<p>I could use someone's experience-advice. A friend's daughter is applying to the UC's, and I am not as familiar with their requirements. My DD attends college out of state.
The young woman is applying to the UC's with over a 3.5UW. She is taking AP Cal BC, and earned a C+ for the first semester. EEEK....If she should get accepted to UCLA, or another UC, and they receive her final transcript showing a C+ in AP Cal BC, will her offer of admission be dropped/rescinded?
What experience, or advice could I relay to her and her daughter?
Thank you for your assistance!!!!
APOL-a Mom</p>
<p>No, 3.0 cumulative UNWEIGHTED GPA with no D’s or F’s</p>
<p>UCLA and Berkeley have the most strict requirement: maintain the schedule on the UC application, unweighted 3.0 GPA each semester, and no D or F grades. Based on the information you provided, she should be fine.</p>
<p>Thank you binks and AskMsSun…I shared the information with my friend. They will now be able to sleep tonight!
APOL</p>
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The question about UC eligibility has been answered. But since you asked for advice…</p>
<p>She needs to do something to shore up her understanding in that class. Calculus is cumulative so the material she was responsible for learning the 1st semester will form the basis of material in the 2nd. A common issue is simply not spending enough time studying. Since this is supposed to be the equivalent of a college class, she should be meeting the expected amount of study as if she was in college. A rule of thumb for many college classes is 3 hours outside of class for every class hour; since a college class would meet 3x a week, she should be spending 9 hours each week on it. A tool she might find helpful is one of the calculus problem-solver books, around $20. You simply open to the section on the current chapter in your text, cover the answer, and try to solve the problem. The books have fully worked answers, and the idea is keep working problems until you can do them comfortably.</p>
<p>You should also tell your friend that dropping the class is not an option. The UC schools ask for the planned senior schedule and admit students on the assumption they took it. When they get final transcripts after graduation and discover that a class was dropped, especially one which carries extra weight like an AP, it is not uncommon for the student to be rescinded.</p>
<p>Hi Mikemac~
Very helpful advice. I will relay this to them as well. Thank you!!!
APOL-a mom</p>
<p>3.5 uw gpa isn’t high enough for ucla</p>