Just wondering. my bro is sophmore. anyways, he is really interested in the UC’s. i am wondering if ELC is rank from freshman to junior …or sophmore to junior grades.
<p>sophmore to junior </p>
<p>go to uc pathways and search for elc to learn more</p>
<p>also this site has a search function</p>
<p>wait so basically..the high school sends all the top 12.5 percent..and they look at the soph to junior grades to see who is in the top 4 percent out of the 12.5 percent?</p>
<p>Everything you never wanted to know about the UC ELC is available at:
<a href="http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/</a></p>
<p>Frequently Asked Questions about the Selection of ELC Students</p>
<p>How will UC select the top 4 percent?</p>
<p>UC will rank students based on a GPA calculated from grades earned in the 'a-g' subjects completed in grades 10 and 11. Students who rank in the top 4 percent-and who have completed the minimum 11 required courses-will be selected for ELC.</p>
<p>How can a student with a lower class ranking be selected for ELC over a student who has a higher class ranking?</p>
<p>ELC selection is based on the all UC-approved courses completed in the 10th and 11th grades, with additional points for UC-approved honors courses. School rankings are likely to be based on a different GPA, so the school ranking will be different than the UC ranking. </p>
<p>How will you compare the student who takes fewer courses and gets better grades with the one who takes more courses but fewer A's?</p>
<p>Students have to complete the 11 required courses. Their GPA will be calculated from grades earned in all of the approved 'a-g' subjects completed in grades 10 and 11, with extra points allowed for honors credits as described above.</p>
<p>In the competitive environment for college admissions, it might occur to some families to choose a less rigorous school for their children to attend so that their children would end up in the top 4 percent of the graduating class and thus obtain ELC eligibility. Has UC considered such a public response in developing the ELC program?</p>
<p>UC is very careful when developing and implementing changes in admissions policies, and has taken into consideration whether negative incentives would be created. The best preparation for college, including UC, comes from a student taking a challenging curriculum and working hard in high school. The ELC program is designed to reward exactly such preparation, and we do not anticipate the type of behavior described. Additionally, and more importantly, eligibility does not guarantee admission to a campus or to the major of choice. Doing work above the minimum required and completing a challenging program are important items taken into consideration in campus admission decisions.</p>
<p>How is the ELC ranking determined? Why is it sometimes different than the high school ranking?</p>
<p>Schools use different methods of calculating GPAs for the purpose of ranking. These methods are different than the UC-calculated GPA. The top 4 percent of students were selected based on their UC-calculated GPA, which includes all UC approved courses taken in the 10th and 11th grades. Honors points were given for classes listed as honors (underlined) on the UC-course list. The other criteria used for calculating GPAs were the same as those used in statewide freshman eligibility determinations.</p>
<p>If two students have similar GPAs and similar course patterns, how can one be selected for ELC and the other not? </p>
<p>UC-calculated GPAs can be different depending on when the students took their college preparatory courses. If some of the classes were taken during the 9th grade, the grades will not be used in calculation and can affect a student's GPA. Honors and AP/IB classes can also affect a student's ranking. In many cases, the differences between the top 4 percent of students and the other students submitted to UC were very slight. A single B, for example, could have made the difference.</p>
<p>What happens if students in the ELC pool are tied in terms of GPA, and selecting all of them would exceed the 4 percent? </p>
<p>All students with GPAs that qualify for the top 4 percent will be included, even if the total number of students exceeds the 4 percent figure because of ties.</p>
<p>WOW THANKS!!! man..you guys in CC are the greatest help of all time</p>
<p>Hi there! I have a question.</p>
<p>"wait so basically..the high school sends all the top 12.5 percent"
All the UC's have very high percentage of freshmen in top 10% of HS class: 97%, 99%, 96%, 94% for UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCR respectively. Even UCR's percentage is 94%! </p>
<p>I think in the selection criteria there is no provision of adding any points for being in top 10% or 12.5% except for being in top 4% as ELC and except for being 12.5% as DAP. If I'm not in top 10%, I will suffer from disadvantage for not being in top 10%?</p>
<p>Also, I have another question. I am an out-of-state student who will be moving to CA next year. My school dosen't put class rank in the report. How will this affect the selection review by UC's?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>