Blame it on me. Chances for Davis?

sandiego4866
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:05:29 +0000

My daughter is a freshman at UCD this fall. She only submitted her ACT score. The UC’s, starting with the class of '16 will no longer require SAT II tests.

We went with the ACT because we saw it as an easier test to study for.

UC’s are increasing their OOS enrollment. Berkeley’s freshman class was 30% non-Cali this year, UCD’s is much less (sorry don’t remember the number).

If you want advice, here it is. Have your parents hire private tutors (plural) to help you
prepare for the next ACT test. With that help, my daughter’s ACT score went from 60% to 91%.

If you’re thinking of going to a school that will cost over $50K a year, the $1k cost of tutors over a couple months is an investment worth making to make sure it’s your first choice.