Do I have a shot at all or should I not even bother applying?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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<p>Male
SoCal resident</p>

<p>Probably Bio major</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.5 (low.....)</p>

<p>SAT: 1720 but retaking in November.
SAT II's: Bio E-610, Math II: 530 (retaking in December, I can put that on my app right?)</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>-64 hours of gift shop volunteer service at hospital
-32 hours of volunteer service at Emergency room in hospital
-Indian Club (freshman year, moved to new school and it was disbanded there)
-Interact Club (Junior+Senior year)
-Friend of the Playhouse (lame community service thing for my city)
-Did some investing in the stock market over the summer and worked with options
-Volunteered at Dental office over the summer</p>

<p>Hopefully write a good essay.</p>

<p>Should I bother applying? I don't wanna waste $60 bucks if I don't have a chance.</p>

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<p>I don't know about "chances" but the $60 seems like a pretty good investment in the "big picture".</p>

3

<p>There's no point if I don't a shot. All I really want to know are my chances. If they are decent, I'll definitely apply.</p>

4

<p>You do have a shot if SAT improves.</p>

5

<p>You're chances may be low, but improving some of those stats from now until december of your senior year can easily help it. I highly recommend you apply no matter what.</p>

6

<p>what should my SAT be at? realistically...</p>

7

<p>The average SAT of an Irvine admit is like 1850+, if I remember my statistics correctly.</p>

8

<p>You always have a "shot." </p>

<p>Expected Utility = Utility of getting accepted x chance of getting accepted - (Application fee + Application time)</p>

<p>No one can answer this question except yourself, how much do you value getting into UCI. </p>

<p>For what it's worth, I'd say you have a 10% chance of getting accepted.</p>