UC Admissions Chances

What are your chances?

General statements can be made about your chances of acceptance to the University of California based upon your race, academic performance, and undergraduate school attended.

The computations use historical data from thousands of students who applied to the University of California.

Undergraduate (U.C. Berkeley)

Medical School

Law School

Do most of the "underrepresented minorities" who benefit from these preferences come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds?

No, most do not.

For example the American Medical College Application Service states, "The average affirmative action medical school applicant has both parents employed in professions or managerial occupations and average parental income of $51,300."