UCSD chances

<p>Hey guys, ucsd is my dream school:</p>

<p>uc gpa: 3.75 :(
SATI: 1310 (680/630) (wanted to retake but I signed up for II's in nov instead)
SatII: 780 mIIC, 740 chemistry, 730 writing</p>

<p>exc: soccer (15 hrs. a week) borderline D1 prospect
state science fair (won a special award from oracle)
Whose who in high school studients (i know, its bs)
Questbridge Scholar
100 voulunteer hours
well known mod maker for a computer game community</p>

<p>What do you guys think? Man, i really regret signing up for SATII's again :(, and now I cant take I's anymore</p>

<p>UCSD is a slight reach/reach</p>

<p>ucsd is a match. if u got elc that would have been a lot better</p>

<p>you did list your single parent/low income thing under special circumstances, right?</p>

<p>UCSD will evaluate your application by computer...gpa/satI will hurt you, so your computerized score probably won't be high enough...but the exc and essays should give you a sufficient boost after the computer round to give you a good chance of getting in</p>

<p>I'm applying to UCSD as well, but my situation is kind of your reverse...</p>

<p>I posted this in another thread, but I'll do it again...</p>

<p>UCSD's admissions process is done explicitly with points assigned to academics and extracurriculars. You can find the chart here: <a href="http://admissions.ucsd.edu/dev3/info/comreview.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.ucsd.edu/dev3/info/comreview.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Step I - Academic Review Maximum Consideration
Uncapped Grade Point Average (GPA) 4,500
Scores of All Required Exams 3,200
Number of "A-G" Courses Beyond the Minimum 500 </p>

<p>Step II - Additional Academic Factors
Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) 300
Educational Environment 300 </p>

<p>Step III - Socioeconomic Factors
Low Family Income 300
First Generation College Attendance 300 </p>

<p>Step IV – Personal Characteristics and Achievement Factors
Demonstrated Leadership 300
Special Talents/Achievements/Awards 300
Community and Volunteer Service 300
Participation in Pre-Collegiate/Motivational and Enrichment Programs 300
Special Circumstances/Personal Challenges 500 </p>

<p>This article really summarizes the whole process for admission to UCSD:
<a href="http://alumni.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol.../admissions.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://alumni.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol.../admissions.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>According to the article, the cut-off score for last year was 7,456 out of 11,100 points. You can do the math and roughly get an estimate of where you are...</p>

<p>How is there only 3200 points for all required exams- shouldn't that be 4000 (1600+800+800+800)??</p>

<p>UCs typically put double the influence on SAT IIs compared to SAT I. So, you would halve the SAT I score for UCSD's particular way of doing it. UC Davis puts the same emphasis on the SAT I as the SAT IIs. It depends on the school; Berkeley says they look at each person holistically. Eligibility to get into a UC school is all the same though. I don't have the exact figures for that one, but it's very easy to be eligible and that scale shouldn't even be referred to. The different UC schools have different systems for admissions, though.</p>

<p>wow,thanks, quite literally, it all depends on whether or not I an considered low income...If I am, I'm in. if not, I'll have to see how generous the addcoms are with their ec points</p>

<p>UCSD = match / slight reach</p>

<p>How many semesters of APs/honors did you take?</p>

<p>whats the point in the essays if the entire system is based solely off point value?</p>

<p>"whats the point in the essays if the entire system is based solely off point value?"
that's what I was about to ask too... cuz I mean if everything is based on a single number... how will essays affect the score?</p>

<p>match. Your SAT II's should help.</p>

<p>QUESTIONS
What's considered to be LOW INCOME? Would 35,000 be considered low?
In order to get 300 points for both Demonstrated Leadership and Special Awards would being a teacher in a Mexico mission and element leader-position in Civil Air Patrol count? For Special Awards- would a cello competition award and certificates of Merit for recognized musicians/track and field award count as 300 or just 100 or 50?
Sorry... just need some clarification</p>

<p>What was the minimum a-g courses for UCSD?</p>

<p>BUMP! can anyone answer these questions?</p>

<p>its the same thing with me in that everything depends on whether i come from a low income family or not.....does the point system give partial credit for that category or is it u get the 300 points or u dont get any points?</p>

<p>From an article, they give either 0, 150, or 300 points. </p>

<p>I know. Not too cool.</p>

<p>if one of my parents went to a 2 year community college, am i considered a first generation college attendee?</p>

<p>btw, happy new year everyone. '05 baby! graduation in 6 months, i turn 18 on graduation! woot woot</p>

<p>For the year 2004, a score of 7456 out of 11,100 was required.. do you guys think that the numbers will increase/decrease for us '05 hs seniors?</p>

<p>I'm willing to bet you're in.</p>