I just wanted to know what you guys thought of my chances of admissions to the following schools giving these test scores and circumstances:
SAT I: 1220 (540 Verbal 680 Math)
SAT II: 570 Writing, 600 Math IIC, 670 EM Biology
ACT:
ENG: 19 MATH: 32 READ: 26 SR: 27 C:26
ENG: 26 MATH: 30 READ: 18 SR: 27 C:25
*Does anyone know if any of the University of California Schools Re-Calculate the composite ACT score based on the highest score from each individual test?
If so I would have a 28.
I applied to the following School, how probable do you think it is that I get accepted into each? Keep in mind I’m applying to the UC schools out-of-state and that I applied under the major of Computer Engineering.
UC Berkeley (A long long stretch)
UCLA (Another long stretch)
UCSD
UCSB
UCI
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Purdue -Accepted
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - Accepted
Please also keep in mind I have a 3.9 weighted GPA (Had more AP and honors courses then they would count for weighted courses) I took 6 AP Courses and took every math and science course my school offered, 3.5 years of Spanish, 5 years of English, All math courses up to and including AP Calculus AB (doing BC simultaneously, independent study). Took Chemistry lecture I & II and Lab I & II at a local private college as well as Biology Lab I and II. Senior year courses are all AP.
I’ve done academic team for the last 4 years, went to state competitions numerous times.
Appeared on Jeopardy’s “Back to School” week.
My part time job was related to my intended Major (I fixed computers)
I volunteered helping out doing undergraduate research at a local private college
Build a computer database for specimens and networked the station.
Worked as a computer consultant to the US EPA
Nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Technology
My parents took a hugh loss when their business failed, so our adjusted income for 2003 and 2004 was -196,000 for a 4 person family.
<p>UCB: Super Reach (out of state)
UCLA: Super Reach (out of state)
UCSD: Reach (out of state)
UCSB: Slight Reach (out of state)
UCI: Slight Reach (out of state)</p>
<p>You really need at least a 750 on your SAT Math to be considered out of state for UCSB and UC Irvine in Computer engineering.</p>
<p>You have to understand that the lower UC's engineering/science departments are full of SAT Math 750-800 range genuises that have low SAT Verbal scores. Average SAT Math scores for UC Irvine Engineering is higher than most Ivy League engineering SAT Math scores.</p>
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<p>Nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Technology
that's not an ec :) Anybody can be nominated- they just want your $$$</p>
<p>My parents took a hugh loss when their business failed, so our adjusted income for 2003 and 2004 was -196,000 for a 4 person family.</p>
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<p>that's also not gonna help ya</p>
<p>anyway, if you're out of state, it'll be pretty hard. I'd say that you unfortunately have little to no chance at Berkeley, as anything engineering is really competitive there.
I mean, people who get 1400s and 4.0+ get rejected from cs and electric engineering.
keep in mind that berkeley is ranked second in computer science/engineering among all the schools in the nation who offer doctorates in this field. That means it's second only to MIT !</p>
<p>so out of state you have a match/slight reach in UCI and UCSB....
everything else seems like a hard reach.
if you were in-state, I would say UCSD and Cal Poly wouldn't fall in the latter category.</p>
<p>Badbing's statement is flat wrong. If you look at FB/BB players at Berkeley and UCB, you will find many athletes with sub-900 SAT's. Of course, the problem isn't admitting them so much as giving them the support to keep them eligible once they're in. Of all things, Cal is much more aggressive at taking low-scorers than UCLA, much to the annoyance of UCLA fans...I happen to agree with UCLA's stance and think Cal is going to be horribly embarrassed some day. </p>
<p>Stanford has a cut-off for its athletes somewhere between 1150 and 1200.</p>
<p>This is a very interesting topic, I think I'm going to talk to a person I know working at Cal and try to find out more about this. I have a friend who is an amazing track and cross country star who is a prospect of Cals right now. She has a 930 on the SAT I and unfortunately they cant recruit her until she meets the athlete GPA and SAT-1100</p>
<p>WestSide and kgr are correct in their assessments of the UCs in engineering for out-of-staters. However, any other major would also be virtually as difficult an admit for a non-State student. This would appear to be true for most highly reputable public University systems in this country. Now, for the State College systems of the various states, I wouldn't know, & perhaps that would be a better place to start, after investigating their engineering dept's. I don't remember if any of those were on your list, but they may be matches for an out-of-stater with your scores, etc.</p>
<p>I have observed that recently it can be easier to get into a number of respectable private colleges than into a public as a non-resident. The more popular or more respected the major is at the public, the more true that is. The in-staters want & deserve the bargain & convenience of their home state if they can meet eligibility, & they and/or their parents have been paying taxes into that system for at least 2 and as many as 18 years or more. (That's why of course the standards are so high for non-residents, & even higher for internat'ls.)</p>
<p>Our SAT scores are identical, except i scored 10 points higher on the verbal part. and so are out writing scores, but you scored 10 points higher than i did. did you get into UCSB?</p>
<p>yes I got accepted into UCSB, rejected from UCLA, i'm sitll waiting to hear from UCI and UCSD(my 1st choice), and then there is UCB, which wont happen.</p>
<p>Oh goodness, hasn't anyone seen how crazy the admissions are for the 05-06 year? Two of my friends got in and they scored 1140 and 1190, respectively, on their SATs; another friend got in with 900. We're talking UCLA here. As for myself, I got into Irvine as a Biochemistry major (which is a relatively competitive major, from what I'm told) with an 1160 SAT and a 28 ACT (SAT conversion: 1260).</p>
<p>Suggestions besides regurgitating numbers towards you yet again? Extracurricular activities and essays. Take them to the butt, take them seriously. If you've done karate all your life, played the piano all your life, worked for an animal shelter since you were 11, etc etc, use your commitments as essay material. If the rejection of high scorers are any indication at all, then you'd pay very close attention to doing ECs and essays because they will save you. BIG time. Even ivy leagues are going this direction; an article was written about that, though I forgot which paper it was published in.. Anyway, the student wrote about his passion for collecting toy soldiers and how he committed much of his free time scavenging flea markets for rare models and doing models; he even submitted pictures.</p>
<p>In essence, the admissions process changes every year, bro. Demonstrate what you're good at, what makes you unique in your application and your essays. Don't become just another number, another statistic. Good luck to you.</p>