Do I Have a Decent Chance?

yaujar
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:10:48 +0000

Really depends on the major you are applying to. In most “impacted” majors, you will be competing with those “perfect” students. Keep in mind that for this year, the average GPA of UCSD’s accepted students are 4.1 (weighted) and SAT of 1990.

If your SAT is over 2200, I would say that score should balance out your 3.5 GPA. Otherwise, even at 2000, I am afraid that you will not be consider as at par with the average admitted student. With that said, every student situation is different. If you can explain why you got a low GPA in your sophomore year (sickness? family/financial issues?), you may win some hearts. Girlfriend/boyfriend issues as well as drug/addiction (including computer game addiction) are not the best excuses for your grades.