Thank you for this information.
After discussion with the advisor ours had to go into 33 based on the CC courses. Wasnt a issue as she is a strong math student but a concern nonetheless based on how easy the CC classes were.
Many people assume retaking calculus 1 and 2 is going to get them a higher grade, but >remember, everyone is doing the same and you are graded on a curve.
This. CC courses are usually chapter tests, not midterms and never curved. I dont think its curved as harshly as back in our day (I went to Cal), but its vastly different when you are competing against others for your grade
No, unless the email setup on the student portal is the parent’s email.
Ok that makes sense, thank you. That is a pretty massive difference especially since the UCLA numbers already contribute significantly to system-wide.
What was the acceptance rate this year? Did they say?
I am trying to understand meta point you are trying to make here.
Are you saying that dont take less a-g courses just to maximize the UC GPA. Count of a-g courses matter as well?
That data comes out about a year later.
Got it. Makes sense
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My D never even thought about it. Just do the best in all classes. At her private school she took 8 courses each semester. In junior and senior years all her courses were weighted courses. I don’t think student should worry about capped UC GPA. Unweighted and Weighted gpa and ELC top 9% are more important.
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My son watched as many talented and qualified friends got rejected last year and this year applying to Computer Science. My son is good at Computer Science but enjoys math more, and is interested in engineering, so he applied to his top schools for math (UCLA, Berkeley, and UCSB CCS) and the rest engineering. So far all he’s had are acceptances.
32A is also a weed-out class. Almost every math class in the lower division course
Maybe I am biased because 32A was the only math class I got an A in when I was there.
Edit: come to think of it, the only math class I got an A in after 8th grade…
Decision: Accepted
Merit scholarships awarded (if any):
Major (and division if applicable) applied to: Mathematics of Computation
ACADEMIC STATS::
Calculate your GPAs with [GPA Calculator for the University of California:
UC Unweighted GPA: 3.97
UC Capped Weighted GPA: Not sure, maybe 4.3?
UC Fully Weighted GPA: 4. 53
ELC (top 9% CA HS): Yes
Comments about course load (including senior year):
Number of a-g courses: 27
Number of UC Approved Honors courses: 1
AP courses/exams (scores in parentheses): 13 (4,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,???)
IB courses/exams (score in parentheses):
DE courses: 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Aime Qualifier 2x, NMF
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Such a smart move!! And looking at it from the real world and seeing the trends of CS and gen AI, I think your son made a great decision. Applied Math/Engr will give him so much more flexibility and he can 100% work in the CS field when he gets out there. The other way around is always the case.
My Daughter has the exact same strategy: Applied Physics in top 20 school and Aersopace engineering to the rest. Worked out very well for her so far.
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I think you have answered your own question. I believe that Maths and Physics are indeed less impacted than CS and Engineering. That is the case in the UCs and beyond. But there is still significant variation between the UCs. So, students taking impacted majors still have a chance if they cast a wide net.
Decision: Accepted
Major: Env Sci
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted capped 4.6, Weighted uncapped: 4.8
ELC Top 9%: Yes
NMSF
can elaborate if needed
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Does anyone know when students are notify of regents? Once notified, do you apply and they pick from a pool of applicants? My sister was notified a day or two later in 2022, but so far this year, I haven’t heard anything.
This is what was posted last year.
I got accepted as a Regents Scholar but didn’t apply. It came as an email and a digital letter on the MyUCLA Provisional Aid portal page.