<p>[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/library/tables/table_50-2009.aspx]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/library/tables/table_50-2009.aspx)</p>
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UCSC has a 60% acceptance rate for 2.8-3.0GPAs. This is including INELIGIBLE applicants. For eligible applicants, it’s more like 70-95%
and if you have your prereqs and english/math covered, your odds shoot up more towards 80-99%</p>
<p>Congrats AGR1010. After touring the beautiful UCSC campus and checking out some the local surf spots, UCSC might be trumping UCSD for me at this point…</p>
<p>@Itsmashed I am absolutely in love with the school. I haven’t been to UCSD, but I like both colleges because they have the separate “colleges” at both schools.</p>
<p>@xelink, thanks for that info. At the time I was worried because my GPA is on the lower end of acceptances, I wish I had known that when I was stressed about getting in!</p>
<p>I’ve been checking out this forum a lot, and I’ve been reading that UCSD doesn’t read the essays on the application. Is that the case for UCSC as well?</p>
<p>the essays only really matter if you’re borderline.
even 4.0 students are “borderline” at UCLA and UCB… at least in the sense that their essay can make/break them.</p>
<p>in the end what matters most
completion of IGETC and 60 units (FIRST PRIORITY)
major prereqs(2nd priority)
GPA
ECs/essays</p>
<p>in that order I’d say. GPA can completely screw you though if you are gold on the first two and have like a 1.6GPA…</p>
<p>I’d guess 10-20% chance at UCSD if you have all your stuff done.</p>
<p>@yellowsnow Why do you say that? I’m curious</p>