@websensation uc’s don’t use race in admissions. It’s actually illegal. How else can you explain 50%+ Asian populations at these campuses? I’ve lived next to ucsd for almost 10 years and find urm’s pretty rare. But I think being oos will hurt more.
Also, do you know what exactly the acceptance rates are for ucsd/ucla comp sci and cse and maybe ee as a backup? I couldn’t find these for direct freshman admits, only for undeclared admitted students. I know they take undeclared and that it’s very hard to transfer in even with a 4.0 gpa. How hard is it to get a similar major to computer science if you get undeclared? I hear they have something called math and computer science but I’m unsure. Also, what are the selection criteria for freshman applicants to these programs? They don’t use the points system anymore so it’s harder to predict my chances. But I doubt it’s as unpredictable as the ivies. My uw gpa is a bit on the low side and includes a c but my sat scores and ec’s are fine.
But I will say that the 36% acceptance rate at ucsd probably makes it pretty easy to get into for anyone who’s willing to do undeclared.