Am I ineligible for a UC?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm going to make this quick -- </p>

<p>As a rising senior, I just found out that I might not even have a chance at the UC Application alone. </p>

<p>I am an OOS student, attending the #2 ranked school in Illinois (so my UW is low), I have relatives all over California which is where I'm looking to pay the extra tuition and attend a UC. </p>

<p>I am applying to the following schools this fall:
Loyola, DePaul (safety)
UIUC, UMN, Pepperdine, UC Irvine, UCSD (match)
UCLA, UCB, (reach)
Michigan, Cornell, Northwestern (high reach)
Stanford (virtually impossible but maybe if I'm lucky...)</p>

<p>And here's the gist of my resume:
- 3.5 unweighted GPA (4.0 not including freshman year)
- 4.8 weighted GPA; 5 scale for honors and AP classes
- 11 AP classes; All 5's
- 2300 SAT; 740 CR, 790 M, 770 W
- 35 ACT
- Very strong EC's - try to take my word for it </p>

<p>Admission</a> requirements | UC Admissions states the following: Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better (3.4 if you're a nonresident) in these courses with no grade lower than a C.</p>

<p>Anyway, I really screwed up freshman year and got a D first semester, and an F second semester in AP Human Geography. Needless to say the teacher really sucked and none of the freshman in the class got higher than a C. I don't want to make excuses, those are abhorrent grades. I guess it helps I scored a 5 on the exam, never really thought that D/F reflected my ability in the class. </p>

<p>Now I've found that this could be the primary impediment at my dream schools, for just the application alone. I suppose its a fair qualification, but I got d's and f's in in 2/42 semesters through junior year and I can't believe one class is going to have a significant impact on my academic future. </p>

<p>You have no idea how distraught I've become tonight. </p>

<p>Any information regarding my concerns is greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>Have a good night</p>

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<p>I’m not completely sure, but I heard if you take an extra year of that requirement, they will not count the D/F grade. For example, if you get a D in freshman, then take two more years in that same category, when the A-G only requires two years of that then you’re okay.</p>

<p>My friend got a D in honors anatomy for the second semester, which is a laboratory science, but since he already has a passing grade in biology and chemistry, he is eligible for a UC.</p>

<p>By the way, with a 4.8W, 2300SAT and strong EC’s like you said, I would say UCB and UCLA are matches and the rest are safeties and low matches.</p>

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<p>Good chance at UCs because of the non freshman score… A fair chance for UMich and Cornell, but I think that is it… sorry</p>

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<p>AznSkyDragon, thanks for your informative response. I did not know that about the subject requirements. That helps a lot.</p>

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<p>asianas1, thanks for your response, one of the reason’s I’m more interested in UC’s is because they don’t calculate freshman year for statistical purposes. (at least from what I’ve heard.) </p>

<p>I appreciate your honesty too, didn’t really think I had a chance at some of those schools. (NW, Cornell, Michigan)</p>

<p>Stanford is really more of a childhood dream by my parents.</p>

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<p>UCB and Mich are excellent schools. And cheaper than ivies and other privates</p>

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<p>I have a question about this. So what if I’m taking my second year of a foreign Language my senior year? Does this mean I’m ineligable?</p>

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<p>how do you have a 4.8 weighted and only a 3.5 unweighted?</p>

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<p>Be sure to calculate your UC GPA which [University</a> of California - Calculating GPA](<a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors) It can be a bit different than either a straight weighted or UW calculation. Also, to which major/college will you be applying. I can tell you from first hand experience that if it is engineering the standard overall published student stats are not indicative of an individuals chances at acceptance into the College Of Engineering. In other words…if your applying to Letters and Sciences at UCB that is very very different than if your applying to the College of Engineering.</p>

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<p>The way I read that website is that you need to have a 3.0 or better in the 15 core requirements from their list. It sounds like you have way more than 15, so the one ‘extra’ you failed shouldn’t matter. BUT you probably want to call the admissions office and ask them to be sure. Is there anyway you can retake that course to wipe out the grade?</p>