What are my chances of getting into UC schools, Michigan, or Emory?

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<p>What are my chances of getting into UC schools, Michigan, or Emory?</p>

<p>I took the hardest classes. I went to a public school (9th-10th) that was ranked in the top 100 and then to a well known wealthy private school with a tuition of 10k.(11th-12th) </p>

<p>Here are the list of classes
9th 10th
Pre-AP English I Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP Geometry Pre-AP Algebra II
Pre-AP Biology Pre-AP Chemistry
Pre-AP Geography Pre-AP World History
Pre-AP Spanish II Pre-AP Spanish III
AP Computer Science</p>

<p>11th 12th (Currently)
AP English III AP English IV
Pre-AP Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB
Pre-AP Physics AP Biology
AP U.S History Ap Economics
AP Spanish IV AP Government</p>

<p>My GPA is actually pretty low. My unweighted GPA is 3.2 and I am still ranked in the top 25 percent of my highschool (considering theres only 60 kids in my grade so top 15). I hope that my rigorous course work will lessen that blow or whatever. Throughout highschool I made mostly A’s and Bs and made maybe 3 Cs.</p>

<p>My SAT Score- 1950 (Retaking it in October for 2100)</p>

<p>Essays- original, creative, profound (about passion)
Extra Curricular
Mission Trips to Mississippi
Volunteer at Hospital
Cross Country
Basketball
Orchestra
Heart House(day care center for low income children)
Humane Society
NSHS
Austin Christian Leadership Academy
Math Club
Science Club</p>

<p>Awards
Academic Achievement Award
Poets Speak Out
Austin Christian Leadership Academy Scholarship
Individual awards for AP classes at my Private school</p>

<p>I know Im not the best student but I was pretty actively involved. What do you guys think about my chances of getting. OTher things to include.</p>

<p>Texas Resident
U.S citizen
Asian American</p>

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<p>can someone please chance me</p>

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<p>Which UCs, and do you have all of the A-G requirements? I don’t see your VPA on your class list. Without a VPA you will not be UC eligible. Did you take one that you didn’t list?</p>

<p>You also need to calculate your UC GPA. The short version:</p>

<p>10th and 11th grade classes only.</p>

<p>UC-approved courses only.</p>

<p>1 extra GPA point for up to eight semesters (4 year-long courses) for your AP classes (no extra weight for “pre-AP” classes) So, looking at your list, there are 4 years of AP in 10th and 11th - those are the only weighted grades for your UC GPA.</p>

<p>Note: As an OOS applicant, you must have a 3.4 UC GPA to be eligible.</p>

<p>Check your requirements, figure your UC GPA and list the UCs you are interested in and you will get some UC chances.</p>

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<p>So, the requirements that UC requires is to be just considered for admission. I thought it was a way to get in the school automatic admission, the same way UT has auto admit for top 10 percent.</p>

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<p>Please Guys This Is Urgent Please Respond. I Need To Know Because My Dream Was To Get Into A Uc School So Please Help!!!</p>

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<p>answer my question please this is urgent</p>

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<p>Yes, the UC requirements are to be considered for admission. (Sorry!)</p>

<p>There are some admission guarantees (ELC and Statewide Eligibility), but they apply only to California residents, and only California residents who meet all admission requirements are considered.</p>

<p>If you have all the other requirements and a 3.4 UC GPA, maybe you could take a community college class for your VPA?</p>

<p>There is also one other type of eligibility: Eligibility by Examination. For OOS applicants you would have to have a “UC Score Total” of 425. Here is where they give the complicated score total formula: [UC</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html]UC”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/exam_eligibility.html) Again, being eligible by examination does not give any type of admission guarantee, it just makes you eligible to apply.</p>

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<p>here is an Eligibility Calculator to help with the formulas: <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt; Click on the box that says “Are you eligible for admission? Use our calculator to find out”</p>

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<p>You mentioned UT’s admission guarantee, and I checked the UT website. Just as with the University of California, UT’s admission guarantee applies only to Texas residents. From the website:</p>

