Chances despite Horrible ECs

ib612
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:33:40 +0000

What do you mean by “impressive”?

2000+ is a good solid score to get into pretty much all the UCs…

So this is assuming you get at least 2000 SAT, rank in top 10% of class, and have decent subject test scores

UC Merced - Safety
UC Riverside - Safety
UC Santa Cruz - Safety
UC Santa Barbara - Match
UC Davis - Match
UC Irvine - Match
UC San Diego - Low Reach
UC Berkeley - Reach
UC Los Angeles - Reach

I know for sure UCLA and UCB are starting to heavily weight ECs due to competition, so you have a slim chance there

I know UCSD emphasizes academics the most, so you might get in there

All the other UCs, you have a very strong shot

My advice: just start doing something QUICK!

When senior year starts, just start a club and be founder and president…very very easy thing to do
Start doing some community service at your local library or soup kitchen, also very easy
Start playing a sport!

Once you do the above, which is very possible and easy to do, you can get into LA and berkeley