chances, weird case please read

<p>Well, this is an unusual case--so here's a few things you need to know.</p>

<p>In order to apply to the Universities of California campuses, you are going to have to apply using the category entitled "Application by Examination". The reason you have to do this is because you didn't take enough years of english and social science otherwise, which is a requirement to apply using the other methods.</p>

<p>Here's the link for applying based on exam only:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here's the link that tells you how many points you get for each of your test scores:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>While you can use this second link for determining your UC GPA--in this case, it doesn't mean much--since freshman grades don't count--and in your case, they are just looking at test scores. Also note that you will have to take the SAT II MathIIC test if you don't take the Chinese test, since the UCs won't accept a SAT II MathIC score. (But you only need two SAT II scores, so if you take SAT II Chinese, you don't have to take SAT II MathIIC).</p>

<p>My guess is that the UCs will consider the sophomore scores as a guide even though you are applying by exam only. Based upon this, here are you chances at the UCs you list (notice that I'm including your out-of-state status in as well--since it's harder to get into the best UCs campuses from out-of-state):</p>

<p>UC Berkeley--Reach
UC Merced--Safety
UC Davis--Match
UC Santa Barbara--Match
UC Riverside--Safety to Safe Match
UC Irvine--Match</p>

<p>Other campuses you didn't list are:
UCLA--Reach
UC San Diego--Slight Reach
UC Santa Cruz--Safe Match</p>

<p>As far as the other schools, here's how I rate your chances:
U Redlands--Safe Match
U San Diego (not the same school as UC San Diego)--Match
USC--Reach
Santa Clara Univ--Match to Slight Reach
U of Pacific--Match
Menlo College--Safety
Whittier College--Safe Match
Chapman College--Safe Match
Westmont College--Safe Match</p>

<p>Also, apply right away to the UCs since I think they start accepting applications Nov 1st and cut off apps on Nov 30th.</p>