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The answer should be obvious. The 17.87% is the percentage of the applicants from California that were admitted. Perhaps the personal essay was terrible. The problem why she was not accepted was because she applied for highly sought after major - "biology engineering". How much status does UCSB have in the nation? They have to work extra hard just to be considered on the same level as other ethnicities, even Caucasian families have better chances. Because of this, try to get a notoriously 'good' TA. For students who took the ACT, the 25th percentile score of successful applicants was 28, and the 75th percentile score was 33. Scripps 2 Nov 30. Again college admissions is a crap-shoot shot. It is the seventh oldest of the 10 […] People who are really in-the-know are not going to share all their secrets. The look at more than just test scores and grades - they don't want robots. Some schools use a weighted GPA out of 4.0, though some report an unweighted GPA. Weighted and unweighted GPA doesn't really matter, especially for the schools that you just listed.Most competitive schools encourage all students to apply, with the only "requirement" on their admissions page is to have a "rigorous" high school curriculum, without giving any specific cut-off (This is probably to encourage unique applicants who have low GPAs but have outstanding extracurriculars). And it was relatively simple for our friends to make it into them as well. It doesn't sound fair but the reviewers are calling the shots and my guess is the process can be rather political. Any athletics? PA Schools should do more to market their reputation and build connections with the best colleges, just like private schools do. Average college prep GPA (weighted) 3.95 - 25th and 75th percentile GPA: 3.74-4.20: Average SAT I score: 1250 - 25th and 75th percentile SAT I scores: 1170-1340: Average ACT composite score: 27.8 - 25th and 75th percentile ACT scores: 25-31 First-Year Student Characteristics; From California: 58%: Attended public high schools: 52%: Attended . Out of state students pay over $30,000 a year for tuition so big chunk of UC $$ are on the backs of non residents. Emerson 1 Sure, they were smart enough to get into Harvard and other "top schools", but they were capable individuals to begin with since they were able to create and run multi-billion dollar tech companies right? I cringed when I read the Berkeley/Paly student above describing the requirements to get in Berkeley from Paly. I see the transcript and it is quite a bit lower. B. @east coast - you're making an interesting point, but I think mixing up a couple of things. The best part is that out-of-state students qualify as state residents after just a year (if they can prove their residency). University of California San Diego . Back in 2009, i had a Weighted GPA of 4.2, SAT of 2100, and volunteered over 100plus hours... part of the varsity wrestling and football team. 5 APs in the entire high school career is far from rigorous. She dumped me a year later, and I did not get to go to my dream college UCB and UCLA. If this is the case (which I am fairly certain it will be), she can easily transfer to any UC of her choice after two years, Berkeley and UCLA included. She was only accepted to UC Irvine. Since there are more kids than there used to be, and higher college attendance, there is more competition. The cold reality is that other in-state students did "better" (again the quotes) than she did and they got accepted to the top 4 UC schools. High school seniors are applying to upwards of 20 schools and the cream of the crop (top 2%?) i work with students. UC Davis admissions rate. It was because they had to work harder to get selected. She should NOT have used those school's as "safety" schools. WARNING about the numbers you read on the websites I posted: international 20.8%, I agree with people saying UC Davis is tough. This child has worked so hard, pouring everything he had into school. Celeste. I sent an email today to UT Dallas president and told him the situation. Visit the heads of the department she is interested in, the dean, the president of the University. Case in point: a PA student who now studies in Canada at a university rated as highly as or higher than most UCs, and this for a cost equivalent to that of in-state UC students. It is natural for her to feel disappointed. They miss the ocean, the food, the diversity. I go to UC Davis and am not really appreciating the fact that it is considered a "back-up" or a "lower-tier" school, just to get my opinion in. It stands to reason that WE should PROTECT our OWN in our OWN land, just as foreigners should protect their own universities and reserve their right to have first priority at their universities in their own countries. Is it a Tiger Mom if the child loves something and the Tiger Mom pays for private lessons so the kid can be the best he can be? I believe their writing skills are what tipped the scales in their favor. The problem is there is more competition for a restricted number of spots. Fourth, even given all the above, I'm not sure how poorly Gunn and Paly actually compare. The times have changed, cutthroat competition rules the world. To get into a good UC from Paly/Gunn (or a competitive East Coast school) therefore requires a very high SAT. HOWEVER I GOT ACCEPTED from USC, PEPPERDINE U, and POMONA COLLEGE. So that's where I am sending her. Penn 1 [Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]. #2 Use some of those resources to offset some of the 55% CA residents who pay no tuition at all. The average GPA at UC Merced is 3.58. Sorry to hear this story, but this can be just a reality people can face now. They do not like Californians, and will make fun of your accent, yet they badly need your out-of-state tuition. They didn't have room on campus for all the students this year - some lived in hotel rooms. I understand why you are indignant: high gpa, community service hours, and participation in sports are common qualifications that people turn to