<p>It is my dream to get into a UC school preferably irvine or riverside but I don't quite have a 3.4 GPA. The website for UC schools says an out of state student must have a GPA of 3.4. Do I really have absolutely no chance?</p>
<p>If that’s what it says, then that’s what’s required.</p>
<p>What are your parents saying about paying for a UC? UC’s don’t give aid to cover the OOS tuition.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d look into schools where you live. Or at least get your GPA up at a CA community college, establish residency, and transfer in. OOS tuition is very high here. Maybe your parents have $$$ and that’s a non-issue. Mom2collegekids is right. Take a look at admission scattergrams and you’ll get a better idea of what’s needed. Good luck.</p>
<p>UC’s are not flexible on their requirements. 3.4 is the requirement. But that is calculated the UC way. Is that your UC weighted gpa?? If not, you may be pleasantly surprised because they do not count freshman year and they give weighting to AP classes.</p>
<p>They only look at 10th grade + 11th grade, so recalculate it. </p>
<p>You can also get admitted through Exam or Exception. I’ll have to apply for one of these as well since my GPA falls under the 3.4 mark, but ACT is at 35. If I go by Exam, I’ll have to take the SAT II tests in December which I am already too late to register for, so I am just going to try for exception.</p>
<p>Probably you need to think about keep your options open. I mean any UC school is a great school but there are still other great schools for you. Also, I knew an alumni from my HS who got into UC with a pretty low GPA, but she was part of the IYPT team that year, so if you have an outstanding EC like hers I think you will have a better chance.</p>
<p>In-state residents can be admitted with less than a 3.4 but I believe UC’s are pretty strict about the 3.4 for OOS. however, like someone else said, recalculate your GPA as a UC GPA. Go to the UC website to do so. You may find you meet the requirement.</p>
<p>Pseudoname…</p>
<p>You’re very wrong (and very rude).</p>
<p>This is an OOS student. The req’ts are different. </p>
<p>An OOS student (who’s not a recruited talent) is not going to get into Berkeley with a 3.0. Don’t make things up.</p>
<p>The UC’s may be saying that a 3.4 is req’d for OOS (unhooked) students, but maybe the lower UCs like Merced and Riverside will make exceptions.</p>
<p>If your UC weighted GPA is less than 3.4, you cannot go to a UC as an out-of-state student. However, as others have said, the UC GPA is not your ordinary GPA. It consists only of courses fulfilling the A-G requirements in the 10th and 11th grades. I’d recommend calculating it if you have not already.</p>
<p>If your GPA is still too low and your heart remains set on a school in California, you could try transferring from a community college or attending a school in the CSU system.</p>
<p>You must meet these requirements to attend a UC as a freshman applicant: <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/index.html[/url]”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/index.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the help guys. If I work really hard I might be able to pull of the 10th and 11th grade consideration thing but it will be incredibly difficult. I guess we will have to wait and see.</p>
<p>If you want to come to CA, you’ll need to broaden your search.</p>
<p>The UC system represents just 9 of hundreds of 4 year colleges in CA. It is targeted at the top HS grads and not everyone is qualified. There are many CSUs and privates within your reach. As an OOS applicant, a school like LMU or St Marys will cost about the same as a UC. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>LMU is actually one of my top choices its just that I have always dreamed of going to Irvine. I’ll have to look into St Marys. Again I can’t say how much I appreciate everyones help here.</p>
<p>You can also look into USD, USF, and Chapman.</p>
<p>I’ve looked at all those schools besides USD (which I will look into as soon as I finish typing this) and even those seem like they might be a bit of a stretch but I guess I’ll have to wait a day and see how I did on my SATs.</p>