Irvine Engineering Admissions?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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Applied for Mech E at UC I. I know that the school is not as known for its engineering program compared to other UCs so I was wondering if that means it would be easier for me to get in. Anyone who has insight on admissions please help.

GPA Unweighted: 3.6
Weighted: 3.75
ACT: 26 (Math being highest score, then reading)
4 AP Classes taken - Psychology, Computer Science, Calculus AB, Human Geography
-Essays highlighted my growing passion for solving problems and interest towards engineering

Extra curriculars: Varsity golf for four years, DECA Officer for 2 years, Competitor for Real World Design Challenge (8th place out of 60), member of school’s engineering club, UNICEF VP, Intern for golf company, Google temporary employee, took online engineering courses.

I know my grades and test scores are slightly below average but I hope my essay and EC will help with my admissions. Do you think I’ll be able to get into UCI? or any other UCs (Davis, SD, SC, SB)? :frowning:

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UCI has a very good Engineering College and ME is one of the more competitive engineering majors. Last year UCI had around 2000 applicants for ME with an acceptance rate of around 33%. I would say based on your below average GPA and test scores, UCI would be a Low Reach.

Average UC GPA: 4.03
Average ACT: 28

This is the overall average for the school but expect competitive majors to be above these numbers.

Your best chance would be UCSC. I do not see UCD/UCSB or UCSD as possible acceptances. Did you apply to UCR/UCM also?

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No but I did apply to some out of state schools such as UW and CU Boulder. I figured most of the UCs I applied to are low reaches but I’m hoping to get lucky :smiley:

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Do you have any safety schools? because UW and CU Boulder are definitely not safety schools. CU Boulder looks like a Match school and UW probably a Low Reach for Engineering.