low gpa, chance me please?

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<p>im an east coaster, so that will probably be a disadvantage. </p>

<p>uw gpa: 3.3 (mostly because of freshman and sophomore year. upward trend obv)
UC wgpa: 4.0
rank: not provided to students or sent to schools
course rigor: hardest
sat: 2240/1470
sat ii: chem 800 mathiic 800
aps: all 5s on chem, bio, calc ab, psych, english lang
sr sched: ap stat, ap econ, ap calc bc, ap lit, ap music theory, ap enviro
ECs and everything else should be above average</p>

<p>also, do you think a 4.0 1st semester of senior year will make a huge difference?</p>

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<p>Can you recalculate your GPA again? UCLA only considers the 2nd and 3rd year of your high school GPA. Disregard the freshman and senior year.</p>

<p>If you have a high or mid-high 3.6-3.9, I’d say you are a low reach or even a match because of the fact that you are OOS.</p>

<p>Contrary to what you believe, being OOS is a huge advantage right now because UCLA wants your OOS tuition money.</p>

<p>Other than the GPA though, everything looks terrific. And no, senior year will not make a difference at all.</p>

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<p>I would say the strength of your test scores and the rigor of your schedule should put you right within the admit range, especially if the GPA you provided includes freshman year (which isn’t considered).</p>

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<p>Your test scores are great. Being OOS is an advantage. And if you at least briefly address why you did poorly in your first 2 years in your essays your huge upward trend will back up your essay and provide a very strong proof that will make your application respectable and a good match or low reach for UCLA. Try to mention what you have learned and will do to keep up your grades so the admission committee knows that you are committed to excellence. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the replies. </p>

<p>@notaznguy: my 3.3 uw gpa is for 9-11th grades. even if i took out my freshman year grades, the uw gpa still would be pretty low because i did pretty badly sophomore year too. it should be around a 3.35 or 3.4 (i have a lot of B+s) at most without freshman year. my junior year wasn’t exactly great, but it was still a huge improvement from the previous years. and im pretty sure my UC gpa is correct because i plugged in my sophomore and junior year grades in to the uc website’s calculator. how would my chances seem with this new info in mind?</p>

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<p>If you really like UCLA, go for it. But UC is by numbers (scores and GPA).</p>

<p>There is additional comments in UC application. You should state the high school courses you took was hard and the teachers graded hard…However your
strong SAT subjects and AP Tests results verify your ability in these subjects.</p>

<p>That is probably the best you can do at this point.</p>

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<p>To be completely honest, admissions are a crapshoot. I know people who have gotten in with lower test scores and less ECs, and I know people who were turned away with similar scores and ECs. It’s senior year and there isn’t a whole lot else you can do, except write an outstanding essay and keep your first semester grades up in case you are offered the supplemental application. Best of luck to you, don’t stress too much :)</p>

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<p>FWIW…not sure how subject tests are going to play out.</p>

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<p>I looked up crapshoot, and the example given was related to college admissions.I dot think UCLA admissions is random chance.</p>

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<p>I’d definitely say match.</p>

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<p>Well, considering your UC weighted GPA is still at least a 4.0…I still think you are a low reach. Again, I do think you have a fair shot of getting into UCLA though because you are OOS and UCLA is desperate for OOS.</p>