UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA APPLICATIONS OPEN TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 1ST

If you are the average student, you probably are a little overwhelmed by the application process as it is getting under way.  You are looking over the applications,  preparing your essay(s), sending out request for letters of recommendations and ordering transcripts.  You feel a little stressed out, it is harder that you may have thought, and then you hear...

TOMORROW, NOV 1st,  opens the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA application and admissions process.  You have ONLY 30 days in which to get everything listed and submitted.  If your application is not in by November 30th at 11:59pm,  you will have no choice but to wait till the following year.  This should put you into a sweat like never before, but wait,  there is good news this year for Califonia Students admist rising tuition costs!

According to the UC s,  About 90 percent of UC undergraduates are California residents. They are a vibrant and diverse group, encompassing the cultural, racial, socioeconomic and geographic richness from across the state.  This year,  California Students can breathe a sigh of relief as the UC s have changed their admissions policy for California Students.  If you are in the TOP 9% of the 2012 Class
and are not admitted to any of the UC campuses for which a student applies to, they will automatically be offered a spot at another campus where space is available.   This formula is called an "admissions index".

Listed below are the freshman admission profiles summarize the academic qualifications of applicants and admitted freshmen to each UC campus for fall 2011. 

Please be cautious in drawing conclusions from this information.

The numbers are useful only as a general guide to selectivity and not as a predictor of your chances for admission to a particular campus. Keep the following in mind:

• Data for several colleges on a campus are grouped together, which masks the differences in the degree of competition for admission among them. Some campuses and colleges admit students directly into individual majors, and the degree of competition among majors may vary widely.

• The data reflect the selection process for fall 2011 applicants, not the 2012 applicants. The selection process may vary from year to year; therefore the results may differ significantly.

• GPA is defined as a student's grade point average in the "a-g" requirements. The average high school GPA listed for each campus is computed from 10th and 11th grade coursework, including up to eight honors courses. These GPAs are drawn from application data at the system-wide admissions office. Average exam scores are derived from the highest official reported scores from a single test administration.

UC  Berkeley(CAL)
Admit Rate — Overall: 25.8%
Admits*: 13,793
Applicants: 52,973
ELC Student Admit Rate: 57.3%
California Residents (% of admits): 68.2%
Averages
High School GPA: 4.14
ACT Composite Score: 30
SAT Critical Reading: 674
SAT Mathematics: 707
SAT Writing: 692


UC Davis
 
Admit Rate — Overall: 48.4%
Admits: 22,385
Applicants: 46,225
ELC Student Admit Rate: 99.0%
California Residents (% of admits): 85.5%
Averages
High School GPA: 4.00
ACT Composite Score: 28
SAT Critical Reading: 613
SAT Mathematics: 658
SAT Writing: 631

UC Irvine


Admit Rate — Overall: 47.6%
Admits: 23,476
Applicants: 49,287
ELC Student Admit Rate: 97.5%
California Residents (% of admits): 81.3%

Averages
High School GPA: 3.97
ACT Composite Score: 27
SAT Critical Reading: 593
SAT Mathematics: 644
SAT Writing: 612


UCLA


Admit Rate — Overall: 22.8%
Admits: 15,696
Applicants: 61,535
ELC Student Admit Rate: 61.9%
California Residents (% of admits): 70.3%
Averages
High School GPA: 4.11
ACT Composite Score: 30
SAT Critical Reading: 657
SAT Mathematics: 701
SAT Writing: 680

UC  Merced 

Admit Rate — Overall: 81.5%
Admits: 12,395
Applicants: 15,212
ELC Student Admit Rate: 98.9%
California Residents (% of admits): 87.7%
Averages
High School GPA: 3.56
ACT Composite Score: 24
SAT Critical Reading: 551
SAT Mathematics: 564
SAT Writing: 537

UC Riverside


Admit Rate — Overall: 68.9%
Admits: 19,363
Applicants: 28,094
ELC Student Admit Rate: 99.5%
California Residents (% of admits): 84.4%
Averages
High School GPA: 3.67
ACT Composite Score: 25
SAT Critical Reading: 551
SAT Mathematics: 595
SAT Writing: 564


UC San Diego 

Admit Rate — Overall: 35.1%
Admits: 18,744
Applicants: 53,467
ELC Student Admit Rate: 86.1%
California Residents (% of admits): 76.6%
Averages
High School GPA: 4.08
ACT Composite Score: 29
SAT Critical Reading: 632
SAT Mathematics: 681
SAT Writing: 653

UC Santa Barbara
 
Admit Rate — Overall: 46.4%
Admits: 23,041
Applicants: 49,655
ELC Student Admit Rate: 98.5%
California Residents (% of admits): 82.7%
Averages
High School GPA: 3.97
ACT Composite Score: 28
SAT Critical Reading: 613
SAT Mathematics: 647
SAT Writing: 629

 UC Santa Cruz


Admit Rate — Overall: 68.0%
Admits: 19,201
Applicants: 28,235
ELC Student Admit Rate: 98.4%
California Residents (% of admits): 93.3%

Averages
High School GPA: 3.75
ACT Composite Score: 26
SAT Critical Reading: 580
SAT Mathematics: 605
SAT Writing: 591


93.6% of admitted transfer students were from California community colleges.  For those transferring from another school or community college, the admit rates were very similar to those entering the individual schools.

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