Do I have a decent chance for admission?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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I would appreciate any feedback about my chances for admission to the Computer Science program at UCLA, class of 2022.

I have the following:

  • 4.64 weighted GPA;
  • 3.87 unweighted GPA (got a couple B+s as a freshman);
  • 3.91 scholastic GPA (scholastic GPA is on my transcript and calculated by my high school to exclude non-academic classes like PE and sports grades).
  • Earned all A’s in sophomore and junior years in all honors and AP classes.
  • My senior year course load is 5 AP courses and wrestling. I am currently earning all A’s.
  • Class Rank 19 out of 600 top 3.2%. Fairly competitive high school in Southern California.
  • SAT 1480 (760 math, 720 r&w) (Note: I took SAT twice. 1480 is second and most recent score. My first test score was 1320 taken as a sophomore to experience the test and to shake some "first time" butterflies. I took it cold and did not study for it.
  • AP Scholar with Distinction.
  • Work Experience: I did a summer internship program this last summer with a corporate IT department learning JavaScript and HTML coding. Also assembled PC hardware with software from scratch.
  • 2 years with high school wrestling team in my sophomore and junior years; I was league champion 2016-2017 season which also earned a spot at CIF Championships; Tournament Gold Medal winner. Earned varsity letter junior year. My name will be permanently affixed in high school gym for becoming league champion.
  • Other ECs include various volunteer work, on-line computer coding classes during summer.

Ethnicity - Hispanic

Thank you so much in advance for your time.

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I forgot my UC GPA. It’s 4.33.

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UC’s do not consider race/ethnicity in their admission decisions. You look like a competitive applicant however you have selected one of the toughest majors admission wise at one of the most competitive UC’s.

You look like a very qualified applicant so best of luck and apply widely.

Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 4.20 or above (UC GPA capped weighted) and not major specific:

UCB: 42%
UCLA: 54%
UCSD: 87%
UCSB: 85%
UCD: 91%
UCI: 94%
UCR/UCM: 98%

25th - 75th percentiles for SAT:

UCB: 1280-1490

UCLA: 1280-1500
UCSD: 1250-1470
UCSB: 1290-1450
UCD: 1190-1430
UCI: 1190-1420
UCSC: 1170-1380
UCR: 1090-1310
UCM: 1020-1230

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Thank you, Gumbymom. I really appreciate the stats you have provided.

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Your math SAT score is a tad below average. You should also take the Math 2 SAT subject exam and aim for 800, since that’s the median score of those admitted.

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@alicantekid, the median Math 2 SAT subject test score of those admitted is a perfect score? Can you provide a link to that statistic please. Thanks.

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Correction: My uc gpa above was miscalculated by me. I accidentally included physical education classes in the calculation.

My UC GPA is 4.4.

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@KES2022 I can confirm the statisic. Also @alicantekid is a very reputable source on UCLA.

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@alicantekid, thanks for the Math 2 info.
@10s4life, Thanks for the confirmation.