Homeschool TX resident applying to UCs [3.83 GPA (4.26 weighted capped for UC), psychology]

Chance Me / Match Me
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Demographics

  • US Citizen
  • State/Location of residency: Texas
  • Type of high school: Homeschool
  • Other special factors: transgender man (might get me diversity points?)

Cost Constraints / Budget
non, high-income with a loaded college fund

Intended Major(s): Psychology

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.83
  • UC Weighted and Capped GPA: 4.26
  • Class Rank: 1/1
  • ACT/SAT Scores: irrelevant to UC admissions

List your HS coursework

(Indicate advanced level, such as AP, IB, AICE, A-level, or college, courses as well as specifics in each subject)

  • English: World Lit, British Novels (honors), composition add-on (honors), American Lit (honors), Literature Research Writing (honors)
  • Math: Algebra II, Precalc w/ trig, Calculus 1
  • Science: Biology (honors), Chemistry, Physics (all with lab), Computer Science
  • History and social studies: World History, AP US Gov
  • Language other than English: Intro to ASL
  • Visual or performing arts: Film Studies, Queer Cinema
  • Other academic courses: Global Issues, Intro to Creative Writing, Economics

College Coursework
(Include college courses taken while in high school if not included above.)

  • General education course work: ASL 1-4, US History 1 & 2, Elementary Statistics, Biology for Science Majors, English Comp 1, Ethics, Creative Writing
  • Major preparation course work: Intro to Psych, Human Sexuality, Abnormal Psych

Awards: none (being homeschooled limits award opportunities)

Extracurriculars
Trampoline and Tumbling (2x national champion)

Girl Scouts National Delegate

Girl Scouts Council Advisory Board (leadership positions in 9th, 10th)

Founder of Local Girl Scouts Advisory Board

Theatre Captain at Homeschool Co-op

Published 65,000+ words of original fiction on an online blog

Worked at my gym as an assistant coach and summer camp counselor

Volunteered for Girl Scouts

Volunteered for local guinea pig rescue

member of Homeschool Student Organization at my community college

PIQs

  1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.

Talked about taking younger kids under my wing + recovering from an ACL tear and coming back

4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.

Talked about my experience as a homeschooler

6. Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.

Talked about the numerous psych-related classes I took and how I want to dive deeper into that interest at UC. Mentioned a specific psych research lab at UCSD and a minor at UCLA.

7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?

Talked about being a trans man in girl scouts + ways I’ve demonstrated leadership in scouts

Schools
Looking for feedback on UC San Diego and UCLA

Thanks in advance!

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hmmmmm - no

You’ll know soon enough.

Congrats on a fine record. You’ve done what you can. So it’ll be or you’ll find someone else to love you.

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Welcome to College confidential.

Can you calculate out your 3 UC GPA’s (unweighted, capped weighted and weighted uncapped)?

I can list admission stats but since the UC’s do a Comprehensive/Holistic application review, it is impossible to chance any applicant.

You are definitely a competitive applicant for both UCLA and UC San Diego.

For Psychology, admit rates and 25-75th percentile for GPA admit ranges:

UCLA:
UCLA’s College of Letters and Sciences does not consider major choice for admission purposes. For 2025, there was a 9.3% admit for College of L&S Social Science majors with a UC Capped GPA admit range of 4.20-4.31 and a Weighted uncapped 4.38-4.73. Campus UC unweighted GPA range was 3.95-4.00. Overall Out of state admit rate was 9.2%.

UC San Diego:
UC San Diego does consider major choice and will also consider an alternate major. For 2024 (no data for 2025), UCSD had a 24% for Social Science majors with a UC Capped weighted admit range GPA 4.07-4.28. Campus UC unweighted admit range was 3.84-4.00. Overall Out of state admit rate was 33.6%.

Best of luck.

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