UCs and questions for OOS

Gumbymom
Tue, 27 Dec 2016 23:43:54 +0000

Senior year grades are not considered in UC admissions so doing well will maintain your provisional admission but not help your chances unless you are requested to send in Senior grades.

Your GPA and test scores are very low for the UC’s on your list and being OOS will be even more difficult admit.

UC’s are very GPA focused and your GPA is below the 25th percentile for UCB/UCLA/UCSB/UCSD. Also test scores are below the 25th percentile.

Are you being recruited for Xcountry or Track?

Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.40-3.79:

UCB: 2%
UCLA: 3%
UCSD: 6%
UCD: 11%
UCSB: 13%
UCI: 16%
UCSC: 47%
UCR: 64%
UCM: 80%

All the schools on your list are Reaches. Your target UC’s should have been UCR and UCM.

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/profiles/

Holistic review is important but you still need to be in the ball park with your stats to even have a chance.

You have accomplished much under difficult circumstances but you are applying to California schools where applicants with similar circumstances are many so your situation is not unique. How do you plan to pay for the UC’s since you will receive little to no financial aid at $55K/year?

I wish you Good Luck and hope you have some in-state financial safeties on your list.