<p>Goot31, I never thought about it as being particularly back-breaking or anything, but I understand where you might be coming from. Maybe it’s because I go to a pretty competitive school and take the lower-tier UCs for granted at times >.<</p>
<p>Columbia_Student, I appreciate that comment… I never knew a translation like that even existed (I’m still skeptical) … and yes, I have around 100+ if not more already . </p>
<p>And in general, don’t UC schools heavily base their admissions off of GPA/SAT scores? I heard that when they review your application, it gets placed into the “yes”, “no”, or “maybe” category solely on the basis of GPA/specific academic info… and they only look at your ECs if the app is placed in the “maybe” category… maybe I’m naive and that’s how ALL application processes carry out?</p>