UC POLICY on RETAKEN CLASSES

carolyn
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:33:12 +0000

Whoops, just saw that you are currently a junior. Next year you will need only 2 SAT II subject tests after the new SAT comes out as that will include writing. As far as I know, the total based on GPA will remain the same.

To be honest, your GPA is on the low side for out of state admissions to UCLA and UCSD, so ALL of your test scores will need to be far above the MINIMUM required (3120). Just remember - the minimum does not guarantee admission, it’s only a minimum. One last hint: the UC’s like to see very similiar scores across the board…in other words, they seem to be turned off when someone scores say a 740 on SAT I math, a 550 on the verbal and then in the 600’s on two of the three SAT II tests. They seem to prefer candidates that have consistent scores across the board.

Expect the SAT I writing section to be heavily weighted in admissions next year as basically the college board has re-written the SAT I to appease the UC system.

Again, best of luck.