'Making the UC "cutoff"?'

Applying to College
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<p>So... anyone know anything about the UC admissions & selection process? My counselor told me that if you don't make the cutoff or whatever it's called they don't even read your essays?
Can someone tell me more about this?
How does this work?</p>

<p>Thanks!!!!</p>

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<p>Yeah I want to know too. Also, i heard something about how if you have the grades and scores then they dont even read your essays. is that true?</p>

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<p>damn, i should get a job as an adcom one day. just to find out what theyre up to</p>

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<p>Eligibility requirements are at
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You need at least a 2.8 gpa for them to look at your application. As long as you meet these requirements, any UC you apply to will at least look at your application.</p>

<p>edit: also, I think the only UC's that really use the essays for admissions are UCLA and Berkeley. The others will look at them, but really they are only going through a list to see if you are a minority or underprivelaged or anything like that.</p>

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<p>Is it true that you need to meet the minimum SAT score that fits your GPA that they state in the tables.... ?</p>

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<p>If u have high grades and high SATs all the UCs will take you without looking at your essays.</p>

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<p>well I'm really borderline with a 3.2 gpa and 1700 sat but good sat 2's</p>

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<p>UCLA and UCB definitely read each applicant's essays... This is because there are so many applicants who have the same UC GPA of 4.0-4.2 and SAT I score of 1350-1450 (the 9,000 who are admitted are statistically identical to the best 9,000 who are rejected), that the essays have to be used as tie-breakers to determine who gets admitted and who doesn't...</p>

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<p>"well I'm really borderline with a 3.2 gpa and 1700 sat but good sat 2's"</p>

<p>I'd think you would be eligible. Remember that the test score total in the table is the sum of your SAT I and top 2 SAT II scores.</p>

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<p>Cool... thanks for the info.. At least I can sleep well tonight knowing I didn't put 360 bux in the trash :-P</p>