Primer on UC admissions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

They are test blind for SAT/ACT due to a settlement agreement following litigation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

They are test blind for SAT/ACT due to a settlement agreement following litigation.

Nothing to do w litigation. The Regents wanted it for equity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

It’s only for credit, not admissions. So much disinformation here.

[Anonymous]

NP. How do the UC schools view IB diploma students? Would they be at an advantage/disadvantage vs. kids with a bunch of APs?

Is there a difference between UC schools in their view of IB?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

It’s only for credit, not admissions. So much disinformation here.

Actually its both. If you're in state for the UC then you not only get credit but it bumps your WGPA and that matters for admissions. It's key.

[Anonymous]

They drop freshman year grades and don’t consider senior year grades. It’s a crazy system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

It’s only for credit, not admissions. So much disinformation here.

Actually its both. If you're in state for the UC then you not only get credit but it bumps your WGPA and that matters for admissions. It's key.

They were talking about AP SCORES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

It’s only for credit, not admissions. So much disinformation here.

Actually its both. If you're in state for the UC then you not only get credit but it bumps your WGPA and that matters for admissions. It's key.

They were talking about AP SCORES

So am I. Well done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They drop freshman year grades and don’t consider senior year grades. It’s a crazy system.

That is only for the matrix of the WGPA. They definitely look at those grades. If you're getting C's in Senior year you're not getting a spot at Berkeley, UCLA, Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara. They expect to "see" continuity of high grade throughout hs and some state this on their web pages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They drop freshman year grades and don’t consider senior year grades. It’s a crazy system.

That is only for the matrix of the WGPA. They definitely look at those grades. If you're getting C's in Senior year you're not getting a spot at Berkeley, UCLA, Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara. They expect to "see" continuity of high grade throughout hs and some state this on their web pages.

Senior year grades would be an issue for possible rescinding later, when the final transcript is sent over the summer. However, senior year grades are not available to UC admissions at the time of admissions decisions. Grades are self-reported in the UC application, due Dec 2.

Certainly, UCs would look at freshman grades, even though they are not included in any of the three UC GPAs.

[Anonymous]

Stick to your own in-state system OP. (Unless you are in DC in which case, good luck.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

It’s only for credit, not admissions. So much disinformation here.

Actually its both. If you're in state for the UC then you not only get credit but it bumps your WGPA and that matters for admissions. It's key.

They were talking about AP SCORES

So am I. Well done.

DP. To be clear, AP exam scores may be considered by UCs for admission decisions. That doesn't mean they change the GPA.

AP course grades would be important for the UC WGPA. However, AP exam scores are not included in the GPA calculation (unless the high school is one of the rare ones that change a student's AP course grade based on the AP exam score, though here OP was asking about self-study APs).

[Anonymous]

So if my kid is in an independent school where all classes are honors, but not "AP", his 3.85 is pretty much cooked? (Kids with this GPA from his school regularly get into other t20s)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will use their own formula for the grades. They will take the Honors classes and award A grades a 5, B grades a 4 and so on. If your kid has taken 4 years of a foreign language, there's usually a placement test on entry that means they can skip any required FL classes when they get there.

What is very important to the UC colleges, is community service, how it is local rather than international and what a difference it makes to those receiving it. The local impact is key. Same for positions of leadership held in school.

Sports and other EC's are important as well so long as you're not showing privilege. They care more about football than fencing, more about band than private viola lessons. Etc.

There are no weighted points for honors classes for out of state students.

OP. Ugh. Any boost for taking and getting a 5 on AP exams they self studied for ?

Yes, you submit AP scores and they consider them in admissions. I can’t find it anywhere official, but that’s what a UC rep told my kid at a high school visit earlier this month.

So disingenuous that they consider AP scores but refuse to consider SAT scores.

Ap seems much more equitable and a true demonstration of knowledge over the less that is the SAT