<p>I am currently a junior hoping to apply to the UC system</p>
<p>However, their "ELC" or 4% plan only gives the credit of ELC to the top 4% of each California HS. </p>
<p>As most people had said, taking more APs n Honors Classes and getting a B in there would actully lower their GPA. Since the ranking system is all based on GPA of the class, and only top 4% would get this ELC, wouldn't this ranking system be unfair? </p>
<p>Suppose a student with no APs, but with a 4.0 GPA. They would get a higher ranking that a AP student with a 3.8 GPA. Would colleges consider this factor?</p>
<p>I currently have a </p>
<p>GPA: 3.97
10-12 Acad GPA: 4.04<br>
Unweighted: 3.84</p>
<p>which puts me only at 94% of a big class (740) </p>
<p>This would be pretty bs if i don't get the ELC, I mean I know other students who have less APs with higher rankings and they get the ELC advantage?</p>
<p>Any ideas on how much this ELC would help?</p>
<p>if so chance me w/o this ELC</p>
<p>GPA: 3.97
10-12 Acad GPA: 4.04<br>
Unweighted: 3.84</p>
<p>SAT: 1980 ( will retake)
ACT: ( will take)
SAT II:
-US History (scores not received yet)
-Math II (will take in June)
-Chinese ( Nov)</p>
<p>APs/Honors:
-APUSH, H Physics, H American Lit, H Chem<br>
-Senor Load: AP Cal, AP Stat, AP Environmental, AP Art Hist </p>
<p>EC:
-Treasurer of a Club,
-Chinese Orchestra for 6 yrs
-Stage Crew Manager for music ensemble ( 50 hr)
-2 community service clubs ( 500+ hrs)
-library ( 100+ hrs)
-VITA (volunteer tax preparer) 25 hrs
-Badminton 3 yrs
-ACAP (accounting awareness program) 09
-Local Chinese School 8 yrs
-California Scholarship Federation -Lifetime Member </p>
<p>Hopes for UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Irvine , UC Davis</p>
<p>Privates: USC, NYU</p>
<p>possible majors: Business, Electrical Engineer</p>