Chances of Getting into UCSD

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<p>Right now, I'm a junior. Below is the summary of my high school career. What are my chances of getting into UCSD next fall? I am going to major in biochemistry.</p>

<p>SAT I: 1860 (1st attempt), 2nd attempt in October
SAT II:
- Chinese with Listening: 790
- Math II: IN PROGRESS (predicted score 750)
- Chemistry: IN PROGRESS (predicted score 710)
AP Exams:
- European History: 3
- U.S. History: IN PROGRESS (predicted score 4 or 5)
- Calculus AB: IN PROGRESS (predicted score 4)
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 3.83 weighted
Class Rank: 25/630 (top 5%)
Classes: European History AP sophomore year, Calculus AB AP, U.S. History AP, French 4 AP junior year, Calculus BC AP, U.S. Government AP, English 12 AP, Biology AP senior year; lots of honors courses and one CP course
Extracurricular Activities / Clubs:
- Choir
- Key Club (80+ hours of community service)
- Make-A-Wish Club
- Mathletes Club (Treasurer position)
- French Club
- Chinese-Taiwanese Culture Club (Vice President position)
- Volunteering at a hospital (100+ hours; Chairman position)
- National Honors Society
Achievements:
- Boy's State Nominee
Miscellaneous:
- Low family income</p>

<p>So, what do you guys think my chances of getting into UCSD are? Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Thats not possible that your unweighted is higher than your weighted GPA… unless you switched it up.</p>

<p>If you did… you have a good chance. Just add on some more extra stuff and I think you could get in.</p>

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<p>With a quick estimate of your Comprehensive Review points (not all points were assessed when I added your score) I’d say you’d most likely get in. =) Try to get ELC if your school is involved with it. It will give you a 300 point boost in your total score. </p>

<p>[UCSD</a> Freshman Comprehensive Review Process (Dec 2004)](<a href=“Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos”>Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos)</p>

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<p>Yeah Avib0y I think you are right. I’m always confused between the two. </p>

<p>And rameezkhan what is ELC exactly?</p>

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<p>[Welcome</a> to ELC](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/]Welcome”>http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/)</p>

<p>That might do a better job at explaining it. But in essence, it just means you’re top 4% of your class and you can put a code on your UC app (if your school participates in ELC) and it will help you in admissions for most UCs, including UCSD.</p>

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<p>Oh I think I might have heard of that from my counselor. She told me that if I’m in the top 4% of my class or something, some UC’s will automatically accept me. Please correct me if I’m wrong.</p>

<p>I was just looking at UCSD’s website about course requirements. Here is my list compared to what’s on their website.</p>

<p>History/social science: 4 years (3 years AP, one year honors)
English: 4 years (1 year AP, 2 years honors, 1 year CP)
Mathematics: 4 years (2 years AP, 2 years honors)
Laboratory science: 4 years (1 year AP, 3 years honors)
Language other than English: 3 years (1 year AP, 1 year honors)
Visual and performing arts: 1 year
College preparatory electives: 1 year</p>

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<p>you have a very good shot. the only thing that may hold you back is your SAT score.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the comment. I plan on taking the SAT again in October and hoping getting my score close to 2000.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t worry much, UCSD would most likely be a safety for you if your in ELC, since UCSD accepts a high percent of ELC students.</p>

<p>My stats were not as impressive as yours, but I came from a poor school with poor teachers, but I showed that i persevered! Few students from my HS actually go to UCs. This year we only have 22 :o out of 450. The rest are mostly dropouts/military.</p>

<p>I would get SAT higher if your aiming for UCLA/UCB. Write excellent essays and your golden.</p>

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<p>How can I get into ELC? Do I just have to ask my school counselor about it?</p>

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<p>Top 4% is ELC.</p>

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<p>ELC is always top 4% of your class. So it’s not that hard :)</p>

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<p>Looking at that comprehensive review, I wish I had run for club officer, it would give more points. Does it still count if you do it senior year?</p>

<p>Also two years of community service: Freshman summer (So Sophomore theoretically) to Junior summer (Senior). Does that count?</p>

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<p>Oh so if I’m in the top 4% of my class I’m automatically in ELC?</p>

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<p>Yes. I believe its top 4% of the UC gpa as well (Correct me if I am wrong), so you are in good shape. </p>

<p>Can anyone answer my q’s above?</p>

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<p>The Legend,</p>

<p>I dont know. Just continue doing great things senior year and include them in the application anyways. Thats what I did. I dont know if they gave me those points, but I got in as a winter admit last year.</p>

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<p>In any other year I think you may have had a good chance. However with lower acceptance rates each year you might have to start reaching for every last point you can get, starting with the SAT scores. I feel that UCSD is a place that emphasizes more on GPA/SAT with extracurriculars as a side helping.</p>

<p>I’m only a little bit pessimistic because I had a friend who had similar grades, a higher SAT score, who was very passionate about math/science/computers, and many officer positions in school clubs. He was unfortunately rejected by all the UC’s he applied to this year, including UCSD.</p>

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<p>Subtle_overlord did your friend have a lot of hours of community service?</p>

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<p>^ I believe so though I don’t know how much. He went to Irvington High School where they’re supposed to fulfill a huge community service project called QUEST by the end of the year or something like that.</p>

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<p>Oh I see. Well I guess I’ll have to keep improving then.</p>

<p>EDIT: I would have edited my original post but I’m not allowed to anymore. But I’d like to add Distinguished Scholar award to the list, if that improves my chances a bit.</p>