Not in Top 10%

bluebayou
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:08:19 +0000

sure, a lot of kids are accepted who are not top decile. Just ask Coach Dykes. :)

But seriously, what is your UC gpa? As an instater, the competition in your HS matters. Does your HS routinely send 3.7 uw’s to Cal?

Great test scores, but GPA is more important to UC. And, absent a compelling reason, great test scores and low grades, particularly in Calc, reads ‘slacker’ to adcoms (which is not a good thing). Of course, a C in Calc would not be a positive if you were applying to Eng or College of Chem.