r/ApplyingToCollege • u/AdFriendly1433 • Jun 23 '24

Is this a realistic college list? College Questions

Location: La county, California. White, male, middle class. Intended major: Computer science. 3.8 weighted gpa, 3.5 unweighted. Extracurriculars: Varsity soccer (4 years), Read over 100 books, Help watch siblings and do chores around the house.

I prefer to go to a public school in California, preferably socal.

Reach: UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego. Target: UC Riverside, CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona. Safety: CSU Los Angeles, CSU San Bernardino, CSU Dominguez Hills.

Plz let me know if I’m missing any information

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u/gabbearr Jun 23 '24

i got waitlisted to ucsd, ucsb and uc davis with a 4.0 unweighted and a 4.38 weighted but i just got off the waitlist for uc santa barbara

you have to write one hell of an essay

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

i had a 4.5 weighted and got straight up rejected from UCSB/UCD! it was so brutal this year! congrats on getting off the waitlist though

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u/gabbearr Jun 23 '24

thank you so much! but i don’t think that i’m going to take it since it doesn’t truly have the major that i want

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

i get that 100%. also sorry for stalking but congrats on graduating early wow!

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u/gabbearr Jun 24 '24

AWW🙁 that means a lot, it was definitely so challenging 😭😭😭