ELC question

Applying to College
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<p>can someone please tell me the truth about whether or not ELC matters for UCLA and berkeley?</p>

<p>those are the only UCs that i really want to go to and i am ELC eligible. I know that it does not guarantee admission however, i want to know whether it serves as a tip factor.</p>

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<p>Theres a thread about this alreadyL
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4581047%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4581047&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>It doesn't. Berkeley and UCLA aren't official participants in the program, and they themselves know whether a student is ELC without looking at his/her rank. Look at the ELC admit rates for the different UCs: UCSD has about 90%, and all the other UCs are in the 90%s. Berkeley and UCLA are in the 50%s.</p>

<p>But again, it's not that you're ELC that's the "tip" factor; they can see how strong your grades and course load are to know whether you should be admitted.</p>

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<p>yeah except half of them say that ELC doesn't matter at Berkeley and UCLA, while some of them say its a tip factor and i've heard so many different things.. i just want to set it straight.</p>

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<p>Well, what I have gathered from these discussions is that ELC is NOT going to make it or break it for you. Your grades and scores [and maybe ec's?] will. As long as your rank is atleast top 10% and you have a high weighted/unweighted GPA... you should not have huge problems getting in.</p>

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Your grades and scores [and maybe ec's?] will.

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<p>At Berkeley and UCLA, ECs and essays can also make or break you, definitely. (Essays are considered as important -- "very important" -- as grades, as is the rigor of your course load. Scores and ECs are listed as "important.")</p>

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As long as your rank is atleast top 10% and you have a high weighted/unweighted GPA... you should not have huge problems getting in.

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<p>At Berkeley/UCLA, you also need: excellent essays, at least average ECs, leadership positions (at least, it helps more if you have those), some awards/honors, and a rigorous course load. Then you should not have huge problems getting in.</p>