What are my chances at UC's?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>UCLA is my dream school. I'm also applying to UCSB, UCD, UCSD, and UCB. I plan to apply as mechanical engineering.</p>

<p>GPA (Unweighted, Weighted)
3.97, 4.53
I got straight A's throughout all of highschool, aside from one B+ freshman year. Took one AP sophomore year, three APs junior year, four APs senior year, and a lot of honors classes.</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT: 590 critical reading, 670 math, 670 writing (1930 composite)</p>

<p>SAT (second attempt): 620 CR, 660 M, 630 W (1910 composite, did worse)</p>

<p>ACT: haven't received scores yet, however I think I did in the 30s range
AP: APeuro(2), APUSH(1), Chem(3), English(4)</p>

<p>The next is straight from my application:
Educational prep:
MESA (4 years, treasurer 12th grade), Pre-Engineering Academy (1 year, offered at the local navy base)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
School Recycling (1 year, about 100 hours, was the leader), Coastal Cleanup (1 year, only 6 hours), Tae Kwon Do Demonstrations (2 years, about 70 hours), Link Crew (2 years, about 40 hours), Relay for Life (1 time, 25 hours)</p>

<p>Awards/honors:
NHRP Scholar (got recognized as an academically excelling Hispanic student), 2nd Degree Black Belt (received after 10 years of tkd), MESA regionals 2nd place (2nd place in math competition) MESA regionals 3rd place (3rd place in math competition another year), Principals award (top scholar at school)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Tae Kwon Do (12 years), Track and Field (4 years), Cross Country (3 years), Food Culture Club (Co-Founder, this year), Guitar (5 years)</p>

<p>Essays will be about:
1) Growing up as the youngest child, eventually becoming independent
2) Experience helping underprivileged children through Tae Kwon Do</p>

<p>Also to take note:
I am a CA resident
Hispanic
Top 3% in class of 630 students
School isn't exactly high quality</p>

<p>Much thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>Only glaring weakness I can see is the Test Scores: UCLA per example had their 2013 Fall class report an average SAT of 2033 so you’re a little behind the curve there but other than that I think you got as good a chance as anyone else.</p>

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<p>Those test scores are low, especially for Engineering, but I think you will get automatic admission to at least one UC under “local context,” given your class rank, and you have a shot at some others.</p>

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<p>Aside from test scores, do the extracurriculars and whatnot look competitive?</p>

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<p>Everything else looks fine. As I said before, if you are in the top 9% of your class, as a CA resident, you qualify for automatic admission somewhere within the UC system. Usually, it’s the campus nearest you. You might gain admission to more. </p>