<p>I have good grades, I'm taking 4 AP Classes next year as a Junior. (Which is a lot considering my school only offers 11 AP Courses) My UC GPA is a 4.17 right now, (3.67 UW) it should go up even more with the 4 AP's next year (I am taking 1 AP this year as a Sophomore, and 2 honors classes). I don't really have any EC's, I'm going to join NHS next year and do some community service, but that is about it.</p>
<p>How important is an EC to UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz? Is it necessary for me to have them to get accepted into these schools?</p>
<p>For UCR, see if you qualify for this program: <a href=“New Students | Apply | Undergraduate Admissions | UC Riverside”>http://admissions.ucr.edu/whyucr/ourguarantee</a> . If so, sign up for it during June 16-July 31, 2014 to get automatic admission (you still need to include UCR in your regular UC application).</p>
<p>It is saying this is for juniors, I am currently a sophomore, can I still sign up for this?</p>
<p>For this UCR program, you are supposed to sign up just as you finish your junior year. So keep doing well in school, and get a good enough SAT or ACT score to qualify to sign up for the program just as you finish your junior year.</p>