Chances of getting into UC system?..

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<p>Last semester of junior year, because of a death close to me and extensive illness, I had a really bad semester. I usually get higher, but this year, I got a 3.5 first semester and a 3.3 second semester (both nonweighted). Last year, I had also taken AP Chem which really killed my gpa (even though I still got a 4 on the exam).</p>

<p>My cumulative GPA is a 3.3 (nonweighted) and a 3.5 (weighted). I have an SAT score of 1920 and of the 3 AP exams I have taken I have gotten 4, 4, and 5. I have a couple hundred volunteer hours with the RedCross in the US and Mexico and volunteer hours at a hospital in Pakistan. I have extensive extracurricular (mostly theatre) and club activites (no sports though), many of which demonstrate leadership qualities.
I plan on majoring in Computer Science with a minor in theatre, then hopefully moving on to medical school with a focus on neuroscience.</p>

<p>Of the UCs, I know SD, LA, and Berkley are out of the question. But is UC Irvine attainable for me? If not, what other UCs would be?</p>

<p>As a side note, I'm not UC crazed, but my parents have restricted me to either a UC school or a state school. UC Irvine is really the one I would like to get into.
Please help!</p>

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<p>Calculate your CSU/UC GPA using the following link: <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;
If your at a UC GPA of 4.0+ you stand a good chance at UCI,UCSB,UCD,UCSC.</p>

<p>Also UCR has a Guaranteed Admission Program if your UC GPA is 3.9+ and SAT is 1700. See the link for information and you apply this summer which will give you a safety:: <a href=“http://vcsaweb.ucr.edu/Admissions/WhyUCR/ourGuarantee”>http://vcsaweb.ucr.edu/Admissions/WhyUCR/ourGuarantee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Computer Science is a really competitive major so I would also consider Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona and SDSU as possible schools on your list. BTW my younger son applied with a UC GPA of 3.73 and ACT of 31 and will be attending SDSU. Denied UCI/UCSB but accepted at UCR. Good Luck and explain your lower GPA in one of your essays.</p>