<p>As of now I am a sophomore at a CCC and I am very interested in transferring to either UCSB or UCB for mechanical engineering. What is the desired GPA to do so?</p>
<p>Higher is better. The higher the GPA, the better your chance. It’s not as simple as “get above ___ GPA and you get in”, there’s stories of people getting rejected with a 3.9 (for UCB) and there are stories of people getting in with a 3.3. There’s other factors in admissions, like coursework, essays, and ECs. You’d probably get better answers if you posted a little about yourself and asked for chances.</p>
<p>Sorry totally new to this! Right now I’m holding a 4.0, but as time progresses it’s possible (of course) that I might get a B here and there. Right now for EC’s I am the head of research and development/Vice president of the engineering society, and have completed an internship (unrelated to my major) with my local congressman and have a solid letter of recommendation from him. I will hopefully be interning at NASA next summer. I have a bit to go on the courses needed to transfer so of course a lot can change between now and when I apply. Thanks!</p>