Match/Chance Me for UCs and CSUs: Class of 2027, CA resident, 3.96 UW, 4.32 UC Capped, Accounting major [<$40k]

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Demographics

  • US domestic

  • State/Location of residency: California

  • Large (~3000), public, competitive high school

  • Mom went to UCI, dad went to CSUF

Cost Constraints / Budget
$40k a year

Intended Major(s): Accounting/Econ and Accounting/Business Administration, Accounting Concentration

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.96 (1 B in Pre-Calc Honors)

  • Weighted HS GPA: 4.50 UC Weighted, 4.32 UC Capped

  • Class Rank: High school doesn’t rank

  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1410 (740 RW, 670 Math)

List your HS coursework

  • English: English 1 Honors, English 2 Honors, English 3 Honors (my school doesn’t offer AP Lang), AP Lit (planned)
  • Math: Geometry Honors, Algebra 2/Trig Honors, Pre-Calc Honors, AP Calc AB (planned)
  • Science: Biology, Chemistry Honors, AP Physics 1, AP Environmental Science (planned)
  • History and social studies: World History (took over summer), US History, AP Gov/Microeconomics (planned)
  • Language other than English: French 1, French 2, French 3 (planned)
  • Visual or performing arts: Graphic Design 1, Graphic Design 2, Graphic Design 3, Photo 1

Regarding my previous thread: in the end, I was unable to take French this year because the class was full. I will definitely take it senior year, though.

Awards

  • Got a 209 index score for the PSAT (1390 (700 RW, 690 Math)) so might be Commended

Extracurriculars

  • Graphic design intern (10th and 11th grade) for a student-run film festival hosted at my high school, designed the program, letterhead, and social media graphics, helped make the brand identity

  • Intern (summer before 11th grade) for a summer camp, assisted a teacher for a “Publish Your Own Children’s Book” class, volunteered to help hand out T-shirts and registration packets, accumulated 94 hours over 4 weeks

  • Website manager (11th grade) for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (founded by a friend at my school), helping host coding workshops and summer camps for elementary and middle school students - also taking initiative with fundraisers this year

  • Art club - publicist (11th grade), member (9th and 10th grade), will be president in 12th grade

  • Design editor for my school’s magazine (10th grade-present)

  • California Scholarship Federation (CSF) member (9th grade-present)

  • Youth Economics Initiative (YEI) club member (11th grade, applied for publicist)

Schools

  • Safeties: CSUF, UCR, local community college

  • Targets: CSULB

  • Reaches: SDSU, UCI, UCSB, Cal Poly SLO

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I suspect you’ll be fine if all those interest you. You could always apply OOS if you want an assurance at $40k but guessing you won’t need to.

Best of luck.

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Which CSUF? Fresno is not impacted, so it should admit at the CSU minimum (a-g requirements complete with a 2.5 weighted-capped GPA). Fullerton is impacted, but does not give any information about what prior year thresholds were.

CSULB, SDSU, and CPSLO are impacted, but also do not give any information about what prior year thresholds were (unlike SJSU and CPP).

You can get some idea of prior UC admission selectivity by campus and broad major grouping at Freshman admission by discipline | University of California .

Campus Major group Admit Rate Weighted-capped middle 50% GPA
UCR Business 77% 3.72-4.10
UCI Business 13% 4.09-4.28
UCSB Business 32% 4.12-4.29
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Cal State Fullerton.

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CSUF is Fullerton. It no longer seems to go by Fullerton State. Fresno still does - not CSU Fresno although one can call it that.

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It is still officially California State University, Fresno (CSU Fresno), although Fresno State is sometimes used, commonly in sports.

So CSUF is ambiguous in terms of CSU campuses. Same with CSUS which could mean Sacramento or Stanislaus.

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Yet it goes by Sac State. You’re being overly official.