<p>Question from a student applying for his second bac...</p>
<p>Back a few years ago, when I was a POS student, I accrued about 15-20 major-specific semester units of D and F grades (both at my old JC and UC Davis). I am retaking them now at a new JC, and so far am getting very good grades (turned two D's into A's and an F into a B).</p>
<p>I know that there is no way that my previous D's and F's cannot be expunged from the record, but I am wondering if UC admissions calculates their GPA differently for transfer students in this case? There is a big difference between 20 semester units of .5 GPA and 3.5 GPA.</p>
<p>And if this is not the case, will admissions at least pay better attention and give more consideration to a person that, from three years ago to today, has clearly improved as a student?</p>
<p>Read today’s newspapers, it looks like CA public colleges will not be allowing second bachelor degrees, this is happening in NY too. Budget crisis.</p>
<p>Somewhere in this thread I sent to my nephew this AM who wants to do the same. Several UCs and CSUs told him they suspected after the next round of cuts they probably would not accommodate a second bachelors, and this seems to confirm that:</p>
<p>The particular article specifically speaks of UCs, but the system is a whole and CA like many states is redefining how the state education budget is spent. The resources are growing increasingly limited and they want to serve as many as possible. When they are all having to put caps on enrollment they will all eliminate a second bachelors to help more get a first unfortunately. My nephew has pretty much decided after a talk with a Berkeley counselor today to only look at private colleges.</p>
<p>I’m going to apply anyways (no harm in trying, right?), But I am also looking at WUE eligible schools. That might be the better option now, even if it means I have to go to school out of state.</p>
<p>I graduated from UC Davis with an AB in history. Now I am going for biochemistry. I have already completed 24 upper division science units, which should be a plus.</p>
<p>I’m a 24-year old independent, so cost probably will be an issue, since I am looking at either lots of loans, lots of work, or both.</p>
<p>There really aren’t any. However you might find that you get so much financial aid at USC, Standford, Santa Clara University, University of San Diego, Loyola Marymount or one of the Claremont Colleges (those are all the privates in CA that I can think of off the top of my head) that it’s actually cheaper than going to a UC. It’s worth a shot.</p>
<p>I was thinking in terms of financial aid too. Since you’re on your own you may well pay less at a private that meets needs. Does it have to be CA, that would be very limiting.</p>
<p>After I wrote the above I wondered whether aid would be given for a second bachelors. Can you take enough classes in your area at a college nights to get to where you could apply for a masters instead?</p>
<p>I have thought about applying for a master’s program, but I just don’t feel like I am ready. I would rather not play catch-up all through my master’s program.</p>
<p>As of now I have accumulated a list of about 16 schools in the area and I am going to call them all and gauge whether or not I have a chance in gaining admission for a second bachelor’s. If I can’t get into a UC, getting into Colorado State or Washington State would be a good consolation prize.</p>
<p>I will also have to see what financial aid is available to me. I know I’m a second bac, but I have to figure there has got to be some financial aid available for a 25-year old earning only 10 grand a year.</p>