I was wondering how much of a chance I have in getting into one of these UCs. I am currently a junior in high school I have a GPA of 3.4 but I am currently taking 4 APs, and next year I will be taking another 4. I have completed 3 years of surf team, water polo, and volleyball, and have participated in the YMCA youth and government program for another 3 years. I want to major in psychology. How good are my chances if I increase my GPA and get a good SAT score?
The UC’s have their own way of calculating their UC GPA, here is the link: http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
Basically you enter only the a-g course grades for 10-11th and you get 8 semesters of Honors points but you need to do this at the end of Junior year. Freshman and Senior grades are not included in the GPA calculation.
6 of the 9 UC campuses have average UC GPA’s of 4.0+ and higher and SAT scores in the 1900+ range and higher, so try to aim for these numbers depending upon campus. Your essays and EC’s will also be considered in your application review so having some leadership positions will help.
At the end of Junior year, come back and repost with your UC GPA and test scores, then you can be chanced.
Good Luck.
Thank you so much!