Chance me for UC's [CA resident, 4.27 capped UC GPA, 1520 SAT for Applied Math or Economics]

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Demographics

US, CA In-state (competitive HS)
2nd Gen Immigrant
Intended Major(s) : Applied Math or Economics

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores Unweighted UC GPA: projected 3.91
Weighted UC GPA (incl. weighting system): projected 4.36 / 4.27 capped (projected)

Class Rank: Unknown
ACT/SAT Scores: 1520 SAT / 1490 PSAT

Coursework Calc AB Junior Year
Cal BC Summer after Junior Year
Multivariable Calculus Senior year (planning)

@Gumbymom and others Please Chance me for UCs, Calpoly SLO

OOS: UW, UIUC, UT Austin, Purdue

Prefer Public schools in CA unless I get Financial Aid. Any other suggested schools on west coast/mountain/central would be appreciated!

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Are you a National Merit Semi-Finalist?

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I am class of 2025. Isn’t it too early to know if I am Semi finalist? My score is 214 and it just shows I am eligible to apply for National Merit. I do not know what that means.

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@lkg4answers My index score is 214 so I dont think I will be

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Where does it say that you are eligible to apply for National Merit and where did you get the score of 214?

The Selection Index is double the sum of your reading and writing score, added to your math score, then divided by 10.

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I checked on College board

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There is typo, my PSAT score is 1450. Hence the confusion

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Okay, no worries. There are several schools that offer very attractive packages for students who are National Merit Finalists. Not many are in the states where you are looking.

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I will not chance you since the UC’s and Cal Poly SLO are unpredictable but I will list the admit rates if available for those 2 majors. Note the admit rates do no show how competitive each major applicant pool can be since the GPA range and other statistical data is not available.

Campus Applied Math/Math Economics
UC Berkeley 29% 5% High Demand major
UC Davis No admit by major but by College: 37% for Math No admit by major but by College: 37% for Economics
UC Irvine 33% 21%
UCLA No admit by major but by College: Applied Math 11% No admit by major but by College: Economics 11%
UC Merced 86% 81%
UC Riverside 99% 89%
UC San Diego Guesstimate 40% Guesstimate <25% Economics
UC Santa Barbara No admit by major but by College: 32% for Applied Math No admit by major but by College: 32% for Economics (pre)
UC Santa Cruz 81% 63%
Cal Poly SLO Projected 30% Projected 16%

Good luck.

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