Possibility Of Any Low Ranked UC's?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi,
Is it possible for me to still get into any low UC's like Merced, Riverside, Santa Cruz, or Santa Barbra?</p>

<p>GPA- 3.3 (weighted)
SAT- 1800 (taking it again tomorrow
Extra curricular:
1) Band 4 years, (section leader this year)
2) Piano Grade 4 (certified Royal Music Academy)
3) Badminton-Varsity this year and last
4) Extra Foreign Language taken at a Sunday School in addition to French 3 at school (shows on transcript)
5) 79 Volunteer hours (I know not much)
6) Treasurer at school Chess Club</p>

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<p>First of all, UCSB is not a lower ranked UC along with UCSC. They are still considered very competitive.
You need to calculate your UC GPA:
<a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Your SAT score is in range for UCR/UCM and UCSC, but low for UCSB. I am sure you are aware your GPA is low for all the UC’s. What is your intended major?? If you plan to pursue a STEM major, you want to be above the average Stats to be competitive. </p>

<p>Averages for Freshman 2014:
UCR:: UC GPA: 3.77 ACT:25 SAT: 1739
UCM:: UC GPA: 3.61 ACT: 24 SAT: 1638
UCSC: UC GPA: 3.82 ACT: 26 SAT: 1782
UCSB: UC GPA: 4.03 ACT: 29 SAT: 1925</p>

<p>Here is the %admitted students based on GPA range:
UCR: GPA OF 3.25-3.49=24%
UCM: GPA OF 3.25-3.49=28%
UCSC: GPA OF 3.25-3.49=17%
UCSB: GPA OF 3.25-3.49=2.9%</p>

<p>UCSB: Reach
UCSC: Low Reach
UCR/UCM: High Match</p>

<p>I would look at some Cal States such as Chico State, Sonoma, Sac State, SFSU, CSUF and CPP as possible Matches and Safeties.</p>

<p>Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Great advice above - You may have a chance at Merced and an outside shot at UCR, particularly if you are first gen college or your high school is in an under-served area. The other UCs are highly unlikely - even with a big bump in your SAT. Feel free to apply, for the others but, have a plan B and don’t be too surprised by the outcome. </p>

<p>Good list of CSUs above to consider. Apply broadly to keep your options open. You can narrow it down after you see your results.
Good luck. </p>

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<p>May we presume that you are a CA resident. You have no chance of admission to any UC from out-of-state if your UC-weighted GPA is under 3.4.</p>

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<p>Badminton is a varsity sport? Is that a California thing?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replys and yes I am a CA resident.</p>