<p>If you are not a resident of California I would agree with the above that your chances are virtually non-existent. However, if you are a resident it is a lot, lot easier to qualify for admission to “a” UC (not necessarily your first choice) than mentioned above. Go here for minimums required to qualify for admission to a UC: <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html</a></p>
<p>What test scores are needed depends on UC calculated GPA and that needs to be at least a 3.0 (3.4 for OOS). That you will need to go to another page on the same site to figure out, but basically it is calculated from your grades in college prep courses for courses you take in sophomore and junior year and A=4, B=3 etc (plus or minuses are ignored), and for honors or AP courses you add one to each course, meaning A=5. If you do not get the minimum 3.0 GPA (as a resident, 3.4 for OOS) when you do the calculations, you are done and you will not be admitted.</p>
<p>If you have at least 3.0 as resident, then you need to determine if you meet minimum test score totals. Those minimums really are easy to meet. For, example, if someone scores 1500 on their SAT (out of 2400) and 500 on each SAT II, he or she will meet the minimums even at the 3.0 GPA level. To give an example using the OP, let’s assume you have a 3.3 UC GPA (and remember honors and APs get an extra point per course so a 3.3 overall is not real hard to get). Let’s use your scores, and I will assume for the example you got 18 as section scores across the board for your ACT. Scores are first converted to a UC score. An 18 per section on the ACT is 40 UC points per section. You first add the UC converted scores for math, reading and science, which if three 18s becomes 120 points, but you multiply that total by 2/3 giving 80 points. You then add your 18 (40 UC score) for the combo of English and writing and that brings you up to 120 points. Your 460 biology converts to 43 points and the 520 math to 53. Add those two to the 120 and you get a total UC test score of 216 points. With a 3.3 GPA, you need only 157 test score points to meet minimums for admission if you are a resident.</p>
<p>What does meeting the minimums mean. For non-residents nothing except that they may be considered for admission. For residents it means you are essentially assured of admission to a UC although they may require you go to a community college for two years, and then if you meet certain minimum grade requirements while there, you will be guaranteed admission to “a” UC your junior year. </p>
<p>Note there is another way to guarantee admission. If you are in the top 4% of your particular high school class you will be admitted to “a” UC (again not necessarily one of your choice) for freshman year regardless of what your test scores are.</p>
<p>Your test scores obviously take you out of the top UCs but, assuming you have necessary GPA, you should not give up hope of being offered admission to a UC (possibly to Riverside or possibly conditioned on two years of community college first) as long as you did not do something foolish like limit your application for admission to UCLA and Berkeley where you have no real chance of admission.
Note, if you are a non-resident, however, you are likely to receive a rejection.</p>