[harrypotter123]

Things that will look bad:
Received a D in Geometry (2nd semester) continuously until my junior year
Had to go to summer school twice for failing english and biology (soph year)
.8 gpa/1.6 gpa sophomore year

Things that will look good:
1810 SAT ( i actually received a 1590 on the test in june but im attending SAT school and i'm receiving a steady score of 1800+ on practice tests; i have two more chances to take it. i might even pop a 1900 if im lucky )
700 US History Subject
600 World History Subject
3.3 GPA Junior Year 2nd semester (perhaps they will see some improvement?)
100+ Red Cross
100+ Key Club
Founder of NCFA (North Corea Freedom Association)

Freshman Gpa:
2.83/2.6

Sophomore Gpa:
.8/1.6

Junior Gpa:
2.7/3.3

Senior year classes:
AP English
AP Gov't
AP Art History
Spanish III
Chemistry
Algebra II

[maydai3333]

what's your cumulative GPA?

[harrypotter123]

In total its 2.5 =\

im just praying that the officer will see that my latest semester was a 3.3....

[maydai3333]

this is from USA Today, but it was from 2006.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE
Applications: 26,543
Accepted: 22,297
Acceptance Rate: 84.0%

i heard that pretty much anyone who applies there gets in.

[harrypotter123]

Yeah, but my main concern is that the UC site says they require a 3.0 GPA...

[chocolateturtle]

I would apply anyways, it's a little steep but with a decent SAT and a lot of extracurriculars, you certainly do have a shot. Hell, UCR even accepted my friend when he didn't even apply. Lol.

[BoAFriend]

I think you should be fine. UCR honestly accepts like ANYONE, and yeah I have friends who didn't even apply for UCR, yet the school is chasing them with letters in the mail begging them to go to the school.

And to date, I personally haven't heard of UCR rejecting anyone.

[「Sachiko」]

All of my friends who either applied or didn't got accepted into UCR.. Except one, who got rejected from UCR but got into UCB & Yale... ><
I don't think UCR is that hard to get into since they have a pretty high acceptance rate..

[akenon]

^ um what..? o_o;

I would work at getting your GPA over 3.0, but apply anyway. UCR has a pretty high admit rate~ most people I know used it as their like 4th backup haha. I didn't apply for UCR but somehow they accepted me? o.x;

[josebiwasabi]

All of my friends who either applied or didn't got accepted into UCR.. Except one, who got rejected from UCR but got into UCB & Yale... ><
I don't think UCR is that hard to get into since they have a pretty high acceptance rate..

it's because they know that someone with the stats to get into cal or yale won't end up at their school.

[needlepeople]

I'm pretty sure this is the way it works...the lower your GPA is the higher your SAT score needs to be. The UCs use a point system to determine eligibility. You need above a certain number of points that you get for your GPA and SAT score to even be eligible for application. I'll try to find the chart for you.

To tell you the truth, I wouldn't bank too much on your GPA - it won't look good to colleges. While you did improve from sophomore to junior year, your GPA decreased from freshman to sophomore year, which doesn't exactly make for a consistent upward trend. You have good extracurriculars, though, and a decent SAT score. Not to worry, though - you'll probably get into Riverside, but I wouldn't hope for much past Riverside, Santa Cruz, Merced, and maybe Irvine.

[harrypotter123]

Haha, I highly doubt I will be accepted to Irvine, but I'm applying. My plan is haul some ass my senior year and get at least a 3.5 both semesters. I'll get rejected, but I'll appeal and show improvement through senior grades.

It says on Collegeboard that UCI requires Math as a subject test. Is this true?

[catgirlcat]

^ no, its not required. any 2 SAT subject tests (but cant all be from same subject, like 2 math or 2 history or 2 science)

[harrypotter123]

^ no, its not required. any 2 SAT subject tests (but cant all be from same subject, like 2 math or 2 history or 2 science)

say what?????? wait, i've been planning to take world and us history... i wouldn't be allowed to do that?

[catgirlcat]

u can do that but UC's need one more score from another subject.
just pick another subject that ur comfortable with and take another subject test.


quote from uc website
"Two SAT Subject Tests.
These must be in two different areas, chosen from the following: English, history and social studies, mathematics (Level 2 only), science or language other than English."

[two-faced]

I think you should be fine. UCR honestly accepts like ANYONE, and yeah I have friends who didn't even apply for UCR, yet the school is chasing them with letters in the mail begging them to go to the school.

And to date, I personally haven't heard of UCR rejecting anyone.

haha, i've actually heard of some guy my friends know who got rejected. he just began looking up classes at the community college the day he got rejected.

and then an acceptance letter from uc davis came later.

[harrypotter123]

haha, i've actually heard of some guy my friends know who got rejected. he just began looking up classes at the community college the day he got rejected.

and then an acceptance letter from uc davis came later.

How do you get rejected from Riverside but not Davis? Haha, thats weird.

[miso_ramen]

i hear stories of people who get accepted when they didn't even apply, so i think it's safe to say their admit rate is over 100%

i'm not even gonna bother applying. a total waste of 60 precious bucks.