What college can I get into (California only)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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So i just got a new ACT score of a 31 composite. I got 30 english 29 math 34 reading 30 science and have a weighted gpa of 4.09. I attend a very competitive bay area school and am with caucasian from middle class family (combined income $230,000 a year). The gap is 10-11 weighted. I took SAT II Bio E with 730

Im mostly looking at UC schools, since I’m looking for affordability.
UC Davis
UCSB
UCSD
UCLA (reach)
UCSC
Uc Irvine (iodinate like the school very much tho)
UC Berkeley… (unlikely i don’t think i have a 1% of getting in)
Cal Poly Slo
Cal Poly Pomona

The majors I have been looking at have been along the lines of life sciences…
I know this major is really competitive so i Was wondering what schools i should apply for and if any of the schools I said could allow me to change major in the future. i want to avoid schools with capped majors since I’m not 100% sure what i want to do quite yet.

Please chance me on bio major and if bad chances, what other major could i do thats related, thanks!

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UC/CSU GPA? https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

Cal Poly SLO uses 9-11th grades with up to 8 semesters of Honors points in the 10-11th grade.

Please post Capped weighted UC GPA, Fully Weighted UC GPA and Cal Poly SLO GPA please.

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You seem to have a pretty good handle on things. With your stats, the mid-range UCs could go either way. Take a look at SDSU too.

Good luck

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You don’t have a 1 percent chance at Berk lol. Its about the same chance as UCLA. Both are reaches, but you have a shot at both. But I agree with above, you have a good list

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competitive Bay Area school–I’d say you have a shot at Berkeley if its a feeder school, and all others too! Good Luck.

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Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19:

UCB: 12%
UCLA: 14%
UCSD: 39%
UCSB: 49%
UCD: 52%
UCI: 57%
UCSC: 83%
UCR: 90%
UCM: 92%

UCLA: Reach
UCSD: Low Reach (Biology capped major)
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Match-High Match
SLO/UCSC: Match
CPP: Safety

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For CSU Gpa with capped 8 honors credits I have a GPA of 3.97 for UC i have 4.09

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UC GPA is the same capped weighted as the CSU (8 semesters honors) so your Fully weighted UC GPA is 4.09?
Only UCLA and UCB use fully weighted UC GPA, the rest of the UC’s use the capped weighted (8 semesters honors).

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I thought you mentioned that CSU takes 9-11? Thats what i calculated. 4.09 is 10-11 (8 semester honor)

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My capped weighted GPA and weighted GPA are the same CAL POLY SLO would be the 3.97

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All CSU 's use 10-11th grades in their GPA calculation like the UC’s except SLO which uses 9-11th grades.

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$230,000 a year is not even close to middle class… however, you do have a good variety of schools on your list.

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@Gumbymom, can you tell me what “Biology capped major” for UCSD means? Also, how do you calculate “fully weighted UC GPA” for UCLA and UCB that you mentioned above?

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Capped means impacted thus very competitive. If you apply to any capped major at UCSD, you should select a non-capped major as an alternate. If you do not select an alternate major, you could be accepted into UCSD as Undeclared than have to meet certain GPA requirements to switch majors later.

If you use the RogerHub UC GPA calculator, it will give you the UW UC GPA, Capped Weighted UC GPA (8 semesters of honors points) and the Fully Weighted UC GPA (unlimited honors points for UC approved Honors/AP/IB or DE courses).

https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

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@Gumbymom
What is the highest possible fully weighted UC GPA?

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The Maximum Fully Weighted UC GPA would be 5.0.