<p>how do you calculate your points?</p>
<p>3.8 W GPA + 30 ACT score + Eagle Scout, Golf, Leadership etc. + not first generation + not URM + not low family income+ 3-6 yrs. commitment in every activity. </p>
<p>business major</p>
<p>so, am I rejected or admitted? [or very very close]</p>
<p>Show some MSJ LOVE!!! Lets go Warriors!!</p>
<p>They don't give points for extra curriculars?. . .And how many points does "AP Scholar" get?</p>
<p>Do they give points for extra currics?</p>
<p>Let me get things straight here. UCSD adds points if you come from a ghetto school but not if you come from one of the best public schools in California?</p>
<p>i got 7626 but im doin bioE.(although i dont know if i did the formula correctly with the things other than sat and gpa) am i screwed?</p>
<p>...regarding your 7626 personal "guestimate" calculation...</p>
<p>Ten people can look at your application packet and score it ten different ways. This also doesn't indicate how many applicants may have a higher score than you. </p>
<p>The 2004-05</a> Common Data Set indicates that there were 17,269 first-time, first-year (freshman) admissions. But if your 7626 score is 17,270 on the list, do you not receive an admit letter?</p>
<p>99% were in the top 10% of their hs graduating class, with a 3.98 average unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>Why do people torture themselves so much trying to play the numbers game? After all of this data crunching, admissions really is not an exact science, but we live and die for the data!</p>
<p>lol..the average UCSD admit does not have a 3.98 unweighted, my friend. That's nearly tantamount to saying they accept no one without straight A's. I realize the data set lists 3.98 as an average GPA, but that is not the unweighted GPA; it's some kind of weighted GPA, most likely the UC 8-capped GPA or perhaps the fully weighted GPA.</p>
<p>Ok, I stand corrected...I think. It's all so confusing!</p>
<p>About the Grade Point Average</p>
<p>All campuses use the same method of calculating a preliminary grade point average for purposes of determining an applicant's UC eligibility. The GPA is calculated based on all "a-g" subjects completed in grades 10 and 11 including summer sessions by assigning point values to the grades a student earns, totaling the points, and dividing the total by the number of "a-g" course units. Points are assigned as follows: A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=1 point and F=0 points. Courses taken in the ninth grade can be used to meet the Subject Requirement if the student earns a grade of C or better, but they will not be used to calculate the GPA.</p>
<p>The University assigns extra grade points for up to four yearlong courses of University-certified honors-level, Advanced Placement, and/or designated International Baccalaureate courses taken in grades 10, 11 and 12: A=5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points. College-level courses in the "a-g"college preparatory subjects that are transferable to the University are also assigned honors grade points. A maximum of four semesters of honors courses taken in grade 10 are assigned honors grade points. Grades of D are not assigned extra honors points. (Extra points will be awarded to 10th graders only when they take courses that have been certified by the University as honors-level courses.) At the end of the 12th grade, campuses verify an applicant's UC eligibility based on the final high school record.</p>
<p>In addition to the preliminary GPA used for establishing UC eligibility, campuses may look at an applicant's academic record in a variety of ways during the selection process. These GPA variations may include a fully weighted GPA that includes all honors grade points earned in grades 10 and 11 (this is the GPA used to rank students at each high school for purposes of identifying ELC students) and an unweighted GPA in which no honors grade points are included in the GPA calculation.</p>
<p>Please note that the minimum GPA required to establish eligibility will rise to 3.0 for students applying to UC for the fall 2007 term.</p>
<p>could someone briefly explain the 'courses beyond the a-g minimum' thing. i'm aware of california's required a-g courses, but i'm out of state...
and would that just be the number of courses you've taken in all, including gym and electives and stuff? and what counts as a course.. a full credit, or do half year things count too, etc?</p>
<p>does anyone know how many "points" you have to get to get into berkeley or ucla?</p>
<p>Berkeley/UCLA admission is not based on a point system -- they use a "holistic" admissions process.</p>
<p>i am the senior class vp in asb, i was captain of the varsity swim team sophomore year, vice president of jew club, and president of kool aid club</p>
<p>is that enough for the full leadership points, 300??</p>
<p>
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Uncapped Grade Point Average (GPA)
The most important criterion considered is the uncapped GPA, including a maximum of eight (8) UC-approved Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or UC transferable college courses based upon the applicant’s self-reported academic history.</p>
<p>Uncapped Grade Point Average (GPA) 4,500
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<p>I'm a little confused as to how this works. It says that they calculate an "uncapped" GPA but only consider a maximum of 8 approved weighted classes. But only counting 8 weighted classes would be "capping" your GPA, hence why it's called UC "capped" GPA. Also the 4500 points infers that you can get a 4.5 GPA but in the UC "capped" version with only 8 approve weighted classes, you can only get a maximum of 4.33 while getting straight A's and having 2 weighted classes per year (totaling 8 semesters).</p>
<p>A's=4 points and 1 point is added for each weighted class (maximum of 2 points). 6 A's + 2 extra points divided by 6 classes
(4+4+4+4+4+4+2)/6 = 4.33</p>
<p>And if the point system actually means "uncapped," does it include freshmen or senior year since it would be different the standard UC "capped" GPA grade system?</p>
<p>Does UCSD take into account class rank if you are OOS?</p>
<p>UCSD does NOT take class rank into consideration.</p>
<p>A UCSD admissions counselor recently told me that there was absolutely no difference in the number of points needed for in-state or OOS. If one is above the cut number, one is admitted regardless of state.</p>
<p>For the personal challenge 500 points how many would you receive for each of the following (note: two different applicants):</p>
<p>1) death of grandmother beginning of high school but was living with you your entire life.
2) mom gets disease/really ill and consequently affected your studies.</p>