Please chance a junior with bad grades

Gumbymom
Sun, 07 Jun 2020 18:36:13 +0000

2019 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19 capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 12%
UCLA: 7%
UCSD: 33%
UCSB: 32%
UCD: 47%
UCI: 35%
UCSC: 72%
UCR: 87%
UCM: 96%

2019 UC capped weighted GPA averages along with 25th-75th percentile range:
UCB: 4.23 (4.15-4.30)
UCLA: 4.25 (4.18-4.32)
UCSD: 4.16 (4.03-4.28)
UCSB: 4.16 (4.04-4.28)
UCI: 4.13 (4.00-4.25)
UCD: 4.13 (4.00-4.26)
UCSC: 3.96 (3.76-4.16)
UCR: 3.90 (3.69-4.11)
UCM: 3.73 (3.45-4.00)

25th - 75th percentiles for ACT composite + language arts
UCB: 28-35
UCLA: 29-35
UCSD: 26-34
UCSB: 26-34
UCD: 24-33
UCI: 24-34
UCSC: 24-32
UCR: 21-30
UCM: 18-26

Since UC’s will be test optional for this admission cycle, there will be more emphasis on the areas of your application mainly GPA, HS course rigor, Personal insight essays, EC’s and special circumstances/special talents etc…

You are solid for UCM,UCR, UCSC and SJSU. UCI/UCD and UCSB are possible and the UCSD/UCB and UCLA will be Reach schools. Explaining your grade drop in one of the personal insight essays will help your chances.

Best of luck.