Hello, I am a high school junior who just received his SAT scores today.
School Rank: Within top 15%
Unweighted GPA: 3.73
Weighted GPA: 4.06 (3.98 if freshman grades are included)
UC GPA: 4.0
SAT I: 560 (Critical Reading), 690 (Math), 610 (Writing) (I will retake this in October. What score should I aim for?)
SAT Subject Test Math Level 2: Have not taken but aiming for at least 700
ACT: Have not taken but will in June. (What score should I aim for?)
Extracurriculars:
-School swim team for all 4 years
-California Scholarship Federation for all 4 years
-National Honors Society in junior and senior years
-Co-leader of chess club since sophomore year
-Co-leader of guitar club since junior year
-Volunteer at a veterans’ clinic
-I have over 100 hours of volunteering and community service
Honors/AP Courses:
-Sophomore year: Honors Chemistry (only Honors course in our school, by the way) and AP European History
-Junior year: Currently taking AP English Language, AP US History, and AP Calculus AB
-Senior year: Planning to take AP English Literature, AP US Government, and AP Calculus BC
My desired major: Computer Engineering
Colleges I want to apply to:
UC Davis
UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Barabara
UC Irvine
UC San Diego
CSU Long Beach
CSU Fullerton
San Jose State
San Diego State
Cal Poly SLO
If most of the UC’s are high matches or above for me, what should I do?