What are my chances to get into UCSD?

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<p>Hello! I'm from Tajikistan. I came to the united states on December 2012, without knowing any English. I'm a high school student, and this is my last year of school
I studied Elementary school in Persian language
Middle school in Russian language
and High school I started from 10th grade in English
*<em>I heard that UCSD will look only at your 10-11 grades in high school. And my GPA from 10-11 grades are 3.13
*</em>SAT is going to be incredibly hard for me because of my English, but I took ACT and I got 28 score
**Please could someone help me What are my chances to get into UCSD? ??
*again I'm from Tajikistan, it's an uncommon country, and I don't think anybody who has been attended any UC colleges from Tajikistan, because there is not much people here in US from Tajikistan.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP </p>

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<p>Since you are International, you need a UC Weighted GPA of 3.4 to apply. See link on how to calculate your Weighted UC/CSU GPA: <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;
Even if you make the cutoff of 3.4, they may get you into UC Riverside or UC Merced. Are you willing to pay $55K/year to attend these schools which offer very little financial aid to International Students??
UCSD would be a High Reach. Use the SuperMatch Feature on this website and input your STATS. This will give you some idea of schools in which you had a good chance for acceptance. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>From what I gather, you are attending high school here in the states and have been since 2012 right? Your transcripts and information from previous schools should be of some help. If your family has been paying taxes in California for the past two years, you are considered a state resident. </p>

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<p>If you are a state resident, then your COA would be around $30K for UCSD but with an average UC GPA of 4.0+, your GPA is too low to have a good chance at acceptance at UCSD. Did you calculate your UC GPA?? If you are interested in the UC’s, you should consider UCR and UCM where you would have a better chance and UCR is one of the most diverse campuses in the UC system.</p>

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<p>FIRST OF ALL I’M A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF U.S.A. SO I’M NOT AN INTERNATIONAL STIDENT, I’LL GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM USA. ACTUALLY MY QUESTION WAS DIFFERENT AT ALL THAT NO ONE COULD ANSWER! ! COULD ANYONE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION? ? ANY ADVICE? PLEASE? </p>

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<p>UCSD: Reach</p>

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<p>No need to shout–sheesh… people here were were genuinely trying to be helpful.<br>
You didn’t mention u are a US resident, so why woukd anyone presume?</p>

<p>Don’t be rude to people if you want their help.</p>

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<p>Your chances based on your GPA and scores are very small, though not impossible if you write a very compelling essay which addresses your international/multicultural experiences. Go ahead and apply but be sure to have some safeties and matches.</p>

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<p>You’re right. No one can answer your question because we are not the admissions committee at UCSD. Based on your current UC GPA, your stats, are as mentioned above, too low for UCSD, but you can apply to other schools. UCSD is competitive and the reason we asked about California residency is because it makes a difference in your admission status as a resident. People were trying to help you but your temper will probably come through on your essays. Best Advice: chill.</p>

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<p>dilshod, you may not realize this, but when posting on internet forums, typing in ALL CAPS is the same as shouting. That’s why people are telling you not to shout, calling you rude, and saying that you have a temper. You really have to lay off the all caps if you are going to ask for advice on the internet, because it will turn people against you immediately, as you can see here.</p>

<p>To answer your question (I also posted on your other thread about UCSD), I’m afraid that with your GPA and ACT score, UCSD is not very likely for you. Your situation with having had to learn English in 2 years is more likely to get you a chance at admission, than the fact that you come from Tajikistan – the UCs do not consider race or ethnicity in their admissions, but more competitive UCs like UCSD may take a disadvantaged background (like English not being your first language) into account. But UCSD gets a ton of applications, including from other students for whom English is a second language but who have better grades and test scores than you do. You might do better focusing on one of the less competitive UCs.</p>

<p>UC applications have two essays:</p>

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<p>You definitely should use one of these essay prompts to talk about your experience of coming to the US in 2012 and having to attend school in a language you didn’t know. </p>