What are my potentials and ceilings?

Gumbymom
Sat, 27 May 2017 15:20:24 +0000

First you need to calculate your CSU/UC GPA which uses only 10-11th grades for your a-g courses:

https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

UC’s and CSU’s do not use Senior grades to determine admission acceptances but you need to maintain your grades Senior year or you could be rescinded. An upward trend will be noted.

If you are interested in private schools, then 9-11th grades will be used in their GPA calculation and many ask for Mid-year Senior grades. Figuring out your unweighted is the best indicator for these schools.

All the Cal States and the majority of the UC’s will use the capped/weighted GPA (8 semesters of honors/AP courses) while UCLA/UCB will also use the fully weighted UC GPA.

Cal States admit by major and eligibility index (except SLO). No essays and EC’s are not considered.

Eligibility index is (CSU/UC GPA x800) + (SAT Math + CR)
You are then ranked by your major and EI. Applicants are accepted from the top down until all spots are filled.
Being local gives you priority for CSU Fullerton, but no guarantee due to impaction. Impacted majors and campuses have higher standards than non-impacted majors/campuses.

http://www.calstate.edu/sas/onestopkiosk/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf

https://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf

UC’s are very GPA focused, but your test scores, HS course rigor, EC’s and essays will all contribute to your chances. Again intended major will play a role in your chances since competitive majors such as Engineering/CS, Psychology, Biology etc… will required higher than average stats to get an acceptance.

Once you have some test scores and your CSU/UC GPA calculated, please repost.

The UC’s and CSU’s usually post their updated Freshman profile stats in August so you can browse their websites to give you an idea of your chances.

The following data gives you an idea of chances just based on GPA for the UC’s. Again, intended major will impact your chances.

Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.40-3.79:

UCB: 2%
UCLA: 3%
UCSD: 6%
UCD: 15%
UCSB: 14%
UCI: 13%
UCSC: 59%
UCR: 78%
UCM: 92%

Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.80-4.19:

UCB: 14%
UCLA: 14%
UCSD: 44%
UCSB: 54%
UCD: 58%
UCI: 65%
UCSC: 85%
UCR: 94%
UCM: 96%

Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 4.20 or above:

UCB: 42%
UCLA: 54%
UCSD: 87%
UCSB: 85%
UCD: 91%
UCI: 94%
UCR/UCM: 98%

Best of luck