<p>Hi, can anyone rate my chances of getting into the following schools?</p>
<p>UCSD
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
UCI
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo</p>
<p>desired major: computer engineering/comp. sci.</p>
<p>stats:</p>
<p>3.8 GPA, 1290 SAT (620 verbal, 670 math), 660 writing, 680 Math 2C and 660 physics, decent amount of ECs, top 10% of graduating class</p>
<p>If the 3.8 is your UC GPA, it's a bit under average for all schools. Your SAT is above average. SATIIS pretty strong for UC's and you have the necessary top 10%. I'd say Irvine is safe, SD, SB and Cal Poly are matches and SD is a reach.</p>
<p>yea 3.8 is my UC GPA</p>
<p>would like some more opinions as well, thanx</p>
<p>anyone.............?</p>
<p>i should note that i'm white, so no benefits there</p>
<p>UCs can't take race into the equasion. Anytime your grades/rank/score don't fall above averages, the essay becomes very important. There was a recent thread that showed UCB adcoms's comments on applicants. Read it for real insight. For a candidate like yourself, a good essay will mean admission.</p>
<p>bump
i wrote a pretty decent essay, but i think it was still a mistake to mark the ethnicity box</p>
<p>I want to go to UCSD. Yeah they all have really high GPA's but if you get good test scores I'd say you've got a chance.</p>
<p>UCSD admissions seem tough, but a couple people from my school were admitted last year, with similar stats, though higher GPAs....... we'll see till march</p>
<p>any more opinions?</p>
<p><em>bump</em> ............</p>
<p>
[quote]
<em>bump</em> ............/quote]</p>