Flexible with major, but interested in Medicine or Law. Can get into less competitive major, but school is a higher priority.
GPA, Rank, and Test Scores
Unweighted HS GPA: 3.19
Weighted HS GPA: 3.39
Class Rank: Don’t know
ACT/SAT Scores: Yet to write ACT in October, 2025
List your HS coursework
Algebra 2
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Environmental Science
AP European History
AP Government & Politics
Biology: The Living Earth
Chemistry in the Earth System
Dance Composition A/B
English 9
English 10
English 11
Freshman Leadership
Geometry
Health
Introduction to Dance
PE 9
Precalculus/Trigonometry
Spanish II
Spanish III
Statistics
Teacher Aide
US History I–II
World Geography and Culture
AP Psychology - 12 th grade Expecting A (or) B
Economics - 12th grade Expecting A
English 12 - 12th grade Expecting A
Forensic Science - 12th grade Expecting A
Sports Med - 12th grade Expecting A
Extracurriculars Worked as a barista at Happy Lemon
Started Mental Health Awareness Club
Essays/LORs/Other Trying for a strong essay/prompts
Schools
Interested in assessing the chances in UCs, CSUs, and Private colleges/Out of State (only on aid/scholorship). We would be more than happy to go to any of the following colleges.
Ok, thanks! For UC, here is a useful tool. You can compare your capped weighted GPA to the middle 50% GPA range of students admitted to each campus, in each subject area:
However, the last update was for Fall 2023 data. I’m hoping it will be updated soon with Fall 2024 data.
Since you indicated a possible interest in medicine (and in scholarships), I will also make a suggestion of an OOS school you may wish to add to your list:
University of New Mexico (UNM) has a very straightforward application process and admits on a rolling basis, so you could receive a decision fairly quickly. As a CA resident, your GPA should make you eligible for their “WUE Plus” scholarship, which sets tuition at the New Mexico resident rate. Total cost of attendance would be lower than our CA in-state options, but that’s not all… UNM has an additional advantage for students interested in medicine:
What privates are you interested in? What’s your budget? Where you go will be unlikely to matter for law or medical school.
Your college GPA, LSAT/MCAT and then medical activities for med school or possible work experience for law school will be what matters - not UC Berkeley or U of the Pacific.
So need to know your budget and what interests you in a private - size, location (urban, rural, suburban), weather, religion, etc.
What do you think you want to study? It’s not about getting into a school with a less competitive major. If you know (and you may not) what you want to study, then that’s what you should go for.
Your major, in my opinion, is more important than your school. You want to study what you love - especially to maximize odds for grad school - if you love it, you’re likely to perform better.
Cal states admit by major so major choice is important in determining your chances.
Cal Poly SLO uses 9-11th a-g course grades for their GPA calculation and they cap the Honors points at 8 semesters while SJSU and SDSU use 10-11th a-g course grades for the CSU GPA calculation with the same Honors point cap.
If you have not taken any DE/CC classes then your UC Capped weighted GPA = CSU Capped weighted GPA.
For SLO, recalculate using 9-11th grades: GPA Calculator | CSU
Average admitted campus CSU GPA for SDSU was 4.06 and is an impacted campus so all majors are competitive.
For SLO the 2024 Freshman profile and GPA admit ranges by college are listed here. The GPA range is the middle 50% and since it is also another impacted campus, all majors are competitive.
Both SDSU and SLO are going to be tough admits.
For San Jose state, they calculate out an impaction index and the index thresholds are listed for each major in the links below:
There are several SJSU majors where only a minimum 2.5 CSU GPA is needed for an acceptance.
As for the UC’s, here is some general admit data based on the Capped weighed UC GPA and not major specific. This data is from 2024 and hopefully 2025 data will be soon available.
When you apply to either medical school or law school your high school grades will not matter at all. There are a lot of universities that are very good for premed and pre-law students and your grades will get you into many of them. However, a 3.19 unweighted GPA in university is not likely to get you into medical school or law school, and university classes are likely to be more difficult than high school classes. You are going to want to get a higher GPA in university than you have managed so far in high school.
Your number 1 job right now is to lean how to be a stronger student. You can start this effort in high school with the expectation that this will continue through university. You need to attend every class, show up early if possible, sit near the front in every class if possible, always pay attention, and make a very strong effort to stay way ahead in both studying and homework assignments. Starting homework the day that it is assigned is likely to be a good plan. If there is anything that you are unsure about look for help early.
I have seen it happen. It will take a strong effort.
And I am curious about what you do not like about UC Riverside.
For SDSU and SJSU, your CSU-recalculated GPA should be the same as your UC weighted-capped GPA, since you do not have college courses (which count double for CSU but not UC).
For SJSU, they calculate an admission index of CSU_GPA * 800, which is 3.53 * 800 = 2824 for you. If your high school in Santa Clara County, add 200. For non-engineering majors, you can compare that admission index to prior year thresholds at Freshmen Impaction Results | Admissions . Note that thresholds change from year to year based on how competitive the applicant pool is. For engineering majors, add math_GPA * 400 to compare with the numbers there.