Chance Me: HS Senior, Computer Science or Computer Engineering Major with 3.6 UW GPA, 1480 SAT (1520 with superscore)

[Anonymous12323233223]

• Demographics (location, residency, HS type, legacy, US or Int’l, gender, etc), Bay Area, California, Public HS, California resident, male
• Intended Major(s): Computer Science, Computer Engineering or some related major in CS/Engineering
• UW GPA, Rank, and Test Scores (also weighted GPA for systems like UC/CSU) 3.6 UW
• Coursework (college coursework for transfer applicants)

Have taken AP Calc BC, Psych, and CSP over the summer

Currently doing AP Gov/Econ, AP Literature, AP Stats, AP French, Total Fitness, and am also a ta for my physics teacher who I am getting a rec letter from. Also doing Intermediate Calculus, and Advanced python in community college.

• Awards: Lockheed Martin Code Quest 3rd Place
  • Bronze in National French Grand Concours
  • National Merit Commended
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
• Extracurriculars (incl. summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)
  • A SW member of the FRC(robotics) team
  • VP of Membership at a speech organization
  • Software Web Design Intern at a non-profit
  • Tutor for teaching little kids python
• Essays/LORs/Other
• Schools including Safety, Match, Reach (include ED/EA when applicable)
  Will be applying EA to all schools
  All of the UCs except UC Berkeley

San Jose State University (I would be considered local for this college)

Cal State Long Beach

San Diego State

Cal Poly

San Luis Obispo

Arizona State University

Georgia Institute of Technology

North Carolina State University

Oregon State University

Penn State

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

University of Connecticut

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Michigan

University of Pennsylvania

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Tech

[Gumbymom]

Can you calculate your CSU GPA? GPA Calculator | CSU

Can you calculate your SLO GPA which is the CSU GPA plus 9th grades?

Can you calculate your 3 UC GPA’s? GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub

[Anonymous12323233223]

Ok, so my UC A-G GPA would be:

• Unweighted: 3.7
• Weighted:4.16
• Weighted and Capped: 3.89

CSU GPA is 4.15

SLO GPA is 3.85

[Anonymous12323233223]

Thank you for helping!

[ucbalumnus]

Wouldn’t your CSU GPA be the same as your UC weighted capped GPA if you have not taken any college courses while in high school?

Budget?

If you can afford it, Arizona State University will be a safety if you meet the course requirements and have a 3.0 unweighted GPA.

First-year admission requirements | Admission | ASU (admission to campus)
https://degrees.apps.asu.edu/bachelors/major/ASU00/ESCSEBS/computer-science (admission to CS major)

[Gumbymom]

Yes, if you have not taken any College courses your CSU GPA should equal your UC Capped weighted UC GPA.

Below are the admit rates and admitted GPA for CS and CE majors at the UC and CSU campuses. Although GPA is only one area of criteria used for admissions, it does give you an idea of where you stand in terms of chances for admission.

Campus	Computer Engineering/CSE	CS	UC Capped Weighted GPA range (245-75th percentiles
UC Berkeley	EECS 7.6%	1.9%	4.20-4.30 UW 3.80-4.00 Weighted uncapped 4.31-4.65
UC Davis	Estimate <25% Selective Major	19% Selective Major	4.19-4.30
UC Irvine	28% CE/CSE 24%	16.8%Impacted Major	4.12-4.29
UCLA	Comp Eng 3.7% CSE 3.2%	3.1% Impacted Major	4.25-4.31 UW 3.90-4.00 Weighted uncapped 4.60-4.87
UC Merced	91%	91%	3.34-3.95
UC Riverside	42%	32% Impacted major	4.03-4.28
UC San Diego	Estimated <20% Selective major	12% Selective Major	4.19-4.31
UC Santa Barbara	19%	10% Impacted Major	4.23-4.31
UC Santa Cruz	57%	60% Impacted Major	3.96-4.26
Cal Poly SLO	21%	9% Impacted Major	SLO GPA 4.13-4.25
Cal State Long Beach	36%	31% Impacted Major	Average CSU GPA for non-local 4.13
San Diego State	43%	28% Impacted Major.	Average overall campus GPA 4.04
San Jose State	Impaction threshold 4680	31% Impacted Major. A CSU of 4.3 needed to meet 2024 Impaction threshold
Cal Poly Pomona	4410 CPP Threshold so need around a 3.96 CSU GPA	4676 CPP Threshold so need around a 4.22 CSU GPA

[Anonymous12323233223]

Anything below $90,000 a year

[tsbna44]

That’s a LONG list. Do you have a favorite or budget ?

There are schools of varying size and environments, not to mention cost.

What do you want in a school - size, weather, urban or rural, etc.

Out of state I think all are possible except Penn, UIUC, Michigan and Ga Tech.

But again what kind of school do you want ?

[Anonymous12323233223]

I mean if I get into a UC, I will probably go there bc of instate tuition. In terms of what I want in a school, it would probably be that it be a school that provides me a lot of opportunities.

[tsbna44]

That’s not what I asked - I asked what do you want in a school?

If you want to go to a UC, you can cull most, if not all, of your list. If tuition is a concern, add WUE schools like UNR.

Opportunities are made by you, not the school.

If Merced is a lock, then why do you need that long list ?

But I still ask - size, weather, city or not ? Big difference between Rose Hulman, UConn, and Ga Tech - in nearly all facets.

I’m guessing you wouldn’t have the same feeling on campus, four years day after day, anbout each.

Figure out what you want in a school so you can cull those that don’t match from your list.

[Mwfan1921]

I agree with others you should cull the list. Have you visited these or done virtual admissions sessions? If not, do that…perhaps some will come off the list. Have you submitted any apps yet?

UIUC, Ga Tech, Michigan, Penn are out of reach. Ga Tech and Purdue require a test score, do you have one?

You’ll get into Oregon State, ASU, Merced. I would only apply to schools you would attend over those…so, for example, would you attend Rose Hulman over Oregon State, ASU, Merced? If not, don’t apply. I would strongly encourage a visit to Rose Hulman if at all possible.

[gandalf78]

Since Purdue is on your list, you should look at the Purdue Data Digest, here, https://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/ , to compare your statistics with those of recently matriculated students. (Specifically the links to “Applications, Admits, and Matriculations” and “New First-Time Beginner Profile”.) That might give you a general idea of your admissions chances at Purdue .

I agree with other posters that Michigan is probably out of reach for you: Michigan recomputes your high school GPA, and you have a lot of "B"s which will negatively impact the recomputed GPA. Georgia Tech is also going to be a hard row to hoe for you, because if you look at its Common Data Set, Section C7, you can see that academic GPA is a “very important” admissions criterion; and your academic GPA as an OOS applicatnt may not be sufficiently competitive.