ELC for UC's

<p>I know the UC's use something called ELC when considering people for admission. All I really know about it is that you qualify if you are UC eligible (have taken the necessary classes and have minimum GPA/test scores) and if you are in the top 4% of your high school class. Based on that, I qualify for it. I also hear that it guarantees you admission to at least one UC, though not necessarily the UC of your choice.</p>

<p>However, today a friend told me that being ELC gives you a huge advantage over everyone else. My friend told me that admission rates are much higher for applicants that are ELC. She cited some statistics (I have no idea how accurate these really are because I don't know where she got them) on acceptance rates, saying UC Davis has an acceptance rate in the high 90's for ELC applicants, and that even places like Berkeley have around a 60% acceptance rate for ELC.</p>

<p>So my question is: how accurate is this? Does being ELC really give you this huge of a boost? Or does it merely guarantee you admission for at least one UC?</p>

<p>ELC does both. It really boosts your chances at all UCs. Congrats!</p>

<p>Yeah the admit rate is 61.1% for Berkeley compared to only 24.7% for regular admissions.</p>

<p>Sweet! That's awesome. I feel a lot less stressed out and worried now since I'm applying mostly to UCs. Thanks for the help.</p>

<p>sorry, but the stats for the flagships are misleading....elc in and of itself does little for Berkeley or LA. Yes, the acceptances of elc kids to those two schools are higher...BUT that is because the applicant's stats are higher to begin with. At some schools, to make elc you need a 4.2+ UC gpa -- since that is at least average or higher than average of the matriculants to those schools....chances of acceptance are increased. Remember a good stats rule: correlation does not equal causation.</p>

<p>However, elc means automatic acceptance to one of Irvine, Riverside, Merced, and Santa Barbara (this year's elc schools). So, send an app or two in these directions and make plans for fall!</p>

<p>To bluebayou:
Just being curious: where did you find out that ELC status will guarantee automatic acceptance to Irvine, Riverside, Merced and Santa Barbara if one chooses to apply?</p>

<p>got it from UCOP.</p>

<p>fwiw: Last year the 'guarantee' campuses were SB and Merced and were so noted on the UCOP website. Historically, Irvine and Riverside have accepted all elc apps under their comprehensive review program.</p>

<p>I was wondering...</p>

<p>What are this years ELC schools.. Some one above said they were irvine, davis, santa barbra, merced, and riverside.</p>

<p>I was wondering... how do u choose what school you want to be your garantee??</p>

<p>I have a 4.25 UC GPA and did not qualify for ELC...</p>

<p>carbon:</p>

<p>not sure I know the answer, but I don't think you pick your guarantee school per se. I have personally attended an info session where the Irvine rep specifically stated that they expect to accept all elc students again this year.</p>

<p>Jackie: of course, every school has different amounts of grade inflation or lack thereof, and may limit # of honors/ap courses. For example, schools may limit honors/AP courses to only Jr year, so it's more difficult to earn a high uc gpa. I was just trying to make the point that many elc kids have grades that exceed Berkeley and UCLA's average accepted stats, so they their chance of admission is higher regardless of elc.</p>

<p>So basically what you are saying is that ELC kids are more likely to get into these schools because their stats/GPA are higher than the average applicant and therefore the general acceptance rate does not apply to ELC kids. So an ELC kid at a low-quality school might be number 1 in his class with a 3.5 and qualify for ELC, but there isn't a 60% chance he's going to Berkeley.</p>

<p>But I'd have to say it still looks good for me. I do not know exactly how to calculate UC GPA as far as how many classes are given an extra point. But I took all honors classes through sophomore/junior year and only received one B one semester, so I'm guessing my UC GPA is the second best possible. So based on that, I would think those higher admission rates should apply to someone more or less in my situation. Is that reasonable to assume?</p>

<p>ELC will get you into Irvine, Riverside and/or Merced -- a 99% guarantee (not sure about SB). </p>

<p>A kid from a low income, low performing school has a plus factor for all UC admissions, as does someone who is low income and/or first generation to attend college. The UC's have the highest proportion of Pell Grant recipients in the country (~33%), so low income counts a lot in admissions.</p>

<p>If you check the UCOP website, you can see which classes count for the gpa boost. Each Calif HS is listed.</p>