<p>exilio: wow I hope that's true. got a link?</p>
<p>Exillo, i highly doubt that.... The average GPA for UCSD transfer is 3.5. I had a post about that. On their website it says they are very competitive. </p>
<p>Admission to UCSD is very competitive.</p>
<p>You must exceed minimum UC admission requirements.
Average GPA for Fall 2004 admitted transfers was 3.5.</p>
<p>Highschoolda,
as usual, you don't know what you are talking about. You have no way to back up your claim, I do. You always traipse into these threads and spout off what YOU think, not what you can prove.</p>
<p>What's more, the average xfer GPA for UCSD is 3.34. </p>
<p>Fei,
I will look for a link. I got the information from a PDF i downloaded from their website when I checked the status of my online app.</p>
<p>Fei,</p>
<p>Here is the link: <a href="http://studentresearch.ucsd.edu/sriweb/profile2004.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://studentresearch.ucsd.edu/sriweb/profile2004.pdf</a></p>
<p>2003, avg xfer GPA was: 3.34, in 2004 it was: 3.4</p>
<p>With 38% having a GPA < 3.29, and a whopping 71% having a GPA < 3.59.</p>
<p>Your's has the Fall 2003 GPA, the link above had the Fall 2004 GPA.</p>
<p>I pasted the wrong link..and the info is basically the same.</p>
<p>interesting....I thought that UCSD was a fairly competitive school. it seems that if you really want to go to a UC you are better off transferring from CC. Their high school selection has almost everyone having a GPA over 4.0</p>
<p>Exillo u need to check your calender. We are in the year 2005, the most recent year of transfering is 2004</p>
<p>Second thing is u need to open up ur eyes. I provided a link that stated the average GPA for transfer student is 3.5. </p>
<p>It is highly idiotic to disagree w. that b/c it's the most recent data from SD.</p>
<p>highschoolda: but the pdf he posted had the percentage breakdown and that is for the 2004 transfer students...which was last year. what surprised me most that 34% had a GPA between 2.80-3.29. I would have never expected it to be so low: that is about 450 students out of the 1325 admitted students. very interesting, and I am guessing that a majority of those are california community college students if not all, as out of staters have tougher transfer chances. also 4% had a GPA below 2.79 that is about 53 students, still a lot considering their gpa is very very low.</p>
<p>I am thinking about applying now. Thank you for the information exilio and fei!</p>
<p>Interesting to note to is the success rate of CCC student's versus the elite high school students they recruit..it is nearly identical: 81% v. 83%.</p>
<p>DA,</p>
<p>It's hard to argue with someone like you...you never know when to admit you are wrong.</p>
<p>Anyways...I listed the 2004 stats...that is the most recent thing you are going to get since 2005 is in progress.</p>
<p>Secondly, the 3.5 GPA is a marketing blurb, it is NOT a stat reflective of the students accepted. The PDF I provided a link for is. You need to learn to differentiate between marketing hype and actual stats.</p>
<p>So why don't you calm down and read the PDF I linked to...be informed before you post.</p>
<p>Ok I just looked at the 2002 and 2003 profile:</p>
<p>2002 Transfer GPA </p>
<p>3.90 and higher - 6%
3.60 - 3.89 - 19%
3.30 - 3.59 - 27%
2.80 - 3.29 - 41%
Below 2.7 - 7%</p>
<p>Average - 3.32</p>
<p>Total Transfer students admitted - 1498 (higher than the 2004) with 1381 from CCC</p>
<p>2002 Transfer GPA </p>
<p>3.90 and higher - 4%
3.60 - 3.89 - 23%
3.30 - 3.59 - 28%
2.80 - 3.29 - 40%
Below 2.7 - 5%</p>
<p>Average - 3.34</p>
<p>Total Transfer students admitted - 1455 with 1380 from CCC</p>
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<p>What's interesting that in all three years the percentage admitted in the GPA range of 2.80 - 3.29 is the highest.</p>
<p>My link is no marketing hype, it's official from the admission office. </p>
<p>The PDF is a more distributed to students to enchourage people to apply(pay $40 application fee). It's more likely to be a marketing hype. </p>
<p>U need to grow up and realize that both my argument and urs is supported by stats from the school and it's myopic to ignore any of them.</p>
<p>highschoolda: the report is from Student Research Office and has more stats and figures</p>
<p>From the website: The Student Research & Information Webpage is the official source of undergraduate student admission, enrollment and graduation statistics.</p>
<p>fei,</p>
<p>This is the key point many people miss. On these boards we see a bunch of overachieving stats, but that is not what the bulk of students really are.</p>
<p>Remember what Mark Twain said: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." </p>
<p>Many of the UC's and other prestigious schools want to position themselves as highly selective, and to a degree, they are. However, what isn't stated in their marketing materials is that many students, especially transfer students, don't have phenomenal GPA's.</p>
<p>Let's be realistic here. The American education system is a bit of a joke. It is very hard not to do well nowadays. The real test comes when students actually move onto college. This is why CC students and over-achieving HS students graduate at the same rates to the same jobs.</p>
<p>I wish the best for everyone, and please don't be too intimidated to apply to a school you feel under qualified for. I can almost guarantee success for any student at any UC as long as they put forth reasonable effort.</p>
<p>it's kinda funny that on last tuesday I was talking to my friend who had a 3.6 GPA and was going into UCI (his top choice) in Civil Engineering. I told him that he might not make it.</p>
<p>LOL DA,</p>
<p>You want to believe the 3.5 because it supports your argument that UCSD is some uber, exclusive UCSD. Your goal is not to inform but to rationalize your hope of getting into or explaining an exclusive school.</p>
<p>My only goal is to offer real stats for real students. Why don't you explain the disparity between a quick line of text you read, and the PDF I downloaded. Which do you think people will feel is a more genuine source of reliable info?</p>
<p>If anyone is being myopic (SAT word), it is you. You are so busy trying to prove your point, you can't stop and think for a moment you could be wrong, and thus you won't even take the time to recognize that the PDF is a more valid source of data. You are letting your emotions rule you.</p>
<p>Being wrong is okay...hell I am wrong a lot! But not about this. ;)</p>
<p>you might say that UCSD is certainly selective for HS students (as a majority have a 4.0+ GPA) but in case for transfer students it really doesn't seem that selective.</p>
<p>fei,</p>
<p>Exactly. For many of the UC's, as an incoming freshman, the bar is very high. But that is because they recognize how easy it is to do well in high schools. This is why there are so many applicants year over year. </p>
<p>However, look at how the GPA of the HS student drops in college...very few are prepared to handle the rigors of UC studies and being independent. </p>
<p>When a UC looks at a CC student they get a much better idea of how that student will perform...one could argue it may be an even more accurate litmus test than SAT's and HS GPA's for indicating probable collegiate success.</p>