Should I Be Concerned About My Chances?

sadseniortm
Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:14:29 +0000

I know, I know, students ask this one question all the time, but I just can’t help it.

I just recently got rejected by UC Davis, and I was really looking forward to my decision. I couldn’t help feeling this pit of disappointment and worry in my stomach.

Now, I have applied to safeties, targets, and reaches to ensure that I would get in somewhere, but my dream school was any one of the 4 midtier UCs, whether it was Irvine (although that is my top choice since I am within its service area), San Diego, Santa Barbara, or Davis.

Suddenly, after this one rejection, I am left feeling concerned even though I should probably stay calm. Could anyone ensure me that I’m still in the game, per say?

Here are my stats:
Applied Major: Computer Science or Computer Engineering depending on competition in colleges

SAT: 1540

Weighted GPA: around a 4.26, but I’m never completely certain

Unweighted: about 3.89 I think

Subject Tests: 800 Math 2, 730 Chemistry

AP Tests: 4 Chem, 4 Physics, 3 Computer Science

Extracurriculars: 60+ hours volunteering at an engineering firm, some library volunteering, treasurer of Computational Linguistics Club, participates in Math Olympiad club, loves to draw during free time, does some sports outside of school

Other: Top 10% of CA, but not of my high school since students here are crazy competitive!

The list of schools I have applied to are the following:
Cal Poly Pomona (accepted), SJSU (accepted), Cal Poly SLO (waitlisted), UCs: Riverside (accepted), Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Davis, Irvine, San Diego, Berkeley, LA

Thanks in advance! Here’s to hoping!