What are my chances at some UCs?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm Asian-American from California looking to major in either poly sci, communications, history, or psychology</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA- 3.0 (unwieghted), 3.21 (weighted)
SAT- 2290
SAT IIs- MathIIC: 800
Bio: 710
American History: 730
Class Rank- N/A
APs: Bio, Calc BC, APUSH
Hs: Pre Clac, Chem</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Officer of Young Democrats
Officer of Red Cross (200+ hrs community service)
Member of Junior Statesmen of America
Five year pianist
2 year Internship for local Democrat Party
1 year Intership at local Law Firm</p>

<p>Applying to (sort-of in order):
UC Davis
UC Berk
UC Irvine
UC LA
UC Riverside
UC SD
UC Santa Barbara</p>

<p>I know this isnt very impressive, but what do u think my chances are?</p>

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<p>Wow... you are bent on getting into a UC huh? Most of my friends and I just applied to 1 or 2 maybe 3.</p>

<p>Anyways, u look like u got a wonderful chance, even for berkley or LA, i heard they dont take much overseas but here in Hong Kong in my school we still got a couple acceptance and their stats, as far as i know, are nowhere near yours.</p>

<p>got a question though...wut happened to ur GPA? for a person getting high SATs like that i would have expected a slightly higher GPA than 3.0, i don't know if that may come into play when the decision comes but i heard the UCs prefer a good GPA over high SATs</p>

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<p>Well your SAT and SATII's definitely reflect your true ability to succeed, and those EC'S are great too. However, it's your GPA that really kills you (like me) but UCR is a gaurentee. For the other UC's it's not always predictable~</p>

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<p>Your GPA is way under the average at Cal or UCLA. Are you sure you calculated it right?</p>

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<p>Your SATs and ECs are above average.
However, your GPA is very low in comparison with the schools that you are applying to.
UC Davis average weighted: 3.89
UC Berkeley average weighted: 4.33
The minimum GPA is 2.8 for California residents, 3.4 for nonresidents
Nevertheless, Good luck</p>

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<p>you obviously suffered under your educational system.</p>

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<p>yes, unfortunately I calculated it correctly.</p>

<p>Do you guys think LA, Berk, and SD are basicly impossible for me? Especially considering my major?</p>

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<p>Decoy123:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Slight Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Match
UCR: Safe Match</p>

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<p>unfortunantly for you, most uc's weigh gpa considerably higher than sat. I would consider berk/ucla/ucsd all reaches, with irvine/sb/davis slight reach/matches, probably closer to matches. its gonna be tough to get into berk/la/sd with your gpa, but you never know it has been done, and you have an excellent sat.</p>