<p>So I’m a Junior and want to go to a UC School. My grades are pretty good (If I get the same grades I got 1st Semester Junior year 2nd Semester I’m looking at a 4.21 capped UC GPA) but my EC’s aren’t that good. (They aren’t terrible either)
I have 60+ volunteer hours that should be 100+ by the time I apply and I’m a class officer at my school. I’m just curious about how important UC’s are. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being a state school that accepts anybody who can breathe and 10 being Harvard. Where would the UC Schools fall on the importance of EC’s in the admissions process? (And yes I know that it will probably vary by school)</p>
<p>All UC’s will use the same 14 areas of criteria to review applications, however; each campus will weigh the criteria in different ways. See both links for more insight.</p>
<p><a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/how-applications-reviewed/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/how-applications-reviewed/index.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/california-residents/index.html</a></p>
Okay, this is really a good question that I also want to know. I think UCs focus more on your academic performance though. But I really want to hear others’ answers… So guys please help
UCSB specifically states on their website, that the weigh 50% academics and 50% essays & EC’s
Like has been said, UCs, and schools in general, tend to want students that show they do something else outside the classroom.
As for how important ECs can be at the UCs…well, I know many people from my school that were rejected from places like UCI, UCR, UCD, UCSB, and others simply because they didn’t pursue outside activities. That, or their stats were worse than I thought.
From what I gather, schools tend to want students who can bring more than just academics to their student body.