What are my chances for UCB, UCLA, and UCSD?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>CLASSES:</p>

<p>About 3-4 Honors/AP classes each year (sophomore-senior)
Sciences: Biology, Chem H, Biology AP, Physiology
Business Dept: Principles of Bus, Bus Law, Intl Bus, Money/Banking</p>

<p>GRADES:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.671
Weighted GPA: 4.1125
(4.0 --> 3.9 --> 4.2 --> 4.4)</p>

<p>TESTS:</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning: 2100
- critical reading 690
- math 700
- writing 710</p>

<p>SAT II History: 770
SAT II Literature: 730
SAT II Chinese: 790</p>

<p>AP Biology: 5
AP Chinese: 5
AP US History: 4
AP Lang/Writing: 4</p>

<p>OTHERS:</p>

<p>Coordinated an earthquake donation $1000
(not a lot of club-volunteering)</p>

<p>Competitions:
Chinese writing: 1st place
FBLA event: 9th place
(without studying, so I can still do better)</p>

<p>Played the piano for 11 years
Swam on swim team (not school)
Tennis club (not school)</p>

<p>Even though I'm also apply to Berkeley, I really want to go to UCLA (business economy major).</p>

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<p>UCs use "UC GPA" so you will need to recalculate using only 10th and 11th grade UC-approved A-G courses. Find your school here: <a href="https://doorways.ucop.edu/list/servlet.jsf;jsessionid=2D3807AEA9435930A3635C3D3DBDFBDC?_flowExecutionKey=_c42235BCE-04C2-C16F-3DCF-A7CA890831CE_k9D3D4606-E973-D0A7-F5D9-FF4EB9935ADB%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://doorways.ucop.edu/list/servlet.jsf;jsessionid=2D3807AEA9435930A3635C3D3DBDFBDC?_flowExecutionKey=_c42235BCE-04C2-C16F-3DCF-A7CA890831CE_k9D3D4606-E973-D0A7-F5D9-FF4EB9935ADB&lt;/a> to see which of your 10th and 11th grade courses will be used. Next, calculate your GPA according to the formula found about halfway down the following webpage: <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Then, compare your stats to the 2008 UC freshman profiles to see how you stack up: University</a> of California - Admissions</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at all the UC's.</p>

<p>Considering your UC gpa > 4.10</p>

<p>UCB: match
UCLA: match
UCSD: low-match</p>

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<p>I think the UC gpa will be lower - I don't think the business courses will turn out to be on the A-G course list - which are the only courses used for UC gpa. (Only UC-approved A-G courses, no P.E. or non-academic courses, and for weighting - only AP and UC-approved honors courses. The GPA needs to be recalculated.)</p>

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<p>The GPAs I calculated only included my sophomore and junior grades :]
but based on the information i provided, do you think i have a good chance at UCLA?</p>

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<p>Principles of Bus, Bus Law, Intl Bus, and Money/Banking are on your high school's UC-approved course list?</p>

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<p>Principles of Business isn't. It serves as a introduction to International Business and Money & Banking. </p>

<p>The latter two and Business Law are all UC-approved.</p>

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<p>I heard that the UC GPA only includes 8 semesters of H and APs... </p>

<p>I have 10... so now my UC GPA is only 4.0 :[ That's not good...</p>

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<p>Yesh I do believe you have a good shot at UCLA and CAL. My GPA is 4.0 also, but my subject scores are pretty weak and my SAT I score is 1930, I'm retaking them in oct. and nov., hopefully improving.</p>

<p>I also am aiming for the high UC's</p>

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<p>Question: </p>

<p>University of California -- Admission states their students' GPAs as "high school GPA"... So is that the UC GPA or the normal weighted GPA (counting all H/AP courses)?</p>

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<p>It is the UC GPA.</p>

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<p>I'd say you have an ok shot at Berkeley and UCLA, and a good shot at San Diego. You might consider taking the SAT I's again though.</p>

<p>Chinese isn't your first language, is it? If it's not, those are some pretty awesome test scores, so you should make sure colleges know it's not your first language! ;)</p>

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<p>Chinese is actually my first language. I came to America when I was young, and I didn't want to lose it, so I took H and AP in high school.</p>

<p>Retake the SAT Reasoning Test? Hm... I always thought that my GPA was too low because my SAT scores are above the accepted average for all UCs.</p>

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<p>Aww...darn. Well those are still pretty amazing Chinese achievements. :)</p>

<p>Well raising your GPA would be good too...I'd say your chances at Berkeley and LA would increase quite a bit if either your GPA or your SAT I score went up a bit. So focus on one of them. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Bump. Can anyone else chance me?</p>