<p>Aeronautical and Electrical engineering are offered as majors at the following UCs:</p>
<p>Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Diego</p>
<p>but not at: </p>
<p>Berkeley, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, or Merced</p>
<p>You can find the data on all the majors at this site:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/A4T.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/A4T.pdf</a>
starting on page 32 (the engineering offerings start on page 37).</p>
<p>Your GPA is a bit lower than you would normally like for the four UCs above, but fortunately for you, the test scores and the situation with your father compensates for this. I figure your UC GPA at 3.72 (average admit is 4.05 at UCSD and 4.12 at UCLA), with the SATs being what saves you (you are at 2250 with SAT IIs of 800/760 with SAT I averages being 1950 at UCSD and 2004 at UCLA with SAT II scores at these schools being 600/600 and 650/650 respectively). </p>
<p>Also, the average UC GPAs at UCD and UCI are around 3.89 and 3.88, but the average SAT I scores are around 1850 at both schools.</p>
<p>I estimate your chances as follows:</p>
<p>UCLA--Match to Slight Reach (closer to slight reach)
UCSD--Match to Slight Reach (but very, very close to just a regular match)
UCD/UCI--Match</p>
<p>At the other UCs (the ones without Aeronautical engineering and EE):
UC Berkeley--Slight Reach
UCSB--Match
UCSC/UCR--Safe Match
Merced--100% guaranteed</p>
<p>MIT--Reach (for everyone practically)
Franklin W. Olin--Reach
Purdue--Safe Match
Rose-Hulman--Match (but I hope you are aware that Rose-Hulman does not offer an aeronautical engineering degree)</p>
<p>Both UCLA and UCSD are ranked in the top 5 for aeronautical engineering degrees, which is why you might have a little trouble getting into these programs.</p>
<p>In addition, to applying through the normal method to the UCs, you also have the option (which makes sense in your case) to apply based upon your test scores only.</p>
<p>Here's the link on that:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman.html</a></p>
<p>Look at the first and the third options here. You can apply using either one. I think the first is still best for you, but I would talk to an admissions officer at UCSD and also an admissions officer at UCLA to ask their opinion based upon your situation with your father and your great test scores. They might tell you to apply using option three under your circumstances. </p>
<p>Best of success. </p>
<p>P.S. I hope people start recognizing that not every dark-skinned person is a terrorist or a criminal. I would have thought that at least here in the Bay Area that would have become obvious years ago.</p>