USC, UC's, Harvey Mudd

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm looking at other posts on this forum and I'm intimidated by those high ranks! I think I am part of the lower class....I'm not expecting to apply to a highly selective college, but here's my info:</p>

<p>Public High School
No rank system
Weighted GPA: 3.46</p>

<p>Courses:
9th:
-High School English 1-2
-Spanish 1-2
-Honors Algebra 3-4
-Orchestra
-Honors Biology 1-2</p>

<p>10th:
Honors Humanities 1-2
Honors Spanish 3-4
Honors Pre-Calculus 1-2
Honors Chemistry 1-2
AP Euro Civ. 1-2</p>

<p>11th:
American Literature 1-2
Honors Spanish 5-6
Digital Media Production 1 (Sem. 1) -- Computer Applications (Sem. 2)
AP Calc AB
AP Chem
US History</p>

<p>12th:
AP Spanish Lang
AP Calc BC
AP Biology
Physics
Economics (Sem. 1) -- Civics (Sem. 2)
Expository Reading and Writing</p>

<p>Scores:
SATI: 1790
CR: 490
Math: 670
Writing: 630
SATII:
Chem: 550
MathII: 640
Planned ACT: 12/2007</p>

<p>ECs:
10 years violin and piano; plan to continue in college
Technology Chair for Rancho Bernardo KIWIN'S
Concertmaster for Rancho Bernardo Orchestra
1st violin in San Diego Youth Symphony
Member in Science Olympiad</p>

<p>I'm applying to USC, all of the UC campuses, and Harvey Mudd College. What are my chances?</p>

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<p>not good...at all..</p>

<p>maybe ucsc,ucr, and ucm...</p>

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<p>USC-Reach
Harvey Mudd-Reach
UCLA/UCB-Reach
UCSD-Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD-Slight reach
UCR/UCSC/UCM-Match</p>

<p>What's your major? Is there any reason you are applying to Harvey Mudd specifically?</p>

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<p>Harvey Mudd: Large Reach
UCB/UCLA: Large Reach
UCSD: Reach-Large Reach
USC: Reach-Large Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Slight Reach-Reach
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Match-Safe Match</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA/UCSD/USC/Harvey Mudd are really all out of the question. Focus on getting your GPA and possibly SAT's up a bit and you would have a shot at mid tier UC's (UCI/UCSB/UCD). Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Your GPA is what's holding you back, and your scores don't help much, either. You have good ECs.</p>

<p>Berkeley: reach
UCLA: reach
UCSD: reach
UCI/UCD/UCSB: reach
UCSC/UCR/UCM: high match - match
USC: reach
Harvey Mudd: reach</p>

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<p>Wow, so I pretty much blew it already? Not very good results I'm getting....</p>

<p>Maybe I should just consider a junior college? I already started my applications.</p>

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<p>Well, are you sure that your GPA is a 3.46 weighted? Or is that unweighted?</p>

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<p>hey you are not even a senior...take the test again and maybe you can bring you gpa up too...</p>

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<p>Mudd is extremely unlikely.</p>

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<p>usc, ucr, and merced are pretty much your only choices. You might get lucky and get into one of the mid-tier schools because of your strong ECs..</p>

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<p>@kyledavid80: This is my weighted GPA.
@dnduswo: I am a senior. It is too late to change anything now.
@feez: That's what I am hoping for.</p>

<p>Can anyone explain to me why UCSC, UCR, and UC Merced are such horrible schools? I mean, they are part of the UC system.</p>

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<p>UCSC and UCR are not horrible schools at all. They are very different, though, you will want to visit both. UC Merced is the newest UC, really in its infancy, but there are some advantages to that as well.</p>

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<p>They're not horrible schools, it's just that most people on CC are overachievers and think any school that isn't in the ivy league is crap.</p>

<p>But seriously, look into them and see if they fit you. Check out if they are good for your major.</p>

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<p>They're definitely not horrible schools. I personally would love to attend UCSC, as it's a really excellent school despite not having all the 'stellar' stats that the top UCs have. UCR is not as bad as many make it out to be; it's still a very good university, though people seem to dislike the city it's in. And UCM isn't nearly as bad as people make it seem; it's a brand-new university with all-new facilities, faculty, alumni -- but it won't grow unless people have faith in the institution.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for the advice! As of now, I have removed Davis, Merced, Santa Cruz, and Berkeley off my list because they are too far from my hometown (San Diego). For the remaining five schools (UCSB, UCR, UCI, UCLA, UCSD), I'll just have to seek my chances.</p>

<p>However, just to be on the safe side, I have added a few state schools: SDSU, CSU San Marcos, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly SLO. What are my chances for these schools?</p>

<p>Secondly, which Cal Poly campus is better for the computer science major? And how do these campuses rank among the UC's?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Firstly, taking what many of these people say into deep consideration is stupid. Dont let them discourage you in anyway. Ive seen people with perfect scores denied, and those with low scores accepted, so just go for it will all your heart,sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.</p>

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<p>I'd say that Cal Poly is a high match - match; the rest are safeties.</p>

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<p>Er, he removed those schools because they were too far from home; notice that he keeps some of his reaches (UCLA, UCSD).</p>

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<p>What are some differences between the two Cal Poly campuses? And which has a higher reputation?</p>