Do I have a chance of getting accepted into some UC's and others?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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UC GPA: 4.21
Weight GPA: 4.05
SAT I: 1450
SAT II: Chinese(800), for sure taking Math 2 and not sure about science because have not taken any AP science, but want to major in engineering. Should I self-study?
In-State

Sophomore classes: (straight A’s)
English 3/4: A/A
Chemistry: A/A
AVID 3/4: A/A
AP Euro History: A/A
Health: A
Algebra 3/4: A/A
Spanish 3/4: A/A

Junior Year: (two B’s)
Honor Pre-calc: A/B
AP Calculus AB: A/A
AP US History: A/B
AVID: A/A
AP Psychology: A/A
American Lit: A/A
Physics: A/A

Senior class load (if matters?)
AP Physics 1/2
AP Physics Mechanics
AP Calculus BC
AP Government
PE
Screen Print
Intro to Computer Science

AP classes (including senior year): 8

Extracurricular:
JV Basketball
JV Water Polo
“Founder” and President of American Red Cross Club at our school.
San Diego Red Cross Youth Council
Member of various clubs
300+ of community service hours w/ certificate

My main concerns: ones I can think of
Easy classes in sophomore year, but because I moved here in 7th grade, so I tried to take it slow.
Two B’s in junior year.
Also for AVID, we only get UC credit if doing it all four years, but I am dropping it in senior year because I have to take arts and PE. ( I basically wasted 3 years of my high school…)

Strengths: ones I can think of
Gradual Improvements?
Decent GPA and SAT
Founder of an international organization club.

So I want to major in engineering (not sure which) and I am applying to Cal, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, Purdue, Notre Dame, U Mich, U North Carolina, and more (still deciding).

And what back-up schools would match my stats?

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You need to some safety schools that are affordable, you are willing to attend and you have a high chance for an acceptance. None of the UC’s are guaranteed so make sure you have a few backups just in case.

Your stats look competitive, you have good HS course rigor and EC’s but with the competitiveness of Engineering majors at the UC’s, all are going to be tough admits.

Best of luck and apply broadly.

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Also, UT Austin is one of my options.
And can Texas A&M be my safe school?

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So you are in-state for Texas?

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no, I live in California

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As a non-resident of Texas, Texas A&M will cost you as an out of state student over $54,000/year. A safety school first and foremost is affordable. Is $54K/year affordable?

https://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/cost

For a safety/solid match , look at UC Santa Cruz or Riverside. Also your local Cal state, but you have to be willing to attend any of these schools, so keep doing research to find a good safety school in California.

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@Gumbymom Based on my stats, how is UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering looking.
I live in San Diego btw

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You definitely have a good chance but it is not a given. Like I stated above, you need to look at the stats of the many rejected/waitlisted and even accepted but not into their choice major on UCSD’s decision thread. The reality is that the more competitive the major (Engineering), the more the competitive the applicants will be.
UC’s do not give priority to local applicants, Cal states do.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-san-diego/1948748-ucsd-class-of-2021-discussion-decisions.html