<p>Is UCSD hard to get into w/o a TAG? My top choices are Berkeley and UCLA, and I want UCSD to be my back up school. However, my cc does not participate in TAG with UCSD. </p>
<p>So, basically, how does not having a TAG affect by chances of admission?</p>
<p>it really doesn't at all.</p>
<p>UCSD has an acceptance rate of what, around 70% this year? not that everyone gets in, but if your GPA is strong enough for Cal and LA, I don't see why UCSD is such a stretch.</p>
<p>I didn't have TAG and I got in, easily. My sis had TAG and it was the only school she applied to. Did she really need it? No, not at all. But she did it for peace of mind.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. =)</p>
<p>yea i didnt sign a tag either and was accepted too.</p>
<p>I had a tag for fall 05- but decided to wait a whole year and try for UCLA instead- in the meantime i reapplied to UCSD for spring and then for Fall 06 - all 3 times i send the exact same application to UCSD- all three times i got in. So , i got in once with tag, and twice without tag. I would pretty much say that it is easy to get in, my GPA was not spectacular at any time- 3.54.</p>