What are my chances into a UC?

Question

I've applied to all of the UCs and now I'm waiting for their decisions. Here are my stats...

GPA: 2.88
ACT: 26
SAT: 1990
SAT Chinese: 710
SAT Math: 660

AP Classes
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AP Chemistry
AP World History
AP Government
AP Physics
AP Literature
AP Language

I also have many volunteer hours at public libraries helping children.



What are my chances of getting in to a UC? Which ones and what are my chances...?

3's and 4's on my APs

Answer 1

well, your gpa is low for the average uc admissions. you have decent sat 2's and 1's. How did you score on the ap tests? this is a very important fact....

you could probably get into merced or riverside, they are easy

Answer 2

From what I understand, you have a 0% chance of getting in. For Fall 2007, CA residents need a minimum 3.0 GPA to get in. You don't have that.

Even if the minimum were 2.5, You were looking at Merced, Riverside, and Santa Cruz at best. Pretty much no chance even for Santa Barbara.

However, right there on UC Riverside's home page has the minimum requirements.

http://my.ucr.edu/applicants/freshman.aspx

The Scholarship Requirement defines the grade point average (GPA) you must earn in the "a-g" subjects and the test scores you must achieve to be eligible for admission to UC. The University uses an Eligibility Index — a combination of GPA and test scores — to determine if you meet this requirement. Beginning with fall 2007 applicants, the minimum GPA is 3.0 for California residents, 3.4 for nonresidents.

So, unless you got bad grades in some classes that the UCs don't count, it doesn't look like you'll be going to a UC. Sorry.

Answer 3

College admissions are tricky. Your G.P.A. is low, but everything else academic seems fairly good. Other important factors to consider are also class rank and extra curricular activities (like volunteering, school clubs, work, sports, etc.). Was volunteering at the library the only activity you did? If that was the only extra curricular, combined with your G.P.A., then you may face a lot of rejection- especially from the higher U.C.'s like Berkeley, LA, and San Diego. I would like to say you have a good shot at U.C. Irvine, Merced, and Riverside. When I applied to the U.C.'s my class ranking was 1, G.P.A. 4.21, had a lot of extra curriculars, but my AP scores & my S.A.T.'s were low. I got accepted into Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Irvine, Riverside, and Santa Barbara (those were the only ones that I applied to).

Since getting into college has become so competitive, admissions officers look into what students do on top of coursework. In addition, they hope that students who do extra curriculars will continue to do so around their new college campus- thus improving the immediate college community.

I'm also not really sure how much the Personal Statement part of the U.C. application weighs into the admissions process. Hence, more proof why college admissions are tricky.

Best of luck.

Answer 4

Not too good with a GPA of 2.88. You will need to prove yourself in some remedial classes first.

Answer 5

I would say Merced, Riverside, Santa Cruz, and maybe Santa Barbara

Answer 6

You can get into Caltech but not Georgia Tech.

Answer 7

Damn good. Just pick one or two and take the best offer.