<p>Hello all,
I'm a senior. I was wondering whether community college would be a viable option especially since I had a bad junior year.
My unweighted gpa junior year was 3.17 and weighted 3.67. My sophmore was 3.83 u/w and 4.0 weighted. My sats weren't too bad: 2190 sat superscore, 790 math 2 sat, 790 chem. Also got a 5 on ap calc bc, ap chem.</p>
<p>I know my colleges are certainly limited because of my junior year. Should I look into community colleges and transfer to a UC?
Will my high school grades/Sats matter when transferring? How hard is it to transfer to UCLA or UCSD?
Thanks you all!</p>
<p>If you attend a CC and apply to transfer as a junior to a UC or CSU, admission will be based on your college record, not your high school record. However, if you apply to transfer as a sophomore to a UC or CSU campus that accepts sophomore transfers (many do not), your high school record will be relevant for admission.</p>
<p>Your high school record may be relevant for placement or base-level requirement purposes after enrolling at a UC or CSU. AP scores would apply the same way for transfers as they do for frosh.</p>
<p>You might as well apply for frosh admission to the UCs and CSUs you are interested in; if you do not get admitted, you can try again through the CC route. But check the net price calculators to see what affordability looks like.</p>
<p>You can use <a href=“http://www.assist.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.assist.org</a> to show which courses to take at your local CCs to cover lower division requirements to transfer to your major at UCs and CSUs.</p>
<p>You should definitely use cc as your safety. That may save you money too. I know more and more good students going to cc for a couple years and then transfer to college. It has become a popular path now.</p>
<p>A 3.17 is not a HORRIBLE GPA. What is your overall GPA? You listed your Sophomore and Junior year but not Freshman. I think you need to focus on first semester grades of senior year.</p>
<p>CC is an option for everyone and there is nothing wrong with considering going to one. I think that your high SAT will certainly help and that there are plenty of colleges that would love to have you…maybe not IVY schools (but they don’t accept all 4.0/2400 students) but you are still above many people in the application pool. </p>
<p>Good luck this semester.</p>
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<p>Your stats are not that bad, let’s cut out the melodrama. Your standardized tests are great, APs, etc. </p>
<p>You do not NEED to attend community college. You may want to in order to save money, but don’t feel like you have to. </p>
<p>I can’t believe that you are not competitive for some UCs. There are also plenty of financial aid bearing private schools that would love to have you.</p>
<p>Oh good heavens. Granted, your UC GPA maybe too low (from grades 10 and 11), but there are many other good univs you can go to…some with merit scholarships!</p>
<p>What is your CUM GPA weighted and unweighted?</p>
<p>What is your best sitting SAT with the highest M+CR?</p>
<p>*GPA: (weighted)
Freshman 3.16
Sophmore - 3.92 weighted
Junior: 3.625 </p>
<p>Overall: Soph + Junior = 3.8 </p>
<p>SAT:
1st: 770 w, 710 m, 630 r - 2110
2nd: 740 w, 740m, 660 r - 2140
3rd- 640 w, 760m, 630 r - 2060
will take ACT in ocotober trying to get 34+
Overall: superscored, 2190. </p>
<p>SAT2:
790 math 2, 790 chemistry
Aps: Calc bc (5), Ap chem (5)</p>
<p>EC:
100+ hour volunteering at local tech museum
Volunteering for disabled for week, over 50+ (homeless shelter, blind center, hospice)
Work with start-up companies</p>
<p>Details:
Asian male
200k+ income
CA</p>
<p>Thank you and gl on admissions next year.*</p>
<p>Your best M+CR is a 1400. Is that right? </p>
<p>how much will your parents pay each year? </p>
<p>I see that you asked for chances at Georgia Tech. Not likely, but maybe they may want your full pay money. </p>
<p>What is your cumulative weighted GPA for 9-11?</p>
<p>cum uw including freshman = 3.35
weighted : 3.6
uc gpa : 3.8</p>