Please chance a junior with bad grades

Pls chanceme for:

-UCs(all of them)

-WashU(ED) (Tons of demonstrated interest)

-USC

-Columbia(Legacy) haha applying just to see where legacy takes me

-San Jose State

-Santa Clara University

Demographics:

-Asian Male

-Full pay

-Competitive CA public school(Top 100 in state)

-School does not rank

-Major: PoliSci

Stats:

-3.5UW; UC Gpa: 4.1W; W GPA: 4 (Upward trend; large dip in grades was due to death in the family)

-34 ACT Composite and 35 Superscored

-By end of Junior year I will have taken 6 APs( Only taken 2 so far and got 4 and 3) By beginning of senior year I will be in 12 total APs

-SAT Math 2 Subject: 750

ECs:

-Co-founded a local debate organization that teaches elementary schoolers how to debate and speak in public.

-Director of Marketing and PR at a 501©(3) that promotes education and discussion of the sciences.

-Selected as a member of my town’s youth council. Works alongside the Town Council and Mayor

-Speech and Debate Captain. Qualified to state with many prestigious invitational awards; Recipient of Special Distinction

-Eagle Scout. My highest position was Assistant Senior Patrol Leader; Member of High Honor Society;

-Varsity tennis team every year of high school. 1 year as captain

-Fellow for California Democratic Party this summer

-Internship with California State Senator in fall

-Internship with ACLU

-Team Leader of my school’s national political campaign competition team

-Captain of my school’s Odyssey of the Mind team

-Student Ambassador for Global Affairs Council

Awards:

-Prestigious debate invitational awards

-1st place Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition

-2nd at CA State Odyssey of the Mind Competition

-17th at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals(800 teams and 50 countries)

-4th place at National Political Campaign Competition(got scholarship money as a prize)

-Boy Scout of the Year for my troop

-District’s Student Project Award for Outstanding Leadership

Essays:

  • I’m not done with them, but I have an essay advisor so hopefully they’ll be rly good.

Thank You so much for taking the time out of your day to read my post!

2019 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19 capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 12%
UCLA: 7%
UCSD: 33%
UCSB: 32%
UCD: 47%
UCI: 35%
UCSC: 72%
UCR: 87%
UCM: 96%

2019 UC capped weighted GPA averages along with 25th-75th percentile range:
UCB: 4.23 (4.15-4.30)
UCLA: 4.25 (4.18-4.32)
UCSD: 4.16 (4.03-4.28)
UCSB: 4.16 (4.04-4.28)
UCI: 4.13 (4.00-4.25)
UCD: 4.13 (4.00-4.26)
UCSC: 3.96 (3.76-4.16)
UCR: 3.90 (3.69-4.11)
UCM: 3.73 (3.45-4.00)

25th - 75th percentiles for ACT composite + language arts
UCB: 28-35
UCLA: 29-35
UCSD: 26-34
UCSB: 26-34
UCD: 24-33
UCI: 24-34
UCSC: 24-32
UCR: 21-30
UCM: 18-26

Since UC’s will be test optional for this admission cycle, there will be more emphasis on the areas of your application mainly GPA, HS course rigor, Personal insight essays, EC’s and special circumstances/special talents etc…

You are solid for UCM,UCR, UCSC and SJSU. UCI/UCD and UCSB are possible and the UCSD/UCB and UCLA will be Reach schools. Explaining your grade drop in one of the personal insight essays will help your chances.

Best of luck.