UC Davis Chance

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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<p>I’m currently in a school with a block schedule and I have about a 3.7 unweighted gpa, 3.8 weighted.
Freshman Year Grades- Mostly A’s and a couple B’s
Sophomore Year- Mostly A’s and a couple B’s. I had straight A’s for two terms. I didn’t take honors/AP classes this year because my parents told me not to
Junior Year- Started off pretty rough. I challenged myself this year. 1 term + 2nd term I received mostly B’s and a couple A’s. But I received my first C+ in my life in honors alg 2/trigonometry , but then I improved to a B+ the next term
-In 3rd + 4th term, I finished strong with straight A’s
-took AP Us History and got an A
Senior Year- I’m not taking AP classes. Hoping for Straight A’s</p>

<p>Test Scores: Took the SAT once so far and got about a 1600. I’m taking it 2 more times and hoping for huge improvement!!</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
-Piano lessons(5 Years) and Guitar(3 Years)
-Softball for 2 years, recreational and JV in freshman year
-Tennis for 4 years- 1 year recreational, 3 years Varsity
-Library Volunteer
-Learning Center Volunteer
-Middle School Mentor/Tutor
-Over 100 hours of community service, I don’t really keep track after 100
-Students Helping Students/ Leadership Class- Peer Counseling program at my school(1 year)</p>

<p>My biggest regret is not joining honors society or the california scholar club, but I’m planning to join more clubs next year!
How does everything look right now?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>ECs and GPA are great, in my opinion. Raise your test scores or try taking the ACT. Then it’ll be easier to determine your chances!</p>

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<p>uc davis is going to be reach for you unless you bring your SAT score up to at least 2000</p>

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<p>I agree, your SAT score is too low. With more practice I’m sure you can get accepted with a score above 2000.</p>

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<p>^^^not necessarily true. It all depends on your intended major. If its impacted (ex biological sciences, veterinary/animal sciences, chemistry, etc) they you should have a sat of 2100+. If your major isn’t impacted, then you may have a chance. I got into Davis as a political science major with an sat score of 1750 if that helps!</p>

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<p>actually i’m applying to the asian american studies major, but UC Davis is even more competitive now</p>

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<p>^ If that’s the case, you have a decent shot if you can raise your SAT score to at least around 1800, preferably higher. I’d say you have a really good chance if you can get it to 2000+. For the record, I got in as a linguistics major with a 1960 and around a 4.2 UC GPA (don’t remember exactly since it’s been a while) and a 3.9 unweighted.</p>