Does IGETC certification/being a local student matter?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I'm IGETC certified and my community college is 30 minutes from UCSD, but I'm really freaking out about my GPA (in other words, I'm expecting not to get in.) I couldn't do TAG because my counselor screwed me over with the course schedule I followed (long story.) So I was stuck applying as a general transfer student. I have a 3.07, Political Science and IGETC certified. </p>

<p>Any chance I strike gold here? I know that last year UCSD accepted down to a 3.0, but all the counselors I talked to said it was about 50/50 that I'll get in this year.</p>

<p>I applied to some backup schools just in case, which is looking like it's going to be where I end up at this point. </p>

<p>This wait is killing me.</p>

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<p>As Chick Hearn would say, you have “two chances, slim and none, and slim just left the building.” UCSD has a good polsci program so ur grades just ain’t gonna cut it. but if ur right when u say people last yr got in with a 3.0 then i guess u have a chance</p>

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<p>UCSD doesn’t admit by major, with the exception of a couple of their biological science programs. Last year, like I said, they admitted everyone down to a 3.0 GPA, regardless of the major (with those two exceptions.)</p>

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<p>UCSD accepted ppl down to a 2.4, its just depends on you as an overall student and the person evaluating ur application</p>

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<p>Really? From all the literature I’ve read it says they accepted everyone down to a 3.0, but that was the cutoff. That’s what I’ve heard from the counselors as well.</p>

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<p>no i know ppl who have gotten in with like 2.8s, and im sure there are others that had lower, i mean cmon, ppl have gotten into berkeley with 2.5’s…look it up on statfinder, there are always exceptions</p>

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<p>Well yeah, but I’m not Barack Obama’s nephew.</p>

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<p>The minimum GPA requirement for transfers to be UC eligible is a 2.4 (in-state residents) and a 2.8 (out-of-state residents).</p>

<p>Source:
[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html)</p>

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<p>hopefully u wrote some good essays</p>

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<p>Dude, UCSD doesn’t do comprehensive reviews.</p>

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<p>IMO…you’re in at UCSD. They accept everyone down to a 3.0 (very few exceptions). Unless your PS’s were terrible and/or you have no EC’s, I’d say you’re golden…and yes at a university with a top 10 political science program - UCSD.</p>

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<p>his essay’s won’t help at all. UCSD doesn’t even look at essays. </p>

<p>only UCLA, UCB, UCI, and Merced looks at essays</p>

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<p>Thanks guys.</p>

<p>PS = personal statement I’m guessing, but what about EC?</p>

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<p>[University</a> of California - Counselors](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/conferences.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/conferences.html)</p>

<p>there’s everything u need to know</p>

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<p>Yeah I read through all that.</p>

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<p>I’m just concerned that the GPA requirements will go up from last year.</p>

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<p>GPA requirements won’t go up. UCSD accepts students with 3.0’s with TAG’s because they know that they need to fill up their transfer positions. I really think you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>Even without TAG.</p>

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<p>Thanks man! :)</p>