I’m pretty average, I just want to know what my chances are looking like. (African American female)
w GPA: 3.5
un w GPA: 3.2
NEW SAT:1130
Math: 520
English: 610
EC:
~400 hours volunteer work (family shelter, hospital, assisted living center, charity dinners, relay for life,science camp…etc.)(9-12)
Ultimate Frisbee (10&11)
VP French club (10-12)
Anti bullying club partnerd with local PD (9-12)
Did a summer med program where we visited hospitals, clinics, and labs like the UC Davis med stem cell lab. Also got to observe surgeries.
intended major:
micro biology/ biochemical
(want to be a physician)
Where I applied:
Cal Poly
CSU Chico
San Diego State University
Long Beach State University
UC Irvine
UC Mercedes
UC Riverside
UC Santa Cruz
ps: I am torn on whether I should apply to University of Michigan because I know it is a very big reach, but it is my dream school. But I don’t want to spend $75 on a rejection letter.
CSU’s except Cal Poly SLO use an Eligibility index to rank applicants.
(CSU GPA x800) + (SAT Math + CR). Your EI calculates out to 3930.
For SDSU you want around a 4100+ EI to be competitive so a Reach school.
For CSULB you want around a 3900+ EI to be competitive but they also use a STEM Eligibility index so your STEM EI for CSULB is 3790. (CSU GPA x600) + CR + (SAT Math x2) so more emphasis on Math score.
I would say CSULB is a High Match school but if local than a Match school.
Cal Poly Pomona is a Match school but SLO is a Reach school.
SLO uses 9-11th grades not just 10-11th grades. Your GPA and test scores are below average for the College of Math and Science. Average GPA is 4.09 and SAT is 1356.
Chico State is a Match school.
For UC’s, your GPA is below average for all on your list. UC’s are very GPA focused and your test scores are also on the low side.
Historical UC GPA for Freshman: 3.40-3.79
UCI: 16%
UCSC: 47%
UCR: 64%
UCM: 80%
UCM is a solid Match
UCR is a Match
UCSC is a HIgh Match-Low Reach.
You need some safety schools so I would add 2 more CSU’s just to make sure: Sac State, SFSU, CSU Fullerton perhaps.
Good Luck.
Thank you, this really helped!! I think i will apply to more safety schools
Cal Poly - probably not
CSU Chico very likely
San Diego State University - probably not
Long Beach State University - probably not
UC Irvine - probably not
UC Merced - probably
UC Riverside 50/50
UC Santa Cruz - probably not
I hope several work out for you.
Final Results:
Cal Poly- Accepted
CSU Chico- Accepted
San Diego State University- Denied
Long Beach State University- Denied
UC Irvine- Denied
UC Merced- Accepted
UC Riverside- Accepted (attending)
UC Santa Cruz- Accepted
Congratulations with some good options from which to choose. UCR is a very good school and best of luck.