<p>Does anyone know what the UC admission equation is? Especially for UCLA and UCB?</p>
<p>I heard they're not going to double weight SAT2's any more ... they'll still have ~ 10,000 point scoring:
4200 max for UC weighted GPA
4000 for SAT 1 + 2 SAT 2's (2400 + 1600)
2000 for various app evaluation categories</p>
<p>Perhaps you can look at the UC websites and let us know
:-)</p>
<p>I think UCB and UCLA weight the essays and EC's
and talents pretty heavily per the CDB.</p>
<p>the system has an eligibility equation which is based on gpa and SAT scores. And, yes, no more double-weighting SATII's for eligiblity. UCSD has used a point system in the past as its comprehensive review. I have not seen any such numerical system for Berkeley nor UCLA; they're more "holistic" in their app reviews, and yes, essays are read.</p>
<p>thanks, but is there like a certain cut-off point for fairly certain admissions into UCLA & UCB?</p>
<p>unfortunately, there is no way to count Berkeley nor UCLA in the safety category (unless one of their top coaches is calling). I would think that a 4.3 w, and 2200 (UC's WILL use Writing score) would make acceptance highly possible, but not necessarily probable.</p>
<p>The two flagship schools reject many 4.0's (uw) and 1600's every year, as they build a Frosh class; some years impacted majors (such as engineering) are just overwhelmed with high stat kids. I have no doubt that a new 2400 will be rejected this year.</p>
<p>Go to the source - <a href="http://www.ucop.edu/pathways%5B/url%5D">www.ucop.edu/pathways</a>. It spells everything out clearly and also has links showing the median GPAs and test scores for accepted students for all campuses. Note: if you're out of state, keep in mind that both minimum requirements and acceptance rates are quite different than they are for in-state students.</p>
<p>so would a 4.0(w) and a 2300 get into UCLA?</p>
<p>Funnyman, a 4.0 and a 2300 gets you into the ball park but there are no guarantees who gets to play. Like the top Ivys these schools will sometimes put aside a high score for someone they find "interesting" so you can't count on them as a shoe in.</p>
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<p>like others are saying, chances are good, but no guarantees. </p>
<p>think of UCB/UCLA admissions as a (comparatively) less selective ivy, where high statistics may not necessarily be a guarantee; UCB/UCLA have holistic admissions and are looking for a lot more than just numbers</p>
<p>How do UC's factor in grades for schools that don't give GPA or rank eg many of the northeastern boarding schools. This applies to me, so I was wondering.</p>
<p>thanks everyone for their replies!</p>
<p>Here's my ballpark estimate :-) You can fine tune by
visiting the specific UC websites and reading their CDB
and other admit info. Most of these schools will agree
that ~ 50-60% of the apps they get are students
they would accept if they had the capacity. Unfortunately
they have capacity for only about 8-12% of the pool.
So it becomes a crapshoot, they need to pick about
1 out of 5 eligible students. They do this just like the
Brown's and all other Ivies ... they have app readers
who may or may not put you forward to the committee.
If the reader is a strong champion for you, your chances
get very good. UCLA has multiple (3?) readers per app.</p>
<p>In case you're wondering where the GPA and SAT's come
in ... they set the threshold you need to cross before
they'll even open your app to read it. As you can
imagine they can afford only so many readers and
there's only so much time ...</p>
<p>Clear as mud? If you want a more straightforward
answer, go look at UCSC (Santa Cruz) website. They stand
for fairness and equity ... their formula is an open book.
I'm happy to see they're up in the rankings!</p>