Chances to Berkeley: Low GPA, else high

<p>I'm planning on transferring from a so-so community college in California. </p>

<p>GPA (transferrable courses only): 3.3 (all A's and B's)
GPA (all): 3.6
Credits: 76 semester units</p>

<p>I submitted (what I think was) a very strong application. My personal statements weren't the usual "Sports changed my life" BS, and hopefully they'll be a refreshing change for the admission officers. I had some decent Extracurriculars (2 solid, 2 flaky activities) and a couple good awards. I also graduated from high school two years early and went straight to CC.</p>

<p>What do my chances to UC Berkeley's EE/CS program (College of Engineering) look like?</p>

<p>according to your stats, you're in for a disappointment....but you'll never know..good luck!</p>

<p>A friend of mine applying to EE/CS with a GPA over 3.9, president of Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society for two years, was turned down to UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>I'm sorry to tell you that my personal estimate of you getting in would be less than 1%.</p>

<p>Sorry to add to the already disappointing responses, but I would also say your chances are less than 1%. The average engineering GPA at Berkeley is about 3.8, and around the same at UCLA. Engineering is really GPA-based (along with the completion of prerequisites), and then they look at personal statements. In addition, Electrical Engineering is the most competitive program to get into at the UC’s. I would say you have more reasonable chances at UCI and UCSB.</p>

<p>Thanks for the info. Wow, that's pretty stiff requirements.</p>

<p>I just recalculated my GPA adding in my current semester (the last semester that will count) and, assuming I get all A's (which I should) it brings my transferrable GPA up to 3.72. It seems that's still a bit under average, but I'm hoping my other qualifications should help, especially the fact that many of my EC and awards are very EECS based. </p>

<p>Both of the "good" extracurriculars I have are 5 years running, and one is quite unique (I help run a 10,000 person convention). I also got a scholarship for my work on a software. I'll turn 18 years old this August (when I'm transferring), which means I'll be a good two years ahead of anyone else in my class.</p>

<p>Does that sound a bit better? At least, does it put me within a stone-throw of Berkeley?</p>

<p>Are you talking about your non-transferrable GPA becoming a 3.72? My understanding is that your non-transferrable GPA has little importance. I suspect your major GPA is what matters the most.</p>

<p>No, I'm talking about my transferrable GPA going up to 3.72, not my non-transferrable GPA. I figured that my non-transferrable GPA wouldn't matter, but I expected them to at least look at it.</p>

<p>I have about 16 units of work that isn't transferrable (its all CS-related classes that I took just for learning).</p>

<p>What is your SAT score?</p>

<p>His sat score does not matter since hes a junior transfer. I do agree that your chances aren't good.</p>

<p>I haven't bothered to look at the math, but intuition tells me that going from a 3.3 with 60 units to a 3.72 in one semester is, well, physically impossible.</p>

<p>Ok, I just calculated what your GPA would be if you took <em>20</em> units. If you were correct that your current GPA is 3.3 with 60 transferrable units, and you took 20 units with all A's, your GPA would be 3.475. This is assuming all the information you provided is correct with some deduction on my part with the conclusion that the 76 units you were refering to included the 16 non-transferrable units.</p>

<p>You would literally need approximately 135 units (that's 75 units in one semester) to make your GPA a 3.72. If you determined that your GPA would go from a 3.3 to a 3.72 in one semester, I'd give some serious thought in changing your major to something unrelated to math.</p>

<p>Yes, smurf, I don't think it's possible to move from a 3.3 to a 3.7 in one semester after taking 72 units; it was the first thing I thought when I read the post.</p>

<p>Yeah, I was thinking that there was some sort of math error myself.</p>

<p>guys</p>

<p>the UC APP requires you to submit ALL your grades from the CC. they will see all your grades , no matter if the courses are transferable or not.</p>

<p>in addition, the GPA that is calculated to be put on the UC APP includes both your transferable and non-transferable grades.</p>

<p>Even if its there its not supposed to be taken into account since the classes aren't UC transferable. Ive heard that the computer system app from reps that it also calculates the UC transferable gpa automatically for them.</p>

<p>My current transferrable GPA is actually closer to 3.45, not 3.3 (3.3 was a guesstimate, which I recalculated after I got your disappointing responses). That GPA includes two D's that I'm retaking right now (I got those D's while i was still in high school when I figured my CC transcript wouldn't matter). After this semester, my GPA is definitely 3.72.</p>

<p>I've calculated it right, trust me. But, is a 3.7 competitive enough for engineering?</p>

<p>Do summer school classes factor into college GPA?</p>

<p>Yeah, if you took the course (doesn't matter what semester) and its transferrable, then it factors into GPA.</p>

<p>Two Ds, huh? That's funny, because when I read your original post, it says that you have all As and Bs. At this point, you've provided enough false information that I'm no longer interested in giving you an assessment. This entitles you to a full refund of any fees you might have paid me. </p>

<p>Have a nice day and have fun at CSU.</p>

<p>hahaha... that was awesome, smurf.</p>

<p>Heh, I won't bother flaming you back. I have given no false information; I just wasn't aware that I had to detail my entire life history to get an answer here.</p>

<p>I am retaking the D's, and so, I have all A's and B's on my transcript. A course, when retaken, shows a check in the "retake" box but does not show the previous grade. For all they know, it could be a W, so they don't care: now its an A.</p>

<p>Not that your opinion matters to me any more. I just had an educational counselor review my application, and he says that I have a very good chance of being accepted. Thanks.</p>