Chance Me? Caltech, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, etc.

MWolf
Fri, 10 Jul 2020 03:38:58 +0000

Admission rate to Berkeley for students whose weighted UC GPA was 4.20 and above was 38% last year. So While Berkeley is a reach for you, it is a low reach. Looking at your profile, and the fact that 38% is the average, it may be more like a high match or even a match. UCLA is similar.

If you are a recruited athlete for Caltech, your chances are those of any recruited athlete whose profile is also very competitive.

In general, your chances are about as high as they can be for anybody who does not have a serious hook (like legacy). I agree with @CalCUStanford that you should add Stanford to your list, and MIT may be a good place, as well.

UCSD is a low match (71% acceptance rate in 2019 for applicants with weighted GPAs over 4.20), UCI is a match.

UW and UIUC have much lower acceptance rates to CS, and should be considered reaches,

UNC Chapel Hill is a reach for OOS applicants

I also think that acceptance rates to CS at UMD are lower than their average, so it may be a reach as well.

Of course, based on your profile, you will be competitive for any of these and I would be surprised if you weren’t accepted to multiple programs which are reaches, but it has been known to happen.

To which D3 colleges have looked to recruit you, aside from Caltech, if I may ask?