<p>I am a second semester junior in high school. I currently have a 2.92 GPA (average throughout highschool). I have been improving my GPA this year (last quarter I got a 3.3, probably the highest i've gotten throughout highschool :/). It didn't hit me until this quarter that I really need to get my act together. This next semester, I'm going for 3.7-4.0 both quarters. I was wondering how much this will actually help me in raising my overall GPA (assuming I get it). I want to go to UC Davis and i'm out of state, so a 3.5 GPA is the minimum. If I work my butt off this semester (and the beginning of senior year) could I raise my GPA to [a little higher] than 3.5? I've got some great ECs (Executive Producer of school TV show, Technical Director of the Psychology Journal, etc) so those might help, but I just want to see what people think: Is it possible?</p>
<p>Davis doesn’t consider senior year grades.</p>
<p>I didn’t know that. Are you 100% about that?</p>
<p>You have a 2.92 after 5 semesters. At the end of 6 semesters the highest your GPA could be is roughly 3.1, and at the end of 8 semesters the highest it could be is about 3.325. You could get it a bit higher than these numbers by taking more classes now than you’ve taken in the past, but unfortunately getting up to 3.5 doesn’t look likely.</p>
<p>If I had to guess, I’d say that most schools don’t enforce their minimum GPA strictly, and instead just use it as a guideline, so acceptance is not completely out of the question. If they see that you’ve gotten your act together and have significantly improved your performance in school, they will take this into account when evaluating your application. Good luck.</p>
<p>For in-state applicants, I’m 100% sure. UC schools only consider soph/junior year grades. Out-of-state I have no info.</p>
<p>Take a bunch of summer classes and a 3.5 is still possible!</p>