UC/CSU chances...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Korean American at a very well-known and competitive public high school in Northern California. First-generation, first in family to go to college. </p>

<p>SAT I:</p>

<p>M660 CR650 WR590</p>

<p>(plan to retake and/or take ACT)</p>

<p>GPA: ~3.5
(i'm not really sure how to calculate UC GPA, but I think this is correct)</p>

<p>10th:
English Hon (B, B)
AdvAlgebra aka Algebra II (C, B)
JROTC 3, 4 (A, A)
German 3,4 (B, B)
Vocal Music Beginning aka Choir (A, A)
Health Ed (1st semester - B)
College/Career Planning and Driver Ed (2nd semester - A)</p>

<p>11th:
English AP
AP Music Theory
Honors US History
Physics Hon
PreCalc
Vocal Music Intermediate
Korean 3, 4</p>

<p>will probably take in 12th:
AP Gov
AP English
Korean Adv
Physiology
Drama 1
Vocal Adv</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>koushirou:</p>

<p>UCLA/UCB: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCD/UCSB/UCI: Match
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Safe Match
CSUs: Safety</p>

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<p>could y'all add Loyola Marymount University to the list? thanks</p>

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<p>bmpobmpobmpobmpo</p>

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<p>Get good grades JR year. Write GOOODDD personal statements. You can make it to all the cal states.. riverside.. merced... santa cruz...</p>

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<p>how important are ECs and essay to UCs?</p>

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<p>bump id like more opinions on my chances please thanks</p>

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<p>id like to know my chances for UC/CSU's too. 2.7 gpa sophmore year, 3.0 gpa junior year, 700 math/680 writing/650 reading comp., from one of the top public schools in california, not much in terms of ec other than theatre. where do i have a chance of getting into?</p>

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<p>newsnm:</p>

<p>UCLA/UCB: Super Reach
UCSD: Reach
UCD/UCSB/UCI: Slight Reach
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Match</p>

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<p>It really depends on what school you go to. How do you compare with everyone at your school? It also dpeends on what you're majoring in. For example if you plan on majoring in engineering or chemistry at UCB. A 3.5 and a 1900 will probably not get you in. I think UCSD is a fair reach school for you. UCSD looks at GPA more than any other UC, which is what I've seen in their acceptances and their averages. 1900 is equivalent to about a 1260, which if below average at the top UC schools. You should try to get that SAT score up to about 2100 to compensate for your low GPA. At this point, the top 3 UC's are far reaches especially if you are planning on majoring in the big majors (engineering, biochem...), just get the SAT I's up.</p>

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<p>thanks for your response</p>

<p>i was considering taking the ACT, seeing if I get a higher equivalent score. The ACT score won't be any less respected than an SAT I score, right? </p>

<p>also, just fyi, currently i want to go to SD for music</p>

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<p>SD's music program isn't too hard to get into. I can't tell you if its magnificent or not because I would be too subjective; the provost is always hanging around my school and I see him in the library all the time, Cecil Lytle is very friendly, I also know a couple of professors and actually take music theory from one of them, so my bias opinion is that it is a very good program. I would still recommend getting those scores and GPA up, but your chances are better as a music major.</p>