College chances

Hello I’m a incoming senior and I’m wondering what are my chances for these colleges I might be apply to.

UCSB
UCSD
UCI
UCD
UCSC
UC RIVERSIDE
TEXAS A M
UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN IN TEXAS
CAL POLY SLO
CAL POLY POMONA
UNIVERSITY OF BOSTON

APs taken in Junior Year:
APUSH
APENG

APs taking in senior year:
AP CAL AB
AP JAVA

WEIGHTED GPA JUNIOR YEAR:
3.665

UNWEIGHTED GPA JUNIOR YEAR:
3.335

GRADES FOR FIRST SEMESTER JUNIOR YEAR:
A -PRE CAL
B - APUSH
B - APENG
C - CHINESE 3
A - Art
B - Physics

GRADE FOR SECOND SEMSTER JUNIOR YEAR
A - PRE CAL
B - APUSH
B - APENG
B - CHINESE 3
A - ART
A - PHYSICS

SAT SCORE:
Oct (2016) 1080
May (2017) 1140
(Signed up for October 2017 SAT aiming for 1250+)

ACT:
JUNE 2017 (24)

Extra Curricular:
Been on dragon boat team for 3 years going into my 4th

Volunteered for the dragon boat team through out my years in the team to help raise money.

If you need anymore information to calculate my chances please let me know.

Help me pleaseeee

We would need your cumulative UW GPA and your UC GPA.

Based off the information you’ve given so far, assuming your cumulative is similar to your junior year GPA:

UCSB: high reach/out of reach
UCSD: high reach/out of reach:
UCI: high reach/out of reach
UCD: high reach
UCSC: high reach
UC RIVERSIDE: reach
TEXAS A M: reach
UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN IN TEXAS: high reach/out of reach
CAL POLY SLO: reach
CAL POLY POMONA: high match
UNIVERSITY OF BOSTON: assuming you mean Boston University, high reach

I’m sorry, but I think you need to reconsider your college list. Your GPA and standardized test scores are not competitive for the majority of the schools you are looking at. You can get a great education at a less selective school where you can be admitted and thrive.

My UC Gpa is 3.56 unweighted and 3.73 weighted.

I agree you are aiming too high for the majority of the schools on your list. If you are CA resident, consider more Cal states.

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%

In that case, I’d adjust UCR down to a low reach or high match. Why don’t you have Merced on your list? You seem to be pretty squarely in the middle 50% for admitted student GPA and ACT, so that would make a good match for you.

I used rogerhub’s UC admission calculator and it says “holy smokes” for both UC santa cruz and Riverside, then a 54% for Santa Barbara, 37% for Davis, and a 31% for irvine. Is the this calculator accurate?

Link - https://rogerhub.com/uc-undergraduate-admissions-calculator/

I wouldn’t trust that calculator.

I’m not that familiar with California schools but I agree with @glittervine on how BU is a reach. If you’re really considering it you would need an SAT of 1400+ (avg. for BU 2021 was 1450) or an ACT of 30+ (avg. BU 2021 being 32). Not trying to discourage you at all, but if you’re serious then you need to study really hard for these tests.

Thank you guys but I still need more suggestions on which other safety schools for my major I might study for (architecture or Computer science). Need more help!

San Diego State University, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Pomona are pretty decent in terms of ranking for engineering in general ( Computer Science often falls into that category). For UC’s all would be pretty good, but UC Merced seems like a good match (if you are in the top 9% of your class you automatically get in). You could also apply to UC Santa Cruz and Riverside, they aren’t too far of a stretch. UCI, UCSB, UCSD, and UCD would all be reached but you can still apply. I think that’s a good list if you intend to stay in California. Although some might think you have no chance at a school like UC San Diego there were a couple of people at my school just last year who had a 3.6 GPA, 1100 SAT, not too many EC’s, but got in. Try to add to those EC’s, get good letters of Rec. and awesome personal statement then you should be fine.

wait i heard UCs do not accept letters of rec, but only private colleges is that true?

UC Berkeley is the only UC that accepts LOR’s by invitation only as of last year. Things can always change for this year.

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@Dovahkiin012200
Nope, not that simple. If you qualify for ELC then the State can advise you which university has space:
http://www.ucop.edu/student-affairs/programs-and-initiatives/undergraduate-admissions/eligibility-local-context.html

@“aunt bea” yes that is true, however, it isn’t as difficult as it sounds.

^Yes, I’ve had students complain that they thought they were ELC, but missed a requirement. It’s not automatically pass-go.

@“aunt bea” on the flipside, I’ve known people who have qualified without even knowing. While being in the top 9% doesn’t mean automatic qualification as there are other requirements, it still is a possibility for a lot of students. The requirements may seem daunting but in actuality, many students will have completed these on there own without knowing it to be a requirement; however, I understand that this is not the case for everyone. Besides a school like Merced needs students badly because it is so new and it can rise in rankings. Look at UCI, it is the second youngest UC but look at it now.

ELC eligible does not guarantee you a spot a UC Merced. If you look at the Undergrad admissions data from 2016, there were 842 ELC referrals, 683 admits and 123 enrolled, so not all ELC eligible referrals were admitted.
(Page 2 under Undergrad admissions)

http://irds.ucmerced.edu/docs/facts/UC%20Merced%20Profile.pdf

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