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Going to community college in Georgia for core classes for first two years.
21 y.o. current gpa: 2.7
Enrolled Native American Tribal Member.
Looking to transfer to University of Illinois at Chicago into the liberal arts college as physics major, really want engineer (which hopefully will come later). Considering how low my current gpa is, the only thing I can think of that will help my chances of getting in is being native american, Will being an enrolled tribal member boost my chances?
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Probably no one really has a realistic idea.
You are slightly above the minimum GPA needed for Liberal Arts & Sciences requirement at IUC of a 2.5 – but then the question becomes how many students does IUC take, what are the other students applying in Physic have for a gpa average, etc.
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My feeling is that being NA is worth an extra look, and if UIC really wants to boost their minority numbers then it it worth a double boost. However, in the end, they will want to believe you can do well at the college… and a 2.7 is modest considering that is a GPA that has a lot of GEs thrown in, all lower-division, and not a ton of science presumably. Assume a 50/50 chance and make alternative options for yourself.
I think you have a chance. My friend who just finished 2 years at community college for his core classes was recently accepted at university of Illinois at Urbana champaign for physics with a 3.2 I know you don’t have a 3 yet but I think Chicago is easier of the two to get into. If you have more time I would try to bring the gpa just even .2 more. He is Asian american so he does not have as much of a hook as you either.
For transfer students, UIC likes to see a GPA of at least 3.0 to be competitive. Physics is not a popular major.
I figured I would be better off transferring to one of Chicago City Community Colleges and then transfer once more using the articulation programs the community colleges already have set up with Universities in Illinois. Wish me luck.