What do you mean by GPA manipulation, is it bad to take a lot of classes to have a higher, more competitive GPA?
I meant like if someone is consistently taking classes for P/NP, dropping classes, etc. then its unsurprising that they would have a good gpa, Haas takes that into consideration. I dont think taking more classes is bad tho so youre fine.
Hi, I’ve been following cc threads for almost two years now and I’m finally applying this fall.
So Could someone chance me pleaase 
major: Psychology (all prerequisites completed)
GPA:3.89
Major GPA: 4.0
TAP UCLA: yes
Alternative major for ucla: Comparative literature (3/4 of the prerequisites completed)
IGETC: (90%) will be completed by the end of the spring
EC’s: Internship at Stanford with a psychology researcher
Vice president of finance in my psychology club (starting from this fall)
weakness: A gap of 3 years non justified/ awful high