Q: UCD CReview... Will i get points for these factors? UNSURE :/

Applying to College
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<p>~ Completion of academic preparation and enrichment programs (250 or 500 pts)
- What exactly is this? I'm in a program called the Academy of Finance which focuses on financial studies, in a college course at city college, and I took a career training course int he summer. Does any of these count? How many points do you tihnk I would have?</p>

<p>~First generation of university attendance (250 pts)
- My mom only got an AA degree... UCSD willl give you half points for that, but UCD doesn't offer half points, do I get full 250 points?</p>

<p>~Demonstrated leadership promise (250 or 500 pts)
- Leader of a really small, private piano teacher's ensemble that played only during the recitals. Does this even count?</p>

<p>~Marked improvement in 11th grade (250 pts)
-Okay, this is REALLY weird for me, just bare with me. My Sophomore sem. grades are 3.8 / 3.0.... My Junior sem. grades are: 3.1 / 3.8... TECHNICALLY it is improvement, will I get pts?</p>

<p>~One or more special (extraordinary) talents (125 or 250 pts)
- Again, this is weird for me. In my essay, I talk about starting my own online business and investment in the stock market... will they even look at this? Will they give me poitns for this?</p>

<p><a href="http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_selection_process.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_selection_process.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I'm REALLY on the borderline of admission, if cut-off rate stays at 7510 pts, can someone tell me if I'd get any of the points listed above, and if so, how many?</p>

<p>Also, how come volunteer hours and ECs aren't given any notice? Will they factor it in nonetheleast or is the admission COMPLETELY based on their given comprehensive review formula. Because i have over 300 hours of community service and had an internship with a fortune 5 company... but it seems that they don't even notice it in their CR.</p>

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<p>Wait, so once you get past the cut-off rate your automatically in?</p>

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<p>yeah the point system is kinda weird. there are so many gray areas...
do other UCs do this besides davis and sd?</p>

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<p>I didn't see any info on the cutoff points from the link <a href="http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_selection_process.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_selection_process.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Also does anybody know the cutoff points for other UC's such as Santa Barbara, San Diego etc</p>

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<p>I got the cut-off points from ppl on this board.</p>

<p>Anyone know about the things I asked previously?</p>

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<p>Can anyone help me out?</p>

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<p>Anyone.....</p>

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<p>Wait, there's no points for E/C or Volunteer Hours... That's ridiculous, on the website they say they consider Volunteer Hours, but I see no points for it. Is that right?</p>

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<p>Just tell me your stats right now and I can pretty much tell if you will get in (Im a regents scholar here so I would know =P). All UCs do a comprehensive review. UCLA and Cal don't release their specific numbers tho. What listed comprehensive review doesn't tell you is whether you will get into an impacted/engineering major with those stats. Even if you make the cut off for those majors, you may not make it in based on your the strength of your competition.</p>

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<p>Asian Male</p>

<p>GPA: 3.45
Sophomore: 3.8 and 3.0
Junior: 3.17 and 3.8</p>

<p>-SAT I: 1870
-SAT II: 610 US history
590 Lit. (RETAKING BOTH)
-Volunteer Hours: 300+
-Piano
-Ensemble leader at an annual private recital
-Summer Internship at Wells Fargo
-Academy of Finance
-1 AP in Junior year: US HISTORY AP
-Senior Year Classes : 2 APs - AP Econ/Gov, AP Environmental Science, s; PHYSICS; (taking 7 classes from the norm 6)
-Took Career training course
-Taking a college course at City college</p>

<p>Planning to apply as ECONOMICS major</p>

<p>Will have awesome essay - which are ALL about my interest in the financial sector. (Hopefully, added int he fact that I've interned and am in the Academy of finance, which will set me apart from other applicants)</p>

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<p>Frankly you are pretty much on the borderline here. A friend of mine got into the econ major with a 3.6x weighted gpa, but the difference with you is that you took a less rigorous course load. However, your sats are higher than his. My question is did you take the hardest courses offered? or were you lazy... Even if you were lazy you have a good chance of getting in (75% +/- 10% depending on app pool). Regarding essays, the UCs (except UCB/UCLA) generally don't put much importance on the essays unless you are borderline. Be sure to talk about things in your essay that are not mentioned any where else on your app. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>I wasn't exactly lazy, but I didn't take the HARDEST possible courseload.</p>

<p>I took an extra class starting in Junior year out of the normal 6 and my senior year schedule is pretty diifficult as well.</p>

<p>But the thing I don't understand is whyt hey don't give any points for Volunteer Hours and other E/C. On their website they say they do consider it...</p>

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<p>They may have changed it this year, but I remember seeing community service hours on there last year (worth 200pts I think).</p>

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<p>how come it's not listed in the Comprehensive Review this year? Was it listed last year?</p>

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<p>It seems to me like they don't even count Volunteer Work. Is this true? It's not listed on the comprehensive review factor..</p>

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<p>I'd like to know as well... BUMP</p>

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<p>Anyone??...</p>