Give me a chance! (At UCs, average applicant)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Applying to UCs, aiming for UCLA/UCSD/UCI. Will a good essay help? And is it hard to get in as an English major?</p>

<p>Female, Asian
CA resident</p>

<p>Academic GPA Non-weighted: 3.45
Weighted GPA: Around 3.8 or 3.9
APs: US History (3), World History (3), Bio (2), English (In progress), Calc AB (In progress)
Honors: English (A/A), Chem (B/C), Precal (B/C)
Rank: 18%</p>

<p>SAT1: 2000
Writing- 730
Critical Reading- 600
Math- 670</p>

<p>SAT2:
Bio- 610
US History- 630
Lit- In progress
Chinese- 780</p>

<p>Intended Major: English or something related to English
Alt Major: Art</p>

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<p>UCD/UCI: match
UCSD:low reach
UCB/UCLA:reach</p>

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<p>I feel like people only look at grades/test scores on CC… and hence ignored my questions: Will a good essay help? And how hard is it to get in as an English major?</p>

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<p>well for the UC’s grades and tests scores are the most important factors for admissions. great essays will always help but will not win the battle for you. and applying as an english major does not make it more challenging if i am not mistaken</p>

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<p>Ohh ok thanks. Btw, does anyone know if the UC website (freshmen stats for GPA ) is weighted?</p>

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<p>Yes, they are because on the UC site UCSD’s Average Freshman GPA was 4.07. It’s impossible to get higher than a 4.0 for unweighted GPAs</p>