High school senior applying to the UCs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Applying to: UCLA, UCB, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, and UCD
Major: Computer Science (I might switch it)

Unweighted GPA: 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.23 (debatable; my school weights weird)
UC GPA: 4.0 (I think with my latest grades)

About Courses:
Took Pre-calc freshman year, then went to AP Calculus AB, and then AP Calculus BC. I plan to take another math class that is similar to Calculus 3 (IB Math HL)
IB Curriculum starting freshman year with “IB-Preparatory” classes at previous school
Freshman year I took AP World History and AP Psychology which caused my UW GPA to be lowered
Sophmore year I took AP English Language and Composition, AP Human Geography, AP Calculus AB, and AP European History
Junior year I started my official IB classes with IB English HL1, IB Chemistry SL, IB History HL1, IB Music SL, Theory of Knowledge, and IB French-4 SL

Letter grades (not specified for each class in case someone finds me) :
Freshman year
ABBBBB
AABBBB

Sophmore year:
AABBBB
AAABBB

Junior Year:
AAAAAAB
AAAAAAA

Class rank: Top 20%

SAT Score:
Math: 760
Reading: 700
Writing: 680
Composite: 2140

Notable ECs:
Varsity Tennis First Year in Junior Year rose from #9 to #4
Varsity Tennis Co-Captain starting Senior Year and #2
Key Club and Interact Club
Vice President of Pen-Pal Club
Founded and President of Board Game Club that reaches out to elementary schools

Employment:
Data Entry for Chiropractic Office

Awards:
Winner of first place award (along with others) for local science fair and participant for championships

Additional Information:
I moved halfway through high school to the other side of the country so gaining officer positions was difficult. Almost all clubs required a minimum amount of days that you show up as well as a required amount of hours put in if you wanted to apply. Low-income and parents being layed-off. Planning to take an Introductory Comp Sci. course at local community college if that helps…

Yep that’s about it :slight_smile:

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UCI/UCSB/UCD: Match
UCSD: High Match
UCLA/UCB: Low Reach

If you have some amazing essays, then the High Match/Low Reach schools could become possible Matches.
You are competitive but you happen to be applying to a very competitive major. Make sure you have 1-2 safeties on your list since the UC’s can be unpredictable. Good Luck.

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UCs for engineering are very competitive, and really look at unweighted GPAs and extra curriculars too, that’s what I learned after going through the application process this year. Make sure to do really well on your SAT II’s to be competitive. Message me if you have any questions!

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Hopefully, you are in-state?

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You are applying to one of the most “impacted” departments, which makes UCB and UCLA reaches (although not impossible), and UCSD a lower reach. You should probably add SJSU and Cal Poly, also.

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Yes, I am in-state. Cal Poly is my safety school if I don’t get accepted to the UCs.

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If you are using Cal poly SLO as your safety, I would not count on it due to a 10% acceptance rate for CS. If Cal Poly Pomona then yes it would be a safety.

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It’s competitive major. Add more schools for that major. More private would be good too. Santa Clara university.