Do i have chances for UCSB, UCSD, or Cal poly SLO with 2.5% ranking 29 ACT and 3.53 unweighted gpa?

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<p>Hi, I am a senior that lives in so-cal.
I really want to go to UCSB, UCSD, UCI, or Cal poly SLO.
I noticed that I have a relatively high rank (I have 4.46 weighted gpa) among the students in my school, but I have a very low unweighted gpa.
It is probably caused by my challenging schedule. I took AP Calc BC (A/A), AP Chem (B/A), and AP Bio (B/A) in my sophomore year along with English Honors and World History Honors. (+Spanish 2 and PE)
Then, I took AP Physics B (A/A), AP Envi Sci (A/A), AP Stats (A/B), AP English (B/B), APUSH (B/B), and AP Computer Science (A/A). (+Spanish 3).
I am taking AP Psychology, AP English, AP Gov/Honors Econ, AP Art History, and one elective class.
I basically took all the AP classes that my school offers except AP Spanish, AP French, and AP music theory.
I did not take any SAT I, but I got 730 on SAT Chem, and 790 on Math II.
I got 29 on ACT though.
I always believed that I have good chances to get into UCSB or UCI since my class rank was high and my ACT score was decent, but I recently noticed that my unweighted gpa is low, and it makes my UC admission gpa low since they say, "In addition, UC calculates a weighted GPA limited to 4 years of courses with no more than 2 years of 10th grade courses."</p>

<p>I am really worried about it right now. Do you think I still have good chance to get into some UC's or some out of state schools like U dub? (I am not talking about UCR, UCSC, or UCM) Should I go for less competitive schools? Any recommendations for the schools I should apply?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>My stats:
3.66 unweighted
4.29 fully weighted
4.00 capped UC
2300 SAT</p>

<p>My results:
Rejected by UCB, UCLA, UCSD, Cal Poly SLO
Waitlisted by UCD, UCI</p>

<p>You probably will not be accepted by either UCSB or UCI, so you should apply to less competitive schools.</p>

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<p>UC’s and SLO do not consider class rank in admissions. You need to calculate your UC/CSU GPA: <a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/&lt;/a&gt;
SLO uses 9-11th grades in their calculation (no honors for 9th).
Your ACT is within range and your UW GPA is not bad. Your UC/CSU GPA should be around 3.8-3.9 range.
What is your intended major?</p>

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<p>I just calculated my UC gpa, and it says my UC gpa is 3.75
I’m thinking to major in engineering </p>

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<p>You may also want to look at (research, or Google) UC admissions “in the local context”, where I believe they do look at class rank.</p>

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<p>Your UC GPA of 3.75 is low for Engineering although you show very good course rigor. Your SAT II Math score is competitive which may help.</p>

<p>SLO/UCSD: Low Reach
UCI/UCSB: High Match</p>

<p>If you are ELC eligible for the UC’s (top 9%) of your class or within the state, you are guaranteed admission (if there is room) at either UCM or UCR. You need to look at some other schools such as UCSC and UCR for good matches if you are interested in Engineering. UCI/UCSB may admit you but you may not get into Engineering (all are extremely competitive). I suggest you expand your list to include CPP and SDSU. Good Luck.</p>