UCs and USC... :-( GPA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applied to:
USC
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
UCR
Cal States (got accepted already)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.33 UC/ 3.5ish USC
SAT: 1970 single sitting/ 2010 composite (USC)
SAT 2s: 600 Lit/ 580 Math 2C
Classes: 7 APs (3 in US history)/ 1 honors weighted/ 4 college classes
Got D in precalc honors... retook in college and got B</p>

<p>ECs:
Newspaper- Editor-in-Chief
Key Club
Interact Club
Academic Decathlon
Link Crew</p>

<p>Volunteerwork:
Sunday School Teacher- 4 years (300+ hours)
Citywide Community Service</p>

<p>Honors:
5th place in county in speech (Academic Decath)
Honor Roll
Principal's Honor Roll</p>

<p>Have u guys seen anyonw accepted to any of those colleges with similar stats? Do I have any shot? Thanks.</p>

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<p>ucla reach</p>

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<p>how much of a reach?</p>

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<p>i think LA is a big reach, but u never know. if your essays are good, you have somewhat of a chance. but your GPA/SATs might be too low for UCLA and SD because they highly value those 2 factors..but u have a chance</p>

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<p>Has anyone in like history ever been accepted at those schools with such a low GPA</p>

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<p>I have a 3.4 W and a 3.35 UW and I've gotten into every state school I've applied to so far. I also applied to UC's and a few privates - I think I have a very good chance. We're somewhat similar - I haev a 2010 composite and 1940 single sitting, and a 30 on my ACT. You'll be fine - just keep in mind that colleges dont only accept students with 4.0+ GPA's. They assess a persons situation and come to an admission decision based on that. Generally speaking, youre on the midlower end of the spectrum like me so generally speaking some might be a problem, but youll get in to a few.</p>

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<p>amiradaprincess:</p>

<p>UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Reach
UCI: Slight Reach
UCR: Match</p>

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<p>The Big Question is: Has anyone gotten in with these stats that you guys know of?</p>

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<p>How do you know your USC GPA? How do they weight it? Please answer this question amirada princess, It's been bothering me...a lot...</p>

<p>Since you're a resident, I think you can get into UCSD and UCI with good personal parts of the application (Recs, Essays.)</p>

<p>UCR is a safety for you in my opinion.</p>

<p>UCLA is tough....but still possible.</p>

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<p>My USC gpa is my weighted GPA excluding PE and classes USC doesn't count.</p>

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<p>How do you weight your GPA (4 pts for A, 3 for B...) and 1 pt extra for AP's...? Explain how you weight your GPA...</p>

<p>Are you sure that this is how it works?</p>

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<p>Actually 1 point extra for Honors classes (which assumes AP) but only if you got an A or a B, dont add an extra point for C's D's or F's</p>

<p>Ex. you get a B in honors english 12, you would get 3 points - but since its honors you get 4. So a B in honors is like an A in a lower class</p>