<p>Right now I'm looking at UCSD, UCLA, UCI, UCSB, UCSC, UCR, Cal Poly SLO and CP Pomona, CSULB, Santa Clara U.
SAT: 1230 (550 v, 680 m)
SAT II: 530 math ic
640 Spanish
560 writing (i was sick, and my family doesnt have the money so that i can retake it)
UC GPA is only 3.6
rank is 55/607 (i know the UCs dont care about that, but at least i'm in the top 10% with only a 3.6!)
taken 6 AP classes out of 10 offered
Marching band- 3 years
Symphonic Winds-4 years
Jazz Band- 1 year
Governor's Scholar Award for STAR testing
Volunteered 100 hours at hospital
and over 200 with Surfrider Foundation</p>
<p>My counselor told me I had a good chance of getting into UCSD back when I only had a 1080 SAT. Isn't that weird? Also, my friend from band got into UCSB last year with only a 910 SAT and 3.0 GPA. I think a lot of lazy and/or stupid people from our school get into the UCs. I looked at the UCSD site the other day and it said that in 2003, the average SAT for Mexicans admitted was only 1100, and the GPA was only 3.8. The Mexican students admitted by UCLA in 2002 had the same SAT score, but with a 4.0 GPA. I guess that's just because a lot of Mexicans are poor and most of our parents didn't even attend high school. But it definitely makes me feel a lot better, even though my GPA is still below average. Can anybody tell me my matches, safeties, and reaches?</p>