<p>Hey guys I'm doing the UC application right now and had a few questions.</p>
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<li><p>I noticed that the application checklist does not include submission of an official transcript. Do the UCs not require official transcripts for the application?</p></li>
<li><p>I also noticed that the application never asks for your class rank. Does that mean that the UCs don't consider class rank when making the admission decision? (only gpa?)</p></li>
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<p>Thanks</p>
<p>1)only after you get accepted
2)no-dont look at rank but look at uc gpa</p>
<p>the transcript is only required of admitted students. You will self-report your grades which are what the admissions committee will use along with other factors when they select the applicants who will be offered a space. </p>
<p>If someone accepts the offer, they will then have to send in an official transcript to validate the grades that were self-entered in the UC application. </p>
<p>Most of the UCs use a quite specific arithmetic formula to rank applicants but none of those include class rank other than for students from public high schools who are in the top 4% of their class, earning ELC status. ELC status guarantees admission for a few of the schools and provides a point bump for most of the others. UCLA and Cal use a more holistic admissions process, not one that is tightly prescribed. In fact, they do not publicize the factors they use but a few official comments have leaked out over the years. For example, Cal and UCLA will look at your high school GPA, both with and without full honors/AP points, in addition to the the official UC GPA. </p>
<p>Class rank is not provided on the application but most schools including Cal and UCLA can make a stab at class rank, since they know the schools for which each admissions officer is assigned. They see all the applications from the school and have historical information from the transcripts sent in by prior year students. They can figure out who is very near the top few spots, who is in the top ten percent, even who might be in the top 4% using ELC. </p>
<p>In general, though, class rank is not a factor for UC admissions.</p>