So UCSD is my top choice in the UC system and I was wondering how my stats would do in the admissions process:
Asian male (sigh…) In-state
Major: Cognitive Science (not sure about specialization)
UC UW GPA: 3.84
UC W GPA: 4.28
Capped and W: 4.16
(These are all according to https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/)
SAT I: 1470 (680 R 790 M) Essay 8/8/8
SAT II: Math 2C 770, Chemistry 800
APs: Chemistry, Calculus AB. Scores pending but I’m sure I got a 5 on both
Senior workload: English 12, AP US Gov, AP Stats, AP Physics 1, AP Spanish Lang, Orchestra (with UC honors credit)
Summer CC Courses: Psychology 001, brought up my interest in major
My ECs are decent: piano for 10 years (like a typical Asian), school/youth orchestra 4 years, volunteering at food/clothes shelter for 3 hours per week during summer, helped with my family business 5 hours a week this summer.
The only good one imo is my enrichment trip to Mexico (10 days) where I immersed myself in an unfamiliar culture and applied my six years knowledge of Spanish in an international school and several other cities. This makes a good personal insight topic.
Assuming my personal insight essays turn out great, how does all this look for UCSD so far?
Thanks!