a to g ... and grading scale

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>I am an OOS applicant.</p>

<p>When asked for grading scale I put other, and stated that my school uses + and -</p>

<p>Then I listed my courses with their respective grades (A+, A-. B-, etc.)</p>

<p>Is this a right step to take?</p>

<p>All the courses on my transcript include + and -s. I know that UC does not use + or -, but I did not feel I could just exclude them. If they need to be excluded, the admissions rep can do that right? Should I just put the letter grade, even if my transcript has + and -?</p>

<p>Also what is my UC gpa? I know since I am OOS, I do not get any benefits for taking honors courses, as I listed them as "NH." The only boost I get is with AP courses.</p>

<p>Yet my UC GPA was not calculated at all on the APP. Are my + and - affecting the APP's ability to determine my UC GPA?</p>

<p>Also for A to G requirements... I reached a page where a box shows the following information.</p>

<p>Coursework Tally</p>

<p>A preliminary tally shows you need the following additional yearlong courses to fulfill the "a-g" subject requirements.</p>

<ul>
<li>History/Social Sciences: 0</li>
<li>English: 0</li>
<li>Mathematics: 0</li>
<li>Laboratory Science: 0</li>
<li>Language Other Than English: 0</li>
<li>Visual and Performing Arts: 0</li>
<li>College-Prep Electives: 0</li>
</ul>

<p>Does this mean I fulfilled the requirements? Does the 0 mean I need 0 additional courses? Or does this mean that I did not fulfill the A to G requirement?</p>

<p>God the UC application is damn confusing, and vague.</p>

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<p>First of all, you have satisfied all of the A-G requirements. “O” means you don’t need any more courses. As far as the grading that your high school is using, I think UC will ask your high school to submit an explanation of how that grading works. For example, is B- equal to 2.7 vs a 3, or is A- equal to 3.7 vs a 4? Then they will use that info to calculate your UC GPA. Does that make sense?</p>