Should I even apply?

Colleges & Universities University of California - San Diego
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<p>I want to apply but my GPA blows and I don’t want to waste $60</p>

<p>In-state
Asian Male
First generation college student
Low-income? not sure.
Intended Major: Economics</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>UC GPA - 3.64 (ughhh). I do have an upward trend though. 2.8 freshman year, 3.86 junior year.
Class rank: school doesn’t rank
SAT - CR: 700, M 690, W 700 = 2090
SATII Math II - 640 US History 650 (retook both of them in November and I’m pretty sure I got higher on both)
APs/Honors - five APs and one honors (none freshman year)</p>

<p>ECs are pretty weak. </p>

<p>-Guitar for a few years

  • Officer of Spanish Club
  • member of API for three years
  • member of interact club for three years
  • about 75 hours volunteering for the American Cancer Society</p>
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<p>Question: if you do NOT apply will you ever wonder “what if”? If the answer to that question is “sometimes” or “yes”, then it’s worth the $60, I assure you.</p>

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<p>If you want to go here, apply. End of story.</p>

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<p>If you’re low income, you should get 4 free applications.</p>

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<p>yooo my UC gpa was 3.2 and i’m a human bio major here at ucsd :slight_smile:
you never know.</p>

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<p>^very nice sir.</p>

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<p>apply no matter what if u got the 4 free schools waiver thingy. oops this is the day the apps are due right? </p>

<p>well here were my stats so u can compare. i got in as a EE major; under 700 sat2’s, under 2k sat1’s but above 1900, 4.03 UC GPA, 5 APs, and no officer positions LOL :P</p>

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<p>if ur first generation and you’re low income (<40,000$ a yr) then you have a strong shot. add a hardship essay and you have a very strong shot.</p>

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<p>so did you apply? if you did, I think you have a pretty strong chance! your stats are very similar to mine! i also have a 3.64 gpa and around same SAT (2060), but my uc gpa is lower (maybe i should recalculate… does anyone know the site?) also jlewis24, as a 1st generation def brings your chances! good luck, and chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-san-diego/1040456-ucsd-vs-boston-college-pretty-please-please-chance-me-will-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-san-diego/1040456-ucsd-vs-boston-college-pretty-please-please-chance-me-will-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><a href=“http://edweb.sdsu.edu/compact/UC%20GPA%20Calculation.pdf[/url]”>http://edweb.sdsu.edu/compact/UC%20GPA%20Calculation.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>here u go mr. charms. the UC calculator!</p>

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<p>@luckycharms</p>

<p>Yeah, I did end up applying, but I’m not expecting much lol. Looking at your thread, I think you have a great shot at getting into UCSD. I don’t see how your UC GPA is lower than mines though lol. With a 3.64 unweighted and a 4.44 weighted, you probably have around a 3.9 or 4.0 UC GPA. Good luck!</p>