<p>I want to major in mechanical or aerospace engineering, does UCSD completely reject me even if I'm competitive against other non-impacted major applicants, or do they just put me into a non impacted major? Also, how do they decide the top people who will get into impacted majors? Do they look at GPA and SAT test scores and AP test scores or at the overall picture such as essay and extracurriculars? THANK YOU!!</p>
<p>They won’t reject you from UCSD just because you don’t get into your most preferred major. As you said, they’ll try to put you into one of your other choices instead. The committee compares you with other applicants who chose ME, so your admission into the major depends on how you fare compared to other prospective ME students. I would assume they do compare on the basis of GPA, SAT scores, AP scores, yes. I doubt they care much about the other stuff.</p>
<p>So for engineering, they won’t read essays?</p>
<p>I applied as a CS major which was impacted and didn’t get it. Instead I was put as undeclared.</p>
<p>I know the same happened to a couple students this year. They applied to an impacted major and got accepted as undeclared.</p>
<p>Everything in you app matters but your gpa/test score matter the most.</p>
<p>TheOnly1, do you mind posting your GPA & test scores? I’m applying next year as CS and would like to have some idea.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me how much I should shoot for in terms of GPA (unweighted and weighted ) and SAT scores to be competitive for the Mechanical engineering major?</p>
<p>I’d like to know what GPA or SAT would be competitive for UCSD engineering</p>
<p>bump10char plz rply!!</p>
<p>data is 3 years old, but rejected ME with 2130 SAT (800 math) and 3.6UW, 3.99W.
Wasn’t offered any other major, just rejected.</p>
<p>Sorry, just saw the thread again. Nothing too impressive. 4.038 UW GPA, 1860 SAT, 4.4ish W GPA. UCSD overenrolled many students this year, and on top of being impacted, its highly unlikely that you will get your major if its impacted as a freshman.</p>
<p>@TheOnly1: I was just wondering how you had an unweighted GPA that was over a 4.0? I didn’t know that was mathematically possible, but I seem to stand corrected =D</p>
<p>APs gave 0.025 extra</p>
<p>Edit: I understand the whole point of UW, but that’s how my school counted it.</p>
<p>Ah, thanks for explaining! I never knew there were schools that did that, but fair enough, if that was how your school did it.</p>
<p>So which major did you go withI’m thinking of mathematics comp sci as backup for me?</p>
<p>Well I still haven’t started school, but as of right now I am officially undeclared. However, I will be advised as a prospective CS major student because that’s what I put as my plan. I am confident I will be able to get into it, if not, physics always sounds fun for me.</p>
<p>I know someone with GPA of 3.1 and SAT 2080 that got into to CS. He is still there after 2 years. Everything is possible…</p>
<p>bump10char would like more input from others please!</p>
<p>@stone: well to be fair cs was not impacted two years ago</p>
<p>This is the first year comp sci is impacted for freshmen right?</p>