Post your stats if you got in!! What APs and extracurriculars did you do?
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary
You can see admit rates by HS GPA (UC weighted) and campus. However, different divisions or majors at UC Davis may have different admission thresholds; popular majors like engineering and CS majors should be expected to be more difficult to get in than the campus as a whole.
What are some of the easier majors to get into? You can always change it, right?
And that link is so helpful, thanks!
If a major is impacted it is very difficult to do an internal transfer.
If the major is more selective for frosh admission, it will likely require a high GPA or competitive admission to change into after enrolling.
@monibonnie, why don’t you look at the decision thread from last year to see what kind of stats you need to have a chance at UCD. The more selective the major, the more competitive your stats need to be.
Here is the Freshman profile for 2016. You should aim for at or above the averages for the best chances and if you are considering an impacted/selective major, then you want to be above the averages.
GPA and test scores of middle 25%-75% students
High School UC GPA: 3.95 - 4.25
ACT Composite Score: 26 - 32
SAT Critical Reading: 550 - 680
SAT Mathematics: 590 - 750
yes
You can, but depending on the actual major you want, it can be a lot more difficult than you’d expect. If it’s a non-impacted major, just maintaining a 2.0 minimum and getting a couple signatures is all you need. If it’s an impacted major though (which I’m guessing is the case if you’re thinking of applying to an easier admit major just to switch later), it depends entirely on what major you want.
Basically you can switch once you’re in, but I wouldn’t plan on applying to an easy major just to have a chance of switching into a more impacted major. Which is worse: Not getting into a school when you apply to the major you want, or not getting into the major you want once you’re already in a major you don’t want, so you end up with a degree you don’t want? Personally I would say it’s better to get the education and degree you want than just getting into a specific school; college costs too much to waste the money on something you don’t even want.