How Accurate is this?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Davis
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<p>How accurate do you guys think this UC Davis Points system is?</p>

<p>UC Davis Score</p>

<p>Factor Max possible Likely score Data Notes
Academic Factors.

  1. Uncapped GPA= UC gpa x 1000
  2. Test Scores Sat I (or ACT when converted)* plus top 2 subject tests
  3. ELC= 1000
  4. Classes beyond minimum requirements= number of a-g classes above 35 x 50 points
  5. Initiative= 500 3.0+ while attending a low performing school .
  6. Low Income= 500 (according to UC’s low income is when your family makes less than 45k a year)
  7. Academic prep program= 500 (I’m not sure but I think you need 2 or more to get full 500)
  8. First generation to college= 250 no college both parents, some college both parents, one has degree, sliding scale of points</p>

<p>Nontraditional Background- sliding scale of points

  1. Nontraditional background= 250 (home school or foreign school qualifier)
  2. Veteran credit= 250 (must be veteran or ROTC qualifier)
  3. Leadership= 500 must be two Pres/VP or equiv roles to get full credit
  4. Special achievement/talent= 250, two major (e.g. regional or national) awards needed for full points)
  5. Special challenges= 250, trauma in life qualifier (cancer survivor, other major life events)
  6. 9-11 grade improvement 250 0 marked improvement from 9 to 11 qualifier
    7.Disability= 250 </p>

<p>Cutoff Guess in 2008 (Someone elses guess)-7800
Cutoff Guess is 2011 (my guess)-8000, just to be safe</p>

<p><em>- according to the UC Translation Scale, the pattern to converting ACT to SAT is by multiplying your ACT score by 60 then adding 240.
Ex. 28 ACT</em>60=1680+240= 1920 SAT
[University</a> of California - Examination path](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/examination/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/examination/index.html)</p>

<p>this was all posted in this thread, Post #8
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/883891-does-davis-really-use-point-system.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/883891-does-davis-really-use-point-system.html&lt;/a&gt;
All I did was type it up again in a more organized fashion that is easier to read as well as adding some information that I obtained from calling the admissions counselors.</p>

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<p>Arent you a UC Davis already? Didn’t you get admission last year?</p>

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<p>No, I am the younger brother of the twins who used this account last year. They got into Davis last year but they had much better grades than me. I’m a borderline case from what my counselors say so i wanna know if this scale is right or not.</p>