UCLA USC chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Black Man's chances </p>

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<p>hey guys just a quick question:</p>

<p>If i have a 3.5 UW gpa with the hardest classes (5 AP's) school offers 6, but then i get a 34 on my ACT does it make up for my 3.5 UW ?</p>

<p>I mean how much do grades weigh in and then how much does my ACT score which is equivalent to a 2260 on the SAT's weigh in?</p>

<p>I also attend Whitney High School in California (#1 public high school in California/ #3 in the nation) if that means anything</p>

<p>I'm also an African-American student that's been involved in sports my whole life.</p>

<p>I'm looking at schools like UCLA, UCSD, and USC</p>

<p>and could someone tell me how to calculate my weighted UC gpa please</p>

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<p>It's difficult to tell your chances. Although you have a weak GPA, you go to a competitive high school; and you're a URM (heavily?) involved in sports. That, and your high SAT score might help you a lot at UCLA, USC, and UCSD, despite your GPA.</p>

<p>UC GPA is calculated by using the following point scale: A=5, B=4, C=2, D/F=0 (I'm pretty sure that's the progression). Up to 8 semesters (four years) of courses can be weighted this way. Only APs, IBs, and UC-approved honors courses can be weighted.</p>

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<p>I'm sure you'll get into all 3.</p>

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<p>thanks for the help
anyone else?</p>

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<p>You have many things going for you for UCLA
-You're a Californian resident
-Affirmative action (I hate it--as an asian--, but I encourage you to take advantage of it
-Sports (I'm not an expert, but I UCLA takes varsity athletics seriously)</p>

<p>Take the SATs, too.
-Try to get a 2340</p>

<p>You also need some SAT II subjects; Yale (my target) requires 3, but I took 5...all of my scores are between 770-800.</p>

<p>Your grades are very important for admissions.</p>

<p>You need more extracurriculars/leadership.</p>

<p>I would appreciate if someone could help determine my chances of getting accepted by Yale (target) and some other colleges. Here is a link to my thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=327034%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=327034&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Hmm... well, I'm very sorry to see the above posts. On to your chances... which are rated on a scale of: high reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety.</p>

<p>UCLA... LIKELY.
UCSD... LIKELY.
USC... GOOD FIT.</p>

<p>For the UCs, being an in-state resident should give you a major break, not that you need it to get in. Your stats are UCLA/UCSD worthy even without the in-state residency.</p>