<p>Quote:
Out-of-State Students
Out-of-state applicants are considered for admission using the same evaluation process and factors used for in-state students. Space is somewhat limited for applicants from outside Texas. Automatic admission via the Top 10% Law is not available for out-of-state students. [Types</a> of Applicants - Freshmen | Be a Longhorn | UT Austin](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/admission/factors/applicant-types/index.html]Types”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/admission/factors/applicant-types/index.html)</p>

<p>So please don’t be too hard on the UC system for favoring California students. (And again, I’m sorry if my information was bad news for you.) Is UT a possibility for you?</p>

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<p>Too many pre-APs in order to get into schools of that caliber. A 1950 is good enough for your safety schools, but the better ones will be a high reach. Good Luck!!</p>

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<p>UC schools are based pretty much solely on GPA and SAT. They require essays but I have heard from admissions counselors from Berkeley and Irvine that they hold little importance in comparison to GPA and SAT. They actually just give your essays and activities a point value and plug them into an equation with GPA and SAT to determine in you are accepted.</p>

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<p>my GPA is pretty low. Its a 3.3. What should i do? do i have any chance of making it into one of these colleges</p>

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<p>It depends on which UC schools you want to apply to. Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD are probably completely out of reach. UC Irvine, UCSB, and UC Davis are possible. UC Santa Cruz, Riverside, and Merced are all very likely. Santa Cruz is actually a really good school.</p>

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<p>^ No, not really… (Sorry, OP! Wish I had good news.) For OOS, the minimum GPA is 3.4, and all applicants must have the A-G requirements to be considered for admission. (Even at UCSC, UCR and UCM.) Because you do not meet the GPA minimum and you are missing A-G requirements, you would have to apply for “Admission by Exception.” You would need to contact the admissions offices of the campuses you are interested in, and discuss your reasons for requesting admission by exception in your personal statement. [University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/exception.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/exception.html) Generally, admission by exception is granted to a tiny percent of admittees, and most often they are recruited athletes and individuals who did not meet the requirements because of extreme hardship. [Athletes</a> benefit from UC’s admission-by-exception rule | Oakland Tribune | Find Articles at BNET](<a href=“http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_/ai_n25166844]Athletes”>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_/ai_n25166844)</p>

<p>California has a system of 23 California State University Campuses available to students who are not eligible for the UC system (only a minimum 2.0 GPA is needed to be considered eligible to apply), so they really do stick to the requirements - the students are not out of options, they just choose a CSU campus. Even for the CSUs, however, you would need the VPA class. (An Intro to Art class at a local CC would be acceptable if you cannot fit it into your HS schedule.)</p>

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<p>■■■■ I Have The A-g Requirement. I Took Orchestra!!!</p>

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<p>The requirement is 3.4 for out of state and 3.0 for in-state but that doesn’t mean that your application won’t be considered. You can still submit your application and many of the lower end UC’s actually accept students with below minimum GPA’s. On the other hand, Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD probably will immediately throw away any applications that do not meet minimum requirements.</p>

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<p>According to alamemom’s second link 14.9% of applicants with below a 3.0 GPA were admitted to UC Riverside. 22,390 was actually the total number of applicants, not the number of ineligible applicants. This just goes to show that applicants who are technically ineligible are accepted at considerable rates.</p>

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<p>Again, 22,390 is the total number of applicants to UC Riverside. Yes, only 475 “ineligible” students were admitted but that was out of only 3180 who applied the total comes out to about 14.9%</p>

<p>If you combine the number of applicants from each GPA range it comes out to about 22,390. I think that’s where you’re getting the data from.</p>

<p>4.00 and above 2,751 applicants
3.70-3.99 3,925 applicants
3.30-3.69 7,542 applicants
3.00-3.29 4,684 applicants
3.00 and below 3,180 applicants, 475 accepted</p>

<p>Obviously being below the requirement does hurt your chances but 14.9% is by no means impossible, especially with good SAT’s. The chart is strangely formatted though. I understand how you made the error.</p>

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<p>How kind of you, redspur26, to be so understanding of my “errors.”</p>