<p>I was accepted into my 2nd choice major (electrical engineering) with a 3.93 GPA and a 32 ACT with decent ECs and a kickass essay. My first choice major was MechE. I think I was pretty much borderline and lucky because a lot of my friends had around the same stats, even higher, and literally none of them got in for engineering. Try to beast that ACT. Computer science should be easier though. Also, UCs tend to be very weird with admissions. I was waitlisted at Davis, accepted at Santa Cruz, and rejected everywhere else (didn’t apply to Merced or Riverside). Good luck!</p>