
San Francisco State University

I’m also applying to schools that don’t have Nutrition but have another major that I’m interested in.

UC Santa Barbara- Sociology
Cal Lutheran University- Psychology
Westmont College- Psychology
CSU Channel Islands- Psychology

I’m not sure if Chapman University has Nutrition, but I’m also planning to apply there as well.

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Is your Weighted GPA 4.1 your capped weighted UC/CSU GPA?

Chapman has Food science and a minor in Nutrition.

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It’s high school weighted GPA.

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You need to calculate your CSU/UC GPA since they have their own calculation and do not use your HS weighted GPA.

Here is the Rogerhub UC Calculator. The UC Capped weighted = CSU Capped Weighted. UCB will also consider your Fully weighted UC GPA.

https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

What is your HS course rigor like with UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE courses?

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I just calculated my high school GPA and it said my UW is 3.76 and Capped is 4.29. I only calculated classes taken after 9th grade.

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I took Honors Chemistry, Honors Math 2, Honors English my sophomore year. My junior year I took City College Dual Enrollment English, AP Us History, Math 3, Ap Psychology, Ap Spanish, and Biology. As for electives, I took AVID my sophomore and junior year, cheer my sophomore year, and theater/dance my junior year.

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You have a competitive GPA but your test scores will impact your chances at the UC’s and SLO. Although the UC’s tend to be GPA focused your SAT score is below the 25th percentile for all the UC’s and SLO.

UC Berkeley- Reach unless you can get your SAT score into the 1400 range and even then it will be a tough admit.
UCSB- Low Reach with current SAT score
UC Davis/SLO - High Match/Low Reach with current SAT score.

SDSU: Match/High Match school but higher SAT will raise your chances
CSUN/SFSU: Match/Low Match
CSUCI: Safety

Pepperdine: Low Reach
Westmont: Match
Cal Lutheran/Point Loma: Low Match

SAT ranges for the UC’s 2017:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT:

UCB: 1280-1490

UCLA: 1280-1500
UCSD: 1250-1470
UCSB: 1210- 1450
UCD: 1190-1430
UCI: 1190-1420
UCSC: 1170-1380
UCR: 1090-1310
UCM: 1020-1230

SLO average SAT: 1315

Best of luck and hopefully your retake SAT score will be much higher.

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Thank you! Even the second time I took the SAT I felt way more confident. I know that it went up at least 90 points. Thank you so much!

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It has been a tough year for the UC’s and top CSU’s when it comes to admissions and very unpredictable. Much will depend upon how you compare to the other applicants and if you are able to get your SAT score up into the 50th percentile range for the best chances. You have a well balanced list, so you will have several options in the Spring.

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What about Chapman University? What are my chances?

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For Chapman, your GPA is on target but SAT is below the 25th percentile. If you can increase your score into the 1250 range, then you stand a good chance.

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What about for the University of San Diego?

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USD although holistic in their admissions, your SAT again will impact your chances. Average SAT was 1300 so it will be a stretch unless you can get your score up.

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You might also look at “test optional” schools since your SAT is out of line with the rest of your resume. Pitzer College comes to mind.

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https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
Your UC GPA looks off to me. Perhaps you didn’t cap it appropriately with 8 semester bonus pts. Take a look at that calculator and run the numbers again to be sure.

With a 4.1 and 1080 - here’s my guess

Schools:
UC Davis - probably not
UC Berkely - probably not
Cal Poly Slo - probably not
Cal State University- Northridge - almost certainly
San Diego State University- almost certainly
Point Loma Nazarene University?
Pepperdine University - probably
San Francisco State University- almost certainly
UC Santa Barbara- Sociology - probably not
Cal Lutheran University- Psychology - almost certainly
Westmont College- Psychology - almost certainly
CSU Channel Islands- Psychol - almost certainly

I’d add UCSC and UCR to round out the list.