when submitting college applications. Although the scores are good, there are other things students can offer or not offer. When my student applied to UC San Diego, he did not get admission to the fall quarter but was given acceptance to start winter quarter. She has plenty of other choices available to her, even at this point in the year. Only to the point where his self esteem isn't hurt, right? University Details: In 2019, the middle 50% of University of California, San Diego's incoming class had weighted high school GPAs between 4.03 and 4.28. All UC's get an extreme amount of applications from those that do/did good in school. Thinking that internationals are replacing in-state students to this rate, causing your "perfect" student to be rejected, is absurd. full-time, Only parents who have experienced high school at PAUSD can understand. on the discussion! Turned down by UCLA, USC, Duke. ( student senate of ca... ). But you have to ask, "Was it worth it?" The applicant could also consider taking a gap year and re-applying for freshman admission in the fall. My son's UW GPA is 4, W GPA is 4.36 and UC GPA is 4.60. Does your daughter enjoy that? But everyone has the ability to show what they are made of in how they respond to adversity. The second one is more academic than the older. GPA and text scores aren't really enough to go on. Do people who take four years of spanish in high school really like spanish that much? To ask for grade inflation makes no sense to me -- it is like asking to pad your resume (which is wrong) because everyone else is doing it. It'll save you money. -Applicants should consider community college. In an honors math lane, only 6 of 30 students earn an "A"! Web Link That alone should give you a good shot at ANY college, yes, any. And there's the book written by Mike Agassi who produced that poor poor Andre Agassi. In my mind too late now, the applicant change her back up school. Unfair to those who can't afford private lessons? And don't get me started on student loans bubble! Your high school must be easier than PAUSD to be able to fit in all the extras. Santa Clara has a good reputation as a school that turns out kids people want to hire and for a connected alum network--so congratulations to your son. I live in the FUSD (Alameda) and 80% of the top 5% of the graduating high school classes in every high school get accepted to at least one UC. Found insideA guide to building vocabulary, improving reading comprehension, increasing other verbal skills, and reviewing basic mathematics. Sample tests are included. Rest assured that the values, morals, and work ethic your child or children picked up attending Paly, and all the sacrifices you made to make that happen will not go at all to any waste. In this thread I see one of the great reasons for local paper to stay. Ranging from audio/video to lighting (new bulb specs) to how to safetly rewire a house. By the way, I would just like to say that the stress everyone is discussing isn't as terrible as it seems it is. UCSC 2300 SAT score Because of my crappy GPA, I was rejected/waitlisted by UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, and UCI. Conclusion: It's what you do in college that counts. The average unweighted GPA of admitted applicants was 3.85. For the sciences and technology categories, you need just as much intelligence as drive. Yet.... PALY will not assign honors credit to their UC approved classes to give their kids every advantage and to keep the CA students in CA. Slightly discrediting IMO. And do you know what pissed me off? Taking a Gap Year and reapplying to the same colleges is highly unlikely to change admission results. They don't even care what major you're in. Students in an IB program can receive more than a 4.0 for an "A", many IB program graduates have an average of 4.75 GPA's A more practical and realistic goal should be taken into consideration. Isn't going to college "manicuring" yourself for employment? We're sending him to an out of state Public University, which isn't significantly higher than UCs, even with out of state tuition fees. In my opinion, your friend's daughter should have applied to more than 4 UC's. High school applicants should NEVER put down super-competitive majors. There has to be more devastated parents and kids out there who are in the same or simular situation. It is outrageous that UCs (top campuses, naturally) are bullying the CA taxpapers by accepting wealthy full-pay out of country applicants over high achieving and medium-high achieving instate taxpapers. But even the UCs will be marginalized because we have, again, a policy that encourages our state to be where we are now essentially -- bankrupt. I traveled halfway across the country to college and was miserable for a couple of years; but in hindsight, that distance from comfort prepared me for the hard knocks. This happens over and over. "...but this girl was looking forward to student life, to living on campus, to be [sic] in a real college..." My friend told me she did not get into USC, yet the letter from USC said that they were interested in her application and want her to meet with the Admissions Officer in order to plan for a transfer. May I asked I asked if you have researched the criteria for assured admission. 6 AP classes (with 5's on most of those tests) + Pre-Calc H, Calc BC, and A's in Calc 3 her senior year (3 years of college math). I believe it. Embrace the college you go to, study hard and don't party too much. Got a B? As an outsider (without a high school age student yet), I hear and read about immense pressure upon students to perform in the traditional path (APs, extracurriculars, leadership, sports). He writes that we should work less, focus our work on helping others and care less about productivity and more about making sure everyone gets a chance to work. We have also gone back to a time when college was only for the very wealthy---except there are no longer profitable jobs for the non-wealthy people without advanced graduate degrees.
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