New York state resident applying to UCLA

<p>hey guys! I am NY resident applying UCLA RD. what do u think my chances are? can applying from NY hurt me?</p>

<p>3.8/4.05 GPA</p>

<p>(my gpa is low because I have taken about 7 APs in junior and sophomore year alone. In senior year I am taking 5 AP classes and 1 SUPA class which is twice as hard as an AP)</p>

<p>2190(750 math, 700 reading, 740 cr) on SATs( had appendicitis attack when i took it and my guidance told that to the admissions office)</p>

<p>700 on chem and US sat 2</p>

<p>This is my complete activities list:
1) Clinical Community Service at Universal MRI(600 hrs) from 9th grade to 11th grade.
2) Religious Community Service in India over the 10th grade summer in a Temple in Delhi (170 hrs)
3) Research with Dr. Dmitri Chklovskii at Cold Sping Harbor Labs( Approx. 500 hrs)- 4 to 5 hrs during the year and 5 hrs/day during the summer
4) Summer School at Harvard (Biology) during 10th Grade summer
5) Worked as a Computer Technician in Queens, NY in 9th grade
6) Web-designer in Delhi, India in 9th grade
7) Worked as Sales Person in NYC
8) Tutored 5th and 6th grade students in math and science during 9th grade
9) Varsity Track
10) National Honor Society in 11th and 12th grade
11) Second Place in Rohm and Haas research competition</p>

<p>I didnt include all the pointless clubs i joined in which I did not have a major position...</p>

<p>I wrote my essay about moving from India to America at the age of 14 and the other essay was based on my interest in neurological research...</p>

<p>Raise your SATII scores or you won't have a chance.</p>

<p>rohansingh2:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match (out of state)</p>

<p>Castel, r u being serious. If so, is it possible to take the SAT 2s in jan for UCLA?</p>

<p>Uhhh I'm pretty sure you're a match. My GPA is the same as yours but my SAT is a lot lower than yours and my EC's aren't as good. And I'm considered a reach.</p>

<p>Yes, I'm being serious (or I would have put JK afterwards). You're OOS, so getting into a UC is a LOT harder than if you were in-state. Many in-state applicants have at least one 800 and a higher GPA than you, so it's only makes it that much harder to get in. Try checking the stats of people who got into UCLA, and see where you stand.</p>

<p>Well, I'm not 100 percent sure but isn't the average SAT like a 2000? 2190 is way above that.</p>

<p>His UC GPA and SATIIs are far below the average though.</p>

<p>Do we even know what his UC GPA is? If he took 7 APs junior year, then obviously not all of them are going to count, so if 4.05 is his weighted GPA from HS, then that's not a good sign. If it's his UC GPA, then, heck, a lot of people get in with that and he'd be a match (the average UC GPA is a 4.14 for UCLA)</p>

<p>how do I calculate a UC gpa? I only have 2 B+s in hs and the rest are all A-,As, or A+s</p>

<p>and I really appreciate the responses...</p>

<p>If you've only had 2 B+s (and if they were only in sophomore and junior year), and you've got at least 4 APs, then your UC GPA is in the neighborhood of a 4.2 or 4.3. That is definitely a match for OOS.</p>

<p>Relax, SATIIs aren't going to be the deciding factor on admissions.</p>

<p>Just write good essays, your ECs and everything else look good.</p>

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His UC GPA and SATIIs are far below the average though.

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<p>Not at all. They're actually above the average, I believe.</p>

<p>"High School GPA: 4.14"
Taken from University</a> of California - Admissions
They also misspelled Averages.. haha.</p>

<p>Anyways, disregarding his UC GPA, he is OOS, not instate. Admissions for him are typically more difficult, and by not having strong SAT II scores, who knows. </p>

<p>OR, I may just be crazy and you'll get in no problem at all, but what are CC Chance threads without a few of us. :)</p>

<p>That's a weighted high school GPA. His UC GPA seems to be higher. With an SAT that's almost a full SD above the mean, and SAT IIs that are clearly above the mean, he's a match.</p>

<p>Castel, OOS is harder, but it's not THAT MUCH harder.</p>

<p>I was basing it off the information he gave in his original post. But in the additional posts, he said he only had 2 B+s and he's taken 7 APs in Sophomore/Junior year. With THAT information, his UC GPA should be around 4.24.</p>

<p>You calculate UC GPA by disregarding your PE/Health classes. You have a max of 8 semesters of weighted classes (Honors and APs).</p>

<p>Castel,</p>

<p>[Nevermind, I realize now what your intent was]</p>

<p>Thanks again guys...I really appreciate the help. I ll definitely work on my essays.</p>

<p>Uh, I thought the UC application was due like last week. Did I miss something?
I'm also applying (or, applied) from NY :D</p>