do i have any chance at UCLA?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. Do you think I have a shot at UCLA with my current stats? I appreciate every comment. Thank you very much.</p>

<p>I am asian, male, and a resident of California.</p>

<p>GPA: 10-12 A-E,G: 4.0000 (sorry I don't know how to calcuate UC GPA, and i think this is weighted)
SAT 1: 630 Reading, 610 Math, 620 Writing, = 1860
SAT 2: 740 U.S. History, 630 Chemistry
Class Rank: 34/627</p>

<p>classes: </p>

<p>SOPHMORE:
Spanish 2 - A/A
World History - A/A
Biology - A/A
Geometry - B/A
English 2 - A/A
Avid 2 - A/A</p>

<p>JUNIOR:
AP U.S. History- A/A
Spanish 3- A/A
Chemistry - A/A
CP English 3 - A/A
Avid Junior Seminar - A/A
Alg/2trig - A/A</p>

<p>(summer school at a community college for Pre-Calculus - A)</p>

<p>SENIOR:
AP Gov/politics (2nd semester I will take AP Economics)
AP Physics B
AP Calculus AB
AP Spanish 4
CP English 4
Avid Senior Seminar
Art 1</p>

<p>If it matters, my school only offers about 10~12 AP classes and I have taken 5.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-about 100 hours of community service at a local resouce center for children and seniors
-president of a club at school
-member of a vietnamese youth committee that promotes community service and spreads culture
-member of national honor society and california federal scholarship at school
-i've been in avid for 4 years (advancement via individual determination)
-member of EAOP (early academic outreach program)</p>

<p>As you can see, I didn't care much about school until my junior/senior year where I tried to take as many AP courses as I can. I really want to get into UCLA but my stats are under compared to the average stats of admitted applicants. If I write an "okay" personal statement along with my stats, do I have a shot at UCLA? As I type this, I'm trying my best to write a good personal statement. </p>

<p>Also, if UCLA is no shot, what about other UC's like Davis, Irvine, San Diego, or Santa Barbara? Thank you very much for chancing me.</p>

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<p>bump… please</p>

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<p>you really should re-take your SAT’s because I would day that is your weakest point for now. But i would say with your grades being so high, you definately have a decent shot! good luck</p>

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<p>there is only one more sat in december and late registration already passed :X</p>

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<p>UCLA - reach
UC Davis - match
UC Irvine - match
UC San Diego - low reach/high match
UC Santa Barbara - match/low match</p>

<p>ofc your sat scores and average class rigor are dragging you down.</p>

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<p>I believe you have until November 19th to apply for the December 4th test. You’ll have to pay a late fee, but I think it’s worth trying to improve your scores. :)</p>

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<p>do you think taking a fourth time would be way too much?</p>

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<p>bump please. anymore chancers? or did redteabag nail it ?</p>

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<p>My D (senior w/UCLA as her 1st choice/UCD 2nd), is taking it for the 3rd and final time next month. Most of her friends took the SAT 4 times and the ACT 2-3 times. Do your scores increase with each retake, or have they pretty much stayed the same? Did you take the ACT (some kids do much better on the ACT).</p>

<p>I think redteabag nailed it and you’ll have your best chances at UCI, UCD and UCSB. Best of luck to you!!</p>

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<p>I agree regarding your SAT I’s.
IMO, an 1860 seems too low for UCLA… But, you never know, since you have a great GPA…</p>

<p>Well, here’s UCLA’s average SAT scores as of last year’s pool:
•Test Scores – 25th / 75th Percentile
•SAT Critical Reading: 560 / 680
•SAT Math: 590 / 720
•SAT Writing: 580 / 700 </p>

<p>and I don’t think taking it four times is a lot. If you reach your goal score by attempting it for the fourth time, colleges won’t care :)</p>

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<p>my sat scores so far are…1690, 1820, and 1860. yeah it seems like they are slowly increasing lol :s maybe i will reconsider taking it again</p>

<p>thanks everyone for advice</p>