<p>Originally when I submitted my UC app I sent it to Berkeley, UCLA and UCSD, considering my guidance counselor said 'she thought I would get into LA'. However, reading threads on CC and elsewhere has made me a little self-conscious of my decision, especially considering I didn't shell out another 80-160 USD to apply to one or two more 'safety' UCs (sorry, I hate the term too). With January 1st just around the corner, I seriously am having doubts about even getting into college considering my only two 'safety' schools on my college list are UCSD and CMC college (based off of my HS stats).</p>
<p>My HS stats for UCSD are:
Lowest GPA accepted: 3.10
Average GPA accepted: 3.58
Average SAT accepted: 2090</p>
<p>My stats are:
OOS international
Cum. GPA: ~3.4 (with a strong upward trend)
UC GPA: 4.0 (this is considering capped honors weighting - which is slightly incorrect for OOS kids) (also, dropping my weakest year, 9th grade, leaves a transcript with mostly B+'s and A's, which unfortunately translates to 8B's and 17A's on the UC application with no weighting)
SAT1: 2290
SAT2: 800 in physics and bio, 760 in math
APs: 5 in 5 APs (inc. chem and bio)
Essays: Thought they were very good, re-read them and they seemed decent
ECs: Head of school newspaper, leader of science tutoring center, service, play on a varsity sports team, work experience as paid TA
Income bracket: $200,000+</p>
<p>Now, the 'problem' is that I signed up for two impacted majors, bioengineering and electrical/computer engineering (I clearly indicated why I wanted to pursue bioengineering in one of my essays).</p>
<p>I definitely wouldn't call myself a 'shoe-in' but do I seriously need to consider a fallback school if I don't want to end up in CC next year (especially considering the majors I selected)? I really regret not spending the extra money and signing up for at least another UC.</p>
<p>Is there any possible way to add more campuses this far past the deadline (or even during the appeal process)? I’m pretty sure the answer is no, but I haven’t found anything online explicitly mentioning it.</p>
<p>One thing I can say is that applying to impacted majors at UCSD doesn’t hurt your chances of getting in. They just might not give you that major if they accept you and you’ll enter undeclared (but then can switch to a non-impacted major). I can’t say the same for other universities though.</p>
<p>Yeah, you are fine with the whole major thing. Not to mention that electrical and computer engineering aren’t impacted. And well, there is also a trend that a higher number of OOS and international students being accepted into UCSD. So as far as I can tell, there is nothing that is holding you back except for the fact that there might be stronger applicants. Nothing you can do now except apply to some other schools that still have admission open if you feel anxious about getting rejected.</p>
<p>^ agreed with Distress and I would even add that I think you’ll get in. I had similar stats (high test scores, mediocre GPA, about 5 APs, etc) and got in so I think you’ll be fine. I’m in-state, but I know out of state people who got into ucsd with similar or even slightly worse stats.</p>
<p>So you’re saying OOS students have a better overall chance for admittance (comparing merit alone)? That’s interesting - I’ve heard from some (possibly misinformed) people that the OOS pool ends up being more competitive for UC, even considering the budget problem.</p>