Chances of getting into UCSD

3.6+|1400+/31+|STEM

Demographics:

Asian

Male

Middle to high income id assume

NYS (so oos)

Major: Mech Eng with a specialization in robotics

Alt Major: Computer Eng

Rank: top 12% out of 435 students (competitive hs)

GPA: idk my uc but its def above the req (id guess 3.7 minimum, my lowest ever grade was an 89 in an honors class)

SAT (ik they dont care but js in case it helps u compare) - 1490 (780 m/ 710 rw)

8 aps (predicting to end with 14 or 15) - so far I have 3 4s and 5 5s (all the 5s were jr year with classes like csa, physics 1, etc and the 4s were all sophomore yr)

Awards

  1. Gold medal at math research competition (state/regional)

  2. Bronze medal national spanish exam

  3. Ap scholar with distinction

  4. And 5. I have yet to put anything but I will

Activites (i dont feel like typing everything so assume the work ive done isnt exceptional but also isnt the bare minimum) Also not in the same order as common app, its in order of my memory.

  1. Independent project - simulated a beach cleaning robot with ai object detection

  2. Community service club - all 4 yrs and 2 yrs of board position (not vp or pres but 3rd most important role)

  3. The math research fair

  4. A summer job not related to major

  5. Science Olympiads

  6. Non profit organization - vp of a branch of the club and raised $400+ for children in need

  7. NYS SHS

  8. Non profit organization - did it my freshman yr and raised $250 for children in need

Assume my personal statement/piqs/supplementals are average too with nothing mind bogling

If you're interested, the other schools I'm applying to are: (major mech eng with an alt in computer eng or ee)

Case Western

Purdue

Georgia Tech

UCLA

UC Berkeley

UCSD

Northeastern

Stony Brook

Umich

Cornell

UIUC

Posted Sep 5, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC

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