<p>My tutor told me about the ELC Program
<a href="http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/</a></p>
<p>But im still not really sure what it is or how I can sign up for it. They say that through their program, the top 4% or something will be accepted into UC's? </p>
<p>Its confusing....
I'd really like to make it in a UC and i'm quite interested in their program.</p>
<p>Also, i'm not sure how to sign up for it. I tried looking around their website.. but its really poorly designed T_T</p>
<p>You don't sign up for it. The UCs automatically consider anyone at a public HS in CA. If you are eligible, it's the top 4% of your graduating class, they will send you a letter. Go to the UC websites and search ELC. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ucop.edu/sas/elc/</a></p>
<p>You should have already been notified of ELC status.</p>
<p>Just another point, that top 4% is based on your UC GPA which is different than your own school ranking system in most cases. UC looks only at sophmore and junior year grades and in academic subjects only. Also, even if you get ELC, it doesn't mean you automatically get into Berkely or UCLA. It means you are guaranteed admission to "a UC campus". Of course, ELC helps and I believe all UC schools but the top two do all but guaranty admission to ELC applicants. Only one I can't recall is UC San Diego.</p>
<p>^^ UCSD technically doesn't guarantee it, but the acceptance rate for ELC students at UCSD is ~90%, so it's more or less a guarantee.</p>
<p>From the ELC website
"ELC and Statewide Eligibility and Admissions</p>
<p>Eligibility in the Statewide Context and Eligibility in the Local Context are the two main paths to freshman eligibility. California high school students who attain eligibility in the statewide context or eligibility in the local context are both guaranteed a space at the University of California, though not necessarily the campus or major of choice. ELC and statewide eligibility provide the same guarantee.</p>
<p>Eligibility in the Statewide Context (statewide eligibility) is the pathway by which most students attain UC eligibility and is determined when a student applies to the University. To be eligible in the statewide context, students must have a high school diploma or equivalency, and satisfy certain subject, scholarship and examination requirements. To be statewide eligible, students must satisfactorily complete a specific pattern of 15 UC-approved courses by the end of the senior year, take two SAT Subject Tests and either the ACT Assessment plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test no later than December 2007, have a minimum UC GPA of 3.0 and meet the eligibility index. For more details about statewide eligibility, please visit the Freshman Admission section of the UC Admissions site. </p>
<p>Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) is determined during the summer between the junior and senior years of high school. Students are notified of their eligibility in the fall semester of their senior year of high school before they apply to the University. To be eligible in the local context, a student must attend an eligible school that participates in the program, have his or her transcript submitted to UC with the high school's ELC submission packet, satisfactorily complete a specific pattern of 11 UC-approved courses by the end of the junior year and be ranked in the top percent of his or her high school class according to UC ELC evaluation rules. Students who are eligible in the local context must do the following to complete their eligibility and be admitted to the University:</p>
<p>Maintain a 3.0 GPA
Complete all coursework requirements for freshman admission by the end of senior year
Take two SAT Subject Tests and either the Assessment plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test-no later than December 2007 (for fall 2008 admission), and
Apply to the University by the November 30 application deadline. "</p>
<p>The way I (choose) to interpret this is that ELC is one of three equal paths to guarenteed admission at a UC. </p>
<p>"ELC and statewide eligibility provide the same guarantee."</p>
<p>It's designed for kids whose resources don't get them there in the statewide context. People who are even close to the are pretty good students in all but the "worst" schools. I think the admit rates are "associated" with the student caliber and not caused by the ELC status.</p>
<p>I go to a Private HighSchool.... so does that mean they are not automatically notified of my GPA?</p>
<p>My daughter goes to a private too. They submitted names, although we weren't aware at the time. You can search for your schools submission here</p>
<p>If our names were not submitted, is there anything we can do?</p>
<p>In a word NO</p>
<p>One question here. How do you find your high school's ATP code? Thanks.</p>
<p>ATP code is the same code collegeboard uses to report test scores.</p>
<p>fwiw: Cal and UCLA accept ~60% of ELC students, making it a match.</p>
<p>shrinkwrap: your interpretation is correct.</p>
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<p>With an acceptance rate that low, it can't really determine reach/match/safety, just like one can be a reach for a school with a 50% acceptance rate. When the admit rate for ELC is 90%+, it's clear that it's mainly numbers (in particular, GPA/rank) determining admission, so it can be considered a safety. But if you look at the admit rates for ELC students at Berkeley/UCLA, it's obvious they're considering much more than that. Statistically, there's about a 50/50 chance that an ELC student will also meet their standards -- i.e. there's a 50/50 chance that if you're an ELC student, it's a match.</p>
<p>You don't have to be from a public school... I got it, and I'm from a PRIVATE school. Big misconception.</p>
<p>I was under the impression the ELC program is RESTRICTED to public school students only.It is tied into a state referendum for state monies for the state public colleges/universities. You are guaranteed admission into the UC system if you are in the top 4% of your graduating class...and then the other factors come into play-with regard to the UC A-G course requirements/SAT/ACT scores. Students are advised of their selection by their gc.</p>
<p>Shrinkrap is correct that ELC and statewide eligibility provide equal paths to guarenteed admission at a UC.</p>
<p>ELC is designed for students from really weak schools that even the top 4% may not make the statewide eligibility.</p>
<p>If you are from a decent school, ELC merely means that you are the top 4% of your school. Being the top 4% from a decent school means that your chance at the better UC would be good. This has nothing to do with that UC give you special consideration or guarantee because of ELC.</p>
<p>ELC does not seem to be restricted topublic schools. My kids school, a small Christian school, participates. It's a "decent" school but historically does not have much in the way of A-G, honors and AP classes that a great/large public school might. APOL, I'm not sure about the relationship to state monies, but I think access to UC's is linked to paying taxes rather than whether you pay for a private school.</p>
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If you are from a decent school, ELC merely means that you are the top 4% of your school. Being the top 4% from a decent school means that your chance at the better UC would be good. This has nothing to do with that UC give you special consideration or guarantee because of ELC.
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<p>Not exactly. No matter what your school, ELC does give you a big leg up in the admissions process. Except for UCLA and Cal (Which are around 60%), ELC acceptance rates are above 90%. </p>
<p>You also get guaranteed admittance into the UC system. Most likely though, its either Merced or Riverside.</p>
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<p>Not at all correct. Regardless of ELC status, EVERYone has to meet the minimum eligibilty of grades adn/or test scores, which, by definition, means that they qualify. An ELC candidate with a 2.9 gpa will not be accepted to any UC, unless they apply under a Special Applicant status (similar to some athletic recruits, for example).</p>