just got my grades from junior year back and i am class rank 46 out of 446. Would this include me in the top 10%? I am a California resident and got that letter promising acceptance to one UC if in the top 10%. Local to CP SLO
CSU GPA- 3.73
Sat-1130 (retaking)
ACT- probably gonna be a 27
Cheer 4 years
Senior class VP
(low 3.3 gpa sophomore year due to celiac diease)
Do i have good chances at CSU’s? Applying to SDSU, SJSU CP SLO and Fullerton. For UC’s I am applying to UCSC (dream school) and several lower ones. Also applying to U of Arizona, U of Oregon and George Fox University (scholarship offer)
Actually it is the top 9% of your HS class or in-state that makes you ELC eligible. ELC eligibility only guarantees you a spot a UC Merced if you do not accepted into your choice UC.
Cal Poly SLO uses 9-11th grades unlike the rest of the UC’s and CSU’s. What is your intended major?
Being local to SLO gives a slight boost for your MCA score points (500).
Other than SLO which uses MCA points, the rest of the CSU’s use eligibility index.
(CSU GPAx800) + (SAT Math+CR) or (CSU GPAx200) + (ACT compx10).
EI for SAT is 4124 and for ACT it is 1106.
For SDSU, just due to the huge number of applicants, I would strive for an EI of 4200 SAT or 1100. I would say 50/50 chance presently (High Match).
SJSU, other than CS, it should be a Match school.
SLO will depend upon major, but anywhere from a 50/50- High Match to Reach
Fullerton looks like a Match school.
UCSC: High Match
UCR: Match-High Match
UCM: Match
Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.40-3.79:
UCB: 2%
UCLA: 3%
UCSD: 6%
UCD: 15%
UCSB: 14%
UCI: 13%
UCSC: 59%
UCR: 78%
UCM: 92%
Cannot comment on the rest but good luck.
You wouldn’t be included under the UC statewide top 9%. There is an online calculator that you can use- but I’m pretty sure you would need a ACT of about 33 or above to be in the top 9% statewide with a 3.73.
How would I calculate my MCA? For cal poly my major would be business administration
https://admissions.calpoly.edu/prospective/profile.html
MCA information:
Academic MCA:
The maximum GPA they will use is 4.2, even though you can have a higher calculated CP GPA. A 4.2 is worth 2250 MCA points. Thus, multiply your CP GPA by 535.7 and you’ll get your MCA points for GPA.
The next biggest thing is test scores. The odd thing, likely because they wanted it to total a nice round number, is that the max score is 1650, even though the max SAT score is 1600. Multiply the total of your best SAT CR and your best SAT math by 1.03125 to get your MCA test points. If you took the ACT, they convert and vice versa.
The third largest section is the class rigor score, worth 750 points. In this section you get zero points for meeting the minimum admission requirements and adders for more than the minimum. The bonuses in order of power are (min semesters/max total semesters/bonus per extra semester/total possible bonus): math 6/10/125/500 (note: stats and finite do not count), lab science 4/8/50/200, English 8/10/50/100, foreign language 4/8/25/100, visual performance 2/4/25/50, no bonus points for social sciences or electives. As with GPA, you can actually score higher than the maximum, but 750 is the most they will count.
Finally, work and ECs, worth 350 points. Work (hours per week/bonus): 0/0, 1-5/20, 6-10/40, 11-15/60, 16-20/80, 21+/100, add 50 points if work is major related. ECs (hours per week/bonus): 0/0, 1-5/30, 6-10/60, 11-15/90, 16-20/120, 21+/150, add 60 points for leadership role.
There are also other Non-Academic Bonus Points:
CA vet/701, Hayden Partner School/700, faculty/staff dependent/700, service area of CP/500, either parent with some or no HS, but who DIDN’T GRADUATE FROM HS/300 (per parent).
Lastly,
Cal Poly ACT/SAT Concordance Chart in case you took ACT (use only Math and English and figure out the two equivalent SAT scores)
ACT CR M
36 800 800
35 770 790
34 760 780
33 750 760
32 720 730
31 700 700
30 680 680
29 650 660
28 630 640
27 610 620
26 590 600
25 570 580
24 550 560
23 540 540
22 520 520
21 500 500
20 490 480
19 470 460
18 450 440
17 440 410
16 420 390
15 400 360
14 380 330
13 360 300
12 330 280
11 300 260
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/local-path/
all the CSUs except SLO are really likely to take you, as are AZ and OR. UCSC, probably not but, a compelling application could get you in so, it is worth an ap. UCR and UCM are more likely admits.
Good luck