<p>I'm a junior in high school and plan on applying as a freshman applicant in the fall.
GPA 9-12: 3.3077
GPA 10-12: 3.1250
Total: 3.3333</p>
<p>I have mostly A's and B's, but sophomore year I had straight B's and one C. I didn't do so great sophomore year but have greatly improved this year. I'm getting my SAT scores tomorrow (EEEEKKK) but got 1700 on practice tests.</p>
<p>I am in AP classes and have a job but no other ec. /:</p>
<p>ECs are a little slim for UCSC; maybe a CSU should be used as a backup to UCSC.</p>
<p>UCSC: Reach</p>
<p>Aim for the CSU’s, UCSC is out if question without EC’s, GPA or outstanding SAT. You need some EC’s if you want to get accepted. And a 3.3~ GPA will not put you in the top 9% if your graduating year. </p>
<p>Btw, if the GPA you posted is (unweighted) then you may have a chance.</p>
<p>It is unweighted, I don’t understand the difference between weighted and unweighted?</p>
<p>I got a 1790 on the SAT. I’m probably gonna retake it.</p>
<p>The difference between weighted and unweighted is the weight of your class. If you are an AP class it is worth more points and thus creates and separate gpa.</p>
<p><a href=“A-G Policy Resource Guide”>A-G Policy Resource Guide;
<p>Type in the name of your high school and it will list all the AP/Honors classes that UC will give you an extra point.</p>
<p>For example, get B in APUSH gives you 4 points (3 for the B + 1 extra for the AP)</p>
<p>But at least UCSC is reachable…</p>
<p>That’s great then, if you’re taking AP classes then you should have at least a 3.6~? And a 1790 SAT is competent for UCSC.</p>
<p>Your stats are on par for UCSC, you just need some extra curricular activities. Join some clubs, do charity work, just beef up your application a little. You don’t need an extraordinary hook for UCSC, just to look like a competent, involved student.</p>