UW/UCs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>ACT score: 29
Freshman Year: 1 B, 5 A's (both semesters)
Sophomore: 1 B, 5 A's (both semesters)
Junior: 2 A's/2 B's/1 C (first semester), 3 A's/2 B's (second semester)</p>

<p>I will be taking AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC, AP Gov/Econ, and CP English my senior year. I'll also be self-studying AP Computer Science.</p>

<p>3.72 GPA (unweighted), 4.39 GPA (weighted)
6 Honor Classes/10 AP Classes</p>

<p>My EC's aren't that great...just National Honor Society/CSF/Key Club/Tutoring/Volunteering.</p>

<p>But I want to major in computer science and have learned many computer programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, Objective-C, etc. Will this impact my chances? (I'm an Asian female).</p>

<p>I'm looking at colleges based on their computer science programs, not necessarily their national ranks. That's why I'm more interested in UW over some of the UCs. The only UC I would put over UW is Berkeley...but I most likely wouldn't get in. The problem is that if I go to UW, out-of-state tuition would be really high. I'm debating whether if I should apply to UW and go after grants/scholarships/etc, if I should go to one of the other UC's (UCLA, UCSD, UCI, etc.), or if I should go to community college, join the honors program, and then transfer. The only problem with going to CC is that I would feel that my efforts would be wasted.</p>

<p>Help please!!!</p>

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<p>The UCs do not look at your freshman year. You need to calculate your UCGPA. I think it is 4.00, which is low for most UCs. <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;

<p>UCI - high match
UCSD - low reach
UCLA - reach
UCB - high reach
UW (pre-major) - low match
UW (direct admit) - low reach</p>

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<p>Thanks for your honesty, Mangiafuoco. I’m also in the top 9% of my class. Doesn’t that mean I get automatically admitted to one of the UC’s?</p>

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<p>The top 9% are guaranteed admission to UC Merced, if you are not accepted at any of your preferred UC’s. If your UC GPA is 4.0, you should consider UCSB, UCSC and UCR also. UCR has a guaranteed admission program (GAP) since you meet their qualifications: ACT 25+ and UC GPA 3.9+. Google UCR GAP. Application is due Mid July, but it would be a safety.
UCI: Match
UCSD: Low Reach
UCLA/UCB: Reach
UW: Match/Low Reach</p>

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<p>UCI - match
UCSD - very high match
UCLA - reach
UCB - reach</p>

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I just reread my threads and want to let you guys know that I’m going to UCSD, lol. There’s hope out there!