UC/CSU Matching

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GPA: 3.59 Weighted (Upward trend 3.33 for first semester at Junior Year and 3.81 second)
SAT: 1270; highest essay score is 17
ACT: 24, Math section 31
AP: 5 on AP Chinese, Honor physics at 11 grade, 3 AP for senior year
EC: Leadership ( Mentor for ELD Students)
Autodesk Inventor International Certification
School official Robotic Team
Went to summer school on 2019 and did laboratories with former UCB Energy Manager and a senior facilities engineer at Livermore Lab
Volunteer for over 100 hours
Chinese Culture Club
First Generation, Low-income, came to US less than 5 years without speaking English

Apply to all UC
UCB Landscape Architecture,
UCD Pre-Landscape Architecture,
UCSD Urban Studies,
UCSB Environmental Studies
All engineering for the rest

4 CSU
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo for Agricultural Communication
SFSU, SDSU, and SJSU

My question: If I have decent essays, what are the possibilities of getting accepted to any one of the UC? I know in this forum some people must have similar stats with me or used to, where did y’all end up with?

Gracias. Happy Thanksgiving.

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What are your HS GPAs for UC as calculated by https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/ ?

Note: HS GPA for CSU is the same as weighted-capped HS GPA for UC for most students.

UC admit rates for fall 2018 by weighted-capped HS GPA are shown below. However, some majors or divisions (commonly engineering) are more competitive than the campus overall, so you should assume that it will be more difficult to get into for some majors.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-general/2127392-faq-uc-historical-frosh-admit-rates-by-hs-gpa-2018.html


Campus  4.20-   3.80-   3.40-   3.00-
        higher  4.19    3.79    3.39
UCB     37%     10%      1%      1%
UCLA    41%      9%      2%      1%
UCSD    70%     34%      7%      1%
UCI     75%     38%      7%      1%
UCSB    80%     41%      8%      1%
UCD     89%     52%     14%      3% 
UCSC    92%     70%     33%     12%
UCR     96%     84%     49%     15%
UCM     98%     95%     82%     45%

CSU eligibility index used by CSUs other than CPSLO = GPA * 800 + SATRW + SATM (your SAT score looks better than your ACT score).

SJSU prior year admission thresholds by major: http://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/impaction/
SFSU is not campus impacted, so 2950 should admit unless you apply to an impacted major; impacted majors are listed at http://future.sfsu.edu/impaction .

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Thank you ucbalumnus. My HS GPA for UC is indeed 3.59 Weighted. The page you provided is very helpful. Thanks!

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You might consider adding Cal Poly Pomona. Their College of Environmental Design has undergrad programs in both landscape architecture and urban/regional planning. The schools you’re currently applying to for those majors are pretty reachy, so it could be good to have a match school where those fields of study will still be an option if the reach schools don’t pan out. As mentioned above, SFSU would be a good non-impacted safety for engineering.

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your stats are going to make most of the schools on your list reaches. I’d add UCM and a couple more CSUs - maybe Chico, Sonoma and Sac?

good luck.

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Some additional UC information below and your best chance is at UC Merced.

Essays are considered Very Important but essays do not make up for lower than average academics. The UC’s are holistic in their application review and being a 1st generation/low income applicant is definitely taken into consideration. The UC’s also want to make sure that all applicants are able to succeed in a competitive environment.

2018 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.40-3.79 capped weighted and not major specific:
UCB: 1%
UCLA: 2%
UCSD: 7%
UCSB: 8%
UCI: 7%
UCD: 14%
UCSC: 33%
UCR: 49%
UCM: 82%

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)

2019 Data:
25th - 75th percentiles for SAT totals:
UCB: 1340-1540

UCLA: 1330-1550
UCSD: 1300-1520
UCSB: 1280-1520
UCD: 1230-1490
UCI: 1250-1510
UCSC: 1200-1450
UCR: 1130-1400
UCM: 1020-1290

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

I see only 1 safety school which is SFSU. I would try to add another CSU safety to your list or apply to UC Merced so you will have choices in the Spring.

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@aquapt @NCalRent @Gumbymom Thank you guys, happy thanksgiving! I really appreciate the help!