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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UCLA, baby! In state …[/quote]

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Parent of in state junior with eyes on UCLA…[/quote]

Unfortunately, the UC system will remain a perplexing lottery system until standardized testing returns as part of their calculus, but for now:

3.85 - 3.88 unweighted / 4.38 - 4.42 weighted / capped, weighted UC GPA was on the low end for UCLA - I think ~ 4.12 (grade 10 - 11)
14 AP classes (score of 5 on all AP tests taken through last May)
6 honors classes (but only one is UC weighted)
1600 SAT (test blind, so that didn't factor into it)
4-year varsity team sport, CIF champion, team captain
Multiple research ECs that perfectly align with lived experiences and intended major
Multiple school club ECS (1-2 with leadership roles) that mostly align with intended major
Multiple volunteer ECs
PIQs were pretty good

At the end of the day, there's little rhyme or reason that I can see in the UC decisions. It's truly a lottery, at least from my perspective. It's also a risky strategy to "lock on" to a particular UC in the first tier (Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD) when those schools are receiving around 400,000 applications for maybe 20,000 freshman seats. That said, good luck to your junior![/quote]

It may feel like a lottery (esp w/ a high test score that doesn't count and mediocre GPA), but it really isn't that random. There's lots of data there -- your kid has some impressive experiences. And, reinstating test scores won't make it less a "lottery" as so many kids score well. A school is not going to say a 1550 is a lesser student than 1600 by test score alone. [/quote]

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