<p>Interesting. Hmm! I heard that the top 10% of my class got sent and only 7 out of 20 got ELC. They calculated the top 4% of the state from GPA, so I assumed that everyone just needed straight A's. Now, I'm not sure anymore. My rank is probably top 5%. I get like one A- per semester... :(</p>
<p>is it just a-g GPA?</p>
<p>I believe so. They also said they'd use test scores if they were provided.</p>
<p>ok, i make up the B's in test scores thankfully</p>
<p>Kyledavid80, where do you find the acceptance rate % for ELC applicants to specific UC's? Is that insider information or? I don't think my counselor even knows the numbers for those. Hahaha.</p>
<p>I'm also wondering about the 90% acceptance rate for UCSD... Does that include bioengineering?</p>
<p>They are in the booklet, would you like me to post them</p>
<p>Wow, you got a booklet? xD I have absolutely zero information! LOL</p>
<p>Yes, please post =]</p>
<p>Stats start @ page 37</p>
<p>UCB = 57.9
UCD = 98.9
UCI = 96.4
UCLA = 58
UCM = 98.9
UCR = 94.9
UCSD = 88.4
UCSB = 98.4
UCSC = 99.2</p>
<p>There they are</p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>10 characters</p>
<p>i got ELC notification
so basically every UC except LA, Berkeley, and SD sends those letters that say about acceptance if u apply there?</p>
<p>Basically :)
You have like 100% acceptance at all UC's except for LA and Berkeley. I think SD is around 80-90% or something? I have to check on that number, but it's nearly guaranteed... which is wonderful.</p>
<p>I read on the UC website, ELC students get into all the school except UCB, UCLA, UCSD, and UCSC.
The santa cruz one is wierd</p>
<p>I got my ELC packet like 3 weeks ago, but have yet to receive my Pin number in the mail. They say it comes separate. I really hope i receive a letter from UCSB. BTW, my packet came with a letter from Merced, but who cares.</p>
<p>I don't know much about UC Merced except that I was told they have an environmental program hooked up with Yosemite. I don't know that for a fact.</p>
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The santa cruz one is wierd
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<p>Those technically don't participate, though the latter two have very high acceptance rates for ELC students -- ~90% and ~99%, respectively.</p>
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I got my ELC packet like 3 weeks ago, but have yet to receive my Pin number in the mail. They say it comes separate.
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<p>Haven't gotten mine either. I was thinking about calling the hotline, since it says to look in the mail about a week later (after getting the ELC packet).</p>
<p>For the past couple of years, the "guarantee" campuses have been UCSB, UCR, and Merced. The other campuses wieght ELC apps highly. For example, while not a "guarantee" campus in past years, UCI has accepted 99.9% of all ELC applicants under its holistic review. I would assume that UCSC would be high nineties as well.</p>
<p>Man this really stinks. I'm in the top 3% of my school, however I go to an IB school (International Baccalaureate). Our school says it's not fair for those that aren't in the program since our IB kids pretty much are like the entire top 10% of the school. So what they do is take the top 2% of the IB kids and the top 2% of the non-IB kids (and they say this is what the UCs request them to do). </p>
<p>So in the end, I didn't get ELC simply because I'm in IB. I don't think that is fair because those students who are not in IB had an equal chance to join the program, and even then, that shouldn't determine their class rank. What do you guys think about that?</p>
<p>From what I understand the ELC path is no better than the statwide path to the UCs. With your credentials, and from your school, the odds are the same. with or without the ELC designation. </p>
<p>From the ELC website
"ELC and Statewide Eligibility and Admissions</p>
<p>Eligibility in the Statewide Context and Eligibility in the Local Context are the two main paths to freshman eligibility. California high school students who attain eligibility in the statewide context or eligibility in the local context are both guaranteed a space at the University of California, though not necessarily the campus or major of choice. ELC and statewide eligibility provide the same guarantee.</p>
<p>Eligibility in the Statewide Context (statewide eligibility) is the pathway by which most students attain UC eligibility and is determined when a student applies to the University. To be eligible in the statewide context, students must have a high school diploma or equivalency, and satisfy certain subject, scholarship and examination requirements. To be statewide eligible, students must satisfactorily complete a specific pattern of 15 UC-approved courses by the end of the senior year, take two SAT Subject Tests and either the ACT Assessment plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test no later than December 2007, have a minimum UC GPA of 3.0 and meet the eligibility index. For more details about statewide eligibility, please visit the Freshman Admission section of the UC Admissions site. </p>
<p>Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) is determined during the summer between the junior and senior years of high school. Students are notified of their eligibility in the fall semester of their senior year of high school before they apply to the University. To be eligible in the local context, a student must attend an eligible school that participates in the program, have his or her transcript submitted to UC with the high school's ELC submission packet, satisfactorily complete a specific pattern of 11 UC-approved courses by the end of the junior year and be ranked in the top percent of his or her high school class according to UC ELC evaluation rules. Students who are eligible in the local context must do the following to complete their eligibility and be admitted to the University:</p>
<p>The way I (choose) to interpret this is that ELC is one of three equal paths to guarenteed admission at a UC. </p>
<p>"ELC and statewide eligibility provide the same guarantee."</p>
<p>It's designed for kids whose resources don't get them there in the statewide context. People who are even close to the are pretty good students in all but the "worst" schools. I think the admit rates are "associated" with the student caliber and not caused by the ELC status.</p>
<p>So cheer up.</p>