<p>hello
I am a high school student becoming
a junior.
i live in a u.s territory outside the united states.</p>
<p>I did poorly my freshman year.
But managed to bring my grades up my sophmore year.
My current GPA now is around 3.2</p>
<p>I believe the grade isn't good enough for a significant college
Do u think i can still get into a good college if
i raise my GPA to at least a 3.8</p>
<p>My college choices are all UC's</p>
<p>The good news for you is that the University of California system uses a "UC GPA" and test scores as the primary factors in admissions and that the UC GPA excludes grades during the freshman year. (Princeton and Stanford also exclude freshman grades). </p>
<p>As an out-of-state student, however, you will need at least a 3.4 GPA to qualify for the UC system. Here's a link that gives the details:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html</a></p>
<p>and here's a link that tells what it took (in-state and out-of-state students combined) to get into the various campuses:</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>eric_123456:</p>
<p>Assuming you raise your sophomore GPA to a 3.80,
UCB/UCLA: Super Reach (out of state)
UCSD: Reach (out of state)
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Slight Reach (out of state)
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Match (out of state)</p>
<p>im sorry guys i'm kind of new at this.
i have just started my research in colleges.
my scool doesnt go by 4.0 system
they do it by percentages.
I assumed that a 3.2 GPA is around a 93%</p>
<p>sorry to make the mistake. But can reevaluate my situation.</p>
<p>and can u pls. tell me wat slight reach, reach, super reach means.</p>
<p>i really appreciate the help.</p>
<p>93% is more like 3.7-4.0 (i'm not really sure how you convert percentages)</p>