<p>I'm an ELC student and I supposedly already got into UCI, UCD, and UCR because of it. UCSB though is one of the school I'd really like to get into and I was wondering if anyone knew if it was included? Or like, what are the chances of an ELC student getting in?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Its automatic admission, as long as you applied.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you! I just wanted to make sure.</p>
<p>Ok, I just want to clear up what ELC means, because I constantly see it misunderstood on these boards. ELC does NOT mean you are guaranteed acceptance at every ELC participating UC. It means you will get into at least one UC.</p>
<p>ELC was really just designed to increase the presence of students from under performing schools.</p>
<p>For example, say you went to a really, really competitive high school and did very well, but you did not make ELC because of the competition. You are probably much more likely to get into Irvine, Davis, Santa Barbara and San Diego, even as a non-ELC student, than someone who is ELC but went to a very lax high school.</p>
<p>I hope that clears it up.</p>
<p>UCD, UCI and UCR sent letters in the Fall to Eligible in the Local Context (ELC) students guaranteeing admission with Davis admitting to major of choice if applications are received. UCSD and UCM sent a letter asking ELC students to apply but NOT guaranteeing admission. UCSB says on their admissions website that all ELC students will be accepted but no actual letter in hand. So sndebrosse, "for example, say you went......." is not quite accurate but adcoms do look at the rigor of your courseload and taking advantage of the opportunities available to you at your high school. Not sure what a lax high school is but some schools do not have the financial support say from parents groups etc. to fund all the programs that students in more affluent areas do.</p>
<p>I'm saying that ELC is far less meaningful if you go to a very competitive high school.</p>
<p>However, it's extremely important if you go to an academically non-competitive high school- in this case, just because you're in the top 4% of your class doesn't mean you'll be competitive at the UC's, so that was the intention of ELC originally.</p>
<p>After doing more research, I want to say that you are right, any1can. However, I'm still confused about the following:
"ELC students who complete these requirements are guaranteed a spot at one of UC's undergraduate campuses, though not necessarily at their campus of choice."
found here: <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/local_eligibility.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/local_eligibility.html</a>
Maybe referring to non participating UC's?</p>
<p>^ I just realized my last post was no more clear than my first.
I am not saying that the admissions people admit you because of the more rigorous coursework at your high school. I'm saying that you're probably going to naturally have a much higher gpa and SAT scores coming from a competitive high school where you barely missed ELC compared to someone who is ELC elsewhere. The intention of ELC was never really to help students are competitive high schools.</p>
<p>Honestly, I'm just more confused now. Haha.</p>
<p>So, out of all the UC's that automatically admit ELC students, I'll only get into ONE of them? Or all of them, as long as I applied?</p>
<p>See my previous post about which schools sent letters this year. I know Davis admitted ELC students last year automatically as well. Who knows year to year if this will still be the case. I see your point sndebrosse about the competetive high school. D goes to what I would call a not very competetive high school as the senior class has less than 300 students, she does have a 4.5 gpa which is the highest in her class however we don't have very many AP classes to choose from, just the basics like spanish, bio, english, histories, and calculus. She took all the classes available to her. The top students are seperated by tenths of a point which would account for maybe one B in one class. In a school with 500-600 seniors, it is more competetive and difficult to get into the top 4% as many students could fall into that catagory assuming all classes and grades were equal. So many qualified students might miss out by just tenths of a percent. However, if the top students are tied, they all will be admitted into ELC. On the other hand, in a school with limited AP's, you don't have much to choose in terms of classes and teachers and that too is difficult because maybe you have to take AP bio when AP psych or AP Anatomy and Physiology would have been easier as in my nieces' school. So there are pros and cons to everything. Irisaur, as you know, UC requirements change year to year but your will get into at least one UC, I think ELC's automatically got into 4 this year (from what I gathered here and the letters D received) UCD, UCI, UCR and UCSB. However, that could change next year but then again it could stay the same. I read statistics somewhere on the Pathways websight, that with ELC you have an increased chance statistcally of getting into Cal, UCLA and UCSD but then again, statistcally the top 4% do have amazing gpa's and probably pretty good SATs.
To close let me note, my other 2 kids were NOT ELC and my S went to UCLA and D goes to San Diego State but she got into UCD and UCI as well. Good luck you guys and Happy New Year!</p>