Hi everyone, I heard that for UC schools test scores and GPA really do matter a lot more in terms of admission chances than privates, and that they tend to look at that part more and not really at your ECs. (I think essays are still very important like any other school). I know UCs say holistic admissions blah blah blah but I know that admission officers are people with limited energy/time, so in reality, does that rumor have some truth to it? Does anyone have personal experience with this?
Personally, I was wondering if I should retake my 2150 superscored SAT/33C ACT. I’m planning to stick with the ACT if I do retake it, but I’m really scared that I might get the same score or even do worse! What do you think I should do? Sorry for the lack of structure/organization in this post but yeah.
Thanks in advance 