<p>Female/Chinese
Low income
First Gen
California Resident</p>
<p>Current Junior</p>
<p>GPA: UW: 3.67 W:3.83
SAT: 1830 (Retaking..Aiming for ~2000+)
ACT: Taking in May</p>
<p>AP: Havent taken yet</p>
<p>Freshman GPA: 4.0/3.80</p>
<p>Sophomore GPA: 3.83/3.83
English B/B
World Hist A/A
Pre Calc A/A
Chemistry A/A
Mandarin level 3 A/A
PE A/A
Art A/A</p>
<p>Junior GPA: 3.33/
English A
AP US Hist B
AP Calc C
AP Stats A
Physics B
Mandarin (Last lvl) A</p>
<p>EC:
Key Club
Optimistic Club
CSF
YLA (Volunteer program at elementary/middle school) ~175+ hours
Hospital 100+ hours
Musical
Volunteered at Rose Parade
Weekend Chinese school</p>
<p>I am really really scared for my junior year. I feel like I'm trying my hardest but it isn't working out especially for AP Calc. The teacher is nice and all, but he really can't teach! Right now I feel like I am going to end AP Calc with a D! Is this going to ruin my chances to make it into any of the UC's? What can I do to improve my chances?
If I take a calc class at a community college and get an A/B would that show improvement and improve my chances?</p>
<p>Any advice? What are some colleges that I can make it to?
Please and thank you</p>
<p>I think you have a decent shot. Maybe like a 50:50 shot.
I got into UCI with a 3.3 GPA. Fairly competitive SAT. but nothing amazing. Stellar essays and extra currics though. So honestly, its anyone’s game. You def have a shot.</p>
<p>Just try to raise your GPA for this year. I got into UCI with a 3.68 UC GPA (so weighted), but my SAT was around 2100. I Did get a D in Physics Honors my Junior year, so I wouldn’t say that it would kill your chances. If you get your SAT scores up I think that will really help. Your ECs look good, I didn’t really have that many. Also depends on your intended major though; some majors are harder to get into than others.</p>
<p>Based on stats alone, it’s pretty unlikely since both your gpa and sat are below the average for admitted students. However, being low income is a wild card so who knows.</p>
<p>@ pinkpixiedust93 Thanks for the reply! What year did you get accepted by UCI? I feel like each year that’s passing by, the more competitive and harder to get in. </p>
<p>@ cacophonous Thanks for your comment! You made me feel a lot better about making it in. I’m not sure if I can raise my GPA by this semester, but I hope to. Did you get a D in both semesters of Physics or just the beginning? Yeah I barely survived Physics this semester and I didn’t understand anything. I plan to major in something business related or I might put down undeclared/undecided on my app. I heard business admin is impacted at UCI so should I not put it down on the app if I want a higher chance of getting accepted?</p>
<p>@ cacophonous My chances aren’t that high? That’s sad to hear. Does being low income have a huge impact on whether you get accepted or not?</p>