What are my chances? University of California: UCLA, UCSB, UCD, UCB, UCI

Applying to College
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<p>MAJORS:
Berkeley- Mathematics
Davis- Computer Engineering. Alt: Computer Science & Engineering
Irvine- Computer Engineering. Alt: Business Administration
Los Angeles- Computer Science & Engineering. Alt: Mathematics for Teaching
Santa Barbara- Computer Engineering. Alt: Computer Science</p>

<p>BACKGROUND:
Hispanic (Mexican). First Generation College Student. Low income family.</p>

<p>CUMULATIVE GPA:
3.93
Mostly A's
Some B's
One C (AP Bio). Taking it again Senior Year. Got an A (1st Semester).
-Have taken all levels of math.. up to AP Calc. (Got A's on all of them).
-Have taken AP Bio, Honors Math Analysis, AP English, AP US History, Honors Physics.</p>

<p>SAT SCORES:
CR: 500
M: 610
W: 600
TOTAL- 1710</p>

<p>SAT II SCORES:
Math Level II- 610
Biology E- 600
Spanish- 730</p>

<p>RANK:
2 out of 70
ELC (top 4%)</p>

<p>ESSAYS:
Got some really good feedback on the essays. I feel I did strongly on them.</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULAR:
-AmeriCorps Volunteer Program
-Big Brothers Big Sisters
-Calistoga Athletic Boosters
-Interact Club
-Repairing Computers for the Elderly
-Restaurant Waiter
-Boys Varsity Soccer (4 years)- Starting Midfielder since freshman year
-Safe School Ambassador
-Guitar Club
-Club Soccer</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting into these UC's?</p>

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<p>Your GPA is excellent, but your SAT scores might be too low for Berkeley and LA. I would say that Davis is a reach, Irvine a high match, and Santa Barbara a match.</p>

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<p>Well, ELC already guarantees you at UCI and UCD, and SB if I’m not mistaken. With or without ELC, I think your stats are strong enough for SB anyhow. </p>

<p>For UCLA and Berkeley, your GPA and SATs are too low, unfortunately. These are probably the most important parts of your application, so you would have to have convinced them through your essay, ECs, etc. You still have a shot though, if your essays were good enough. </p>

<p>Good luck~</p>

<p>EDIT: Didn’t see that you’re applying for engineering. Your chances at engineering are probably not good, considering your Math SAT/II scores. You probably still have a shot at UCI/Davis/SB, but I’d consider UCLA Engineering a very high reach.</p>