Chance me UCLA UCB

ucla_cs_god
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:21:10 +0000

You may want to buff up your course rigor. If you read the selection criteria for UCs, you can see that it is very heavily weighted towards coursework and performance in coursework, versus other things.

For reference, out of the 3 UCs I applied to, I got in to UCLA and UCSD CS, and was waitlisted at UCB L&S CS (as out of state). My ECs and especially awards didn’t hold a candle to yours (lmao), except for USACO Silver and (non-published) research. However, I had 10 APs + 10 dual enrollments in math and science well above the AP level.

That being said, I got rejected to every single place I applied to that heavily considers ECs and awards (privates). Personally I was very shocked that I even got in to the UCs for CS as out of state, but after reading the selection criteria it made more sense.

I know that course rigor will be hard to change for you as you are a junior, but just be sure to take the highest math and science available to you senior year. For example, as you have already taken Calc 2, try and see if you can take multi either at your high school or a local college if it’s not offered.