UCs and class rank?

epiphany
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:43:21 +0000

Not all high schools in CA are included in the ELC pool. I was given that info by the ELC administrators when my D was notified as to her own eligibility.

This would actually make sense, given that some h.s.'s offer no advanced classes, & ELC is weighted for Honors & AP’s. (This eliminates actually some very rigorous high schools – who claim that “all” of their classes are “AP level,” as well as schools on the opposite end without resources for extras.)

The high schools do not send lists of “all those who conceivably qualify.” They are asked, literally, to send the names of the top 4% for the a-g weighted categories, including ties. It’s up to the h.s. administration to get out the transcripts & the calculators. Those students are then notified by U.C. & actively recruited throughout the application period. They are given a user name & password which they use exclusively for further contact with UC.