Please advice me on UCs, Cal Poly etc

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High School Senior
UC GPA 3.83
ACT comp 32 & ACT english 36
Very competitive CA High School in SF bay area
Good ECs, mixs of APs & honor class.

plan to apply to follow school with business majors
UC Davis, UCSC, UC irvine, UCSB, UCR, Cal poly (MCA ~4549), SJSU

UC davis will be my 1st choice. I know my GPA is low, pls advice which College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences or College of Letters and Science will be easier for me to get into, or not declare a major when apply.

Any other colleges recommeded with my stats ?

Thanks!

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CPP. probably for most programs, CPSLO - probably not for most programs. UCR and UCM are likely to admit you, the others, probably not.

SDSU, CSULB, Fullerton, Chico are also worth aps.
Good luck

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It depends, what is your major? Ag would generally be easier admit at cpslo and davis unless you are aiming for animal science (pre-vet). What are you considering in math/science, if bio hard admit ?

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You have competitive test scores, but your GPA will impact your chances even in attending a competitive HS.

These are the admit rates not major specific based on your UC GPA range:
Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19:

UCB: 14%
UCLA: 14%
UCSD: 44%
UCSB: 54%
UCD: 58%
UCI: 65%
UCSC: 85%
UCR: 94%
UCM: 96%

As you can see, that UCD is still a High Match 50/50. UCSB has no Business major so I assume are you planning to apply to Econ which is highly competitive since you are admitted as a Pre-Major and must pass 3 Econ classes with an acceptable GPA before declaring.

UCI for Business Admin is highly competitive so it will be a Reach with your GPA. Average UC GPA of 4.15 and a 18% acceptance rate.

Are you more interested in attending UCD regardless of major?

This is how UCD admits:
-College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences admits by college
-College of Letters and Science admits by division within the college
(Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies; Mathematics and Physical Sciences; Social Sciences)

For UCD, it will make no difference if you apply for either college, so pick a major you want to pursue for the next 4 years. Also UCD does not have a Business major so are you looking at Managerial Econ?

For Cal Poly SLO, they admit by major and trying to switch majors can be difficult since they will review your original application to see if you would have qualified for your new major as an in-coming Freshman. If you plan to apply, make sure you can live with your major for the next 4 years. Also remember it is easier to switch down then up.
Business at SLO will be a slight Reach since their average CP GPA is 4.01 for the Business school although you are above the ACT average of 30.

SJSU looks like a solid Safety.

UCR has a very good business school and again you will be admitted as a Pre-major and must complete specific courses and GPA to declare the major. UCR is a Match.

UCSC does not have a Business school or major so again are you interested in Business Management Econ as your major? UCSC is a Match school.

You might want to also consider San Diego State for Business (highly regarded and ranked).

Best of luck.

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Business Majors, Would also consider applied math, though not strong at science
ACT science 27, math 31, english 36, reading 35.

So you think Managerial Economics Major at UCD College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is easier than other major at UC Davis ?

How about applied math at CPSLO ? (my MCA is ~4549).

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Very detail, thanks you!

Either UC Davis Economics Major @College of Letters and Science or Managerial Economics Major at UCD College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will be my 1st choice.

Also I am more interested in attending UCD regardless of major than other schools.

Cal Poly SLO Business major will be my 2nd choice, applied math major also fine with me.

Will also look into San Diego State for Busines

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I do not think UCD is an easy admit regardless of major, but the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science does not admit by major, so if you want pursue a Business related major then Managerial Econ is really your only choice other than Economics. I think both will be equal in your admission chances.

For SLO, the average CP GPA for College of Math and Science is a 4.09 which is higher than the Business College and the projected Math acceptance rate is 25% vs 30% for Business Admin. Your chances are 50/50 with either major.

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Thanks for taking time replying, very useful inside information!

Two more questions:
(1) Would Senior grades help my odds here ?
I have 4APs & wGPA 4.6 now. I was limited to only 1 AP in 10 grade & take only 2 APs in 11 grade as I take time for ACT test.

(2) How about some of my grades in middle school ?
I toke Algebra 1, geometry, spanishs, & had GPA4.0 throughout middle school.

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Senior grades are not considered in admission decisions for the UC’s and CSU’s. Senior grades are not available to self report by the application deadline. Good Senior grades however will maintain your provisional admission.
Unless muddle school grades are on your HS transcripts, you do not report them and are considered in your UC GPA.

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“Correction”" Middle school grades are not considered in your UC/CSU GPA but the classes taken in Middle school for Math and Foreign language can be reported on the CSU application to show that have fulfilled the a-g course requirements.

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UCR, SDSU and CSULB have great biz programs and are all highly likely to accept you.