<p>Anyone know of people that got into UC schools with gpa's around or below 3.0?</p>
<p>I know a guy that got in to UCLA with a 3.1 as a biochem major.
I know another guy who got in to UCLA and Davis with a 3.1 as a Philosophy major.</p>
<p>I know someone who had a 2.999 who got into UC Santa Cruz as an English major. Frankly, he played the Hispanic/first generation college student card. The reason I'm annoyed is that I know why some of his grades were dismal - he'd disappear from classes for weeks on time, come back with a sob story, turn all his stuff in late and then get a C or a D. He'd laugh about it later to me. Irritated me to no end... especially when he got a 20K scholarship on top of all that to go to UCSC. Oh well.</p>
<p>Annika</p>
<p>Can you clarify that question? 3.0 cummulative or UC transferable?</p>
<p>Sorry for getting back to this so late I was out of town. </p>
<p>I meant it as a cumulative gpa. I was wondering because I was looking at the UC stat's for transfers and there where a handful of people with gpa's between 2.4's to 3.0 . So I was curious as to what they're situation was or how they got in, despite some what low gpa's.</p>
<p>for the small fraction of transfers that got admitted in that GPA range probably even less actually graduated. It gets a lot harder once you transfer, and most people have developed the study habits that will stay with them after 2ish years at a college already. Barely a 3.0-level work at a cc will not cut it for the upper division work/ competition they will face at a UC.</p>