<p>Hello, I am a prospective mathematics major transfer to either UCLA or UCB. I was origonally going for the two year transfer plan, but I am taking this anthro class (who is supposed the hardest professor at my CC) and I will most likely barely pull out with a C in the course. This is really going to hurt my GPA so I decided not to transfer after this year and take another year so I can bring the GPA back up. It was a 3.4 but that is even too low. </p>
<p>HERE IS THE QUESTION
This summer I plan to take English and a Transferable art class online, this will total 7 units. Would it be wrong to include courses in Piano (2 units and I am really interested in taking) and a PE class or two? Just to up that GPA a bit and out of interest?</p>
<p>It’s really up to you.</p>
<p>There’s nothing “wrong” with it.</p>
<p>Will the UC’s find it unfavorable at all? As in think less of me? </p>
<p>There is nothing ‘wrong’ with your plan. However is not going to be very effective.</p>
<p>to get admitted to UCLA (as well as other UC’s) it is the department not the school that makes the decision. So when you apply, the math department
is going to be more interested in how you are doing in your transferable math classes . However your plan is not a bad plan, since it will help you (just a little) vs getting a C and hurting you (a little).</p>
<p>Well, I am not worried about my math classes at all, I do find in those, it is just the GE courses that really hurt me. Therefore I am hoping taking a few of these buffer courses will counterbalance though bad grades just a little and not ruin my chances.</p>
<p>The UCs wouldn’t know which of your classes were “Easy A’s”, so they can’t think less of them, lol</p>
<p>Those “easy A” classes with like 2 units will hardly make a dent on your GPA. </p>
<p>How can the UC’s tell? The professors’ names aren’t included on your transcript, and I highly doubt an admissions officer will put in the effort to ratemyprofessor check all the professors of the class you took at “x” community college.</p>
<p>Well, I mean… The Physical education courses and such have to be known to be Easy courses right? I mean, it wont help a ton, but I am sure it still helps.</p>
<p>I doubt the admission officers are going to look at the PE courses on your application and frown upon seeing them. I took two PE classes (one I took for a grade, one I took for a P/NP), and I got into UCLA and UCB. One thing I would recommend you to do is to make the extra year worth it; get an internship, volunteer, or perhaps tutor youth in math, as that’s relevant to your major.</p>
<p>I have in the past and will be continuing next year as a sort of tutor for the math club at my local Junior High. It is called Math counts and they compete at the end of the year. I am sure that will look good. I am not sure what sort of math related internships I could get though? Is there anything else anyone could recommend to make myself a better applicant? </p>
<p>What do you plan to do with your mathematics degree? </p>
<p>I would either like to graduate school for mathematics OR maybe go into some other grad school, something along the lines of Econ or Electrical Engineering. I am really not too sure yet about that. </p>
<p>I was thinking an accounting internship would be nice, but if you have an interest in econ, a business internship is pretty cool. Your extracurriculars don’t have to be strictly math or business related; it’s more important to gain skills in a job, internship, or volunteer activity that will be important to you. For me, I’m super shy and knowing that I need good social skills to be a psychologist someday, I specifically looked for outreach opportunities so I can get used to talking to people. The skills you gain from some non-major related activities may land you better opportunities. Seems like you’re doing well with the math counts thing. </p>
<p>Nothing wrong with it. Also, always use ratemyprof to find the best teacher available. That can seriously be a gpa saver.</p>