<p>I switched major last winter. Since then, I took all the classes that are required for my current major. Got a 4.0 in spring on 12 units, now on my way to another 4.0 with 14 units. Will need to take 1 social science class in winter and 1 more econ class which are all easy A's.</p>
<p>After this fall, my GPA should be around a 3.3 . Would any UC's really look at this trend and take it into consideration? (Not applying for UCSD,UCLA, or UCB)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Sure - why not. Since they are not UCSD, UCLA or Cal, I’m sure you have at chance if you’re major is not selective.</p>
<p>Granted this is just my impression and I don’t have anything substantial to base this off of other than my own experience and some trends I’ve seen on acceptance threads, but I would say that they don’t. I think if anything it may be given more consideration at some of the “upper tier” UC’s like UCLA and Berkeley that have a holistic admission process, but you specifically said you aren’t applying to them so I don’t imagine it’s going to affect your decision at the other UC’s.</p>
<p>My impression is that they superficially look at overall GPA and pre-reqs to make their decision and everything else is considered as practically insignificant. I think only in instances where an applicant is a borderline decision would they look deeper into your application to consider any grade trends. It’s been my impression that the admissions officers spend far less time on the applications than we seem to think; it’s all very procedural and not as thorough as you might believe, at least for transfer applicants. For freshmen it’s different and things like extracurriculars, volunteer work, personal statements, and grade trends tend to be much bigger factors in their admission, but for transfers they just want to see a high GPA and/or significant lower division completion so that you graduate on time.</p>
<p>That being said, with a 3.3 GPA you still probably have a decent chance at all the UC’s not named Berkeley and UCLA, depending on your major. Even with your GPA, if you have a strong justification in your personal statement for your early academic struggles it’s probably worth applying to UCLA / Berkeley if your major isn’t impacted. I know someone that have multiple W’s and was right around the same GPA that was admitted to UCLA last year. So I’d say it’s worth a shot.</p>
<p>They may consider it based on your personal statement and transcript, but I highly doubt it because I am assuming they are just checking your GPA and make sure you knock out most of the prerequisite.</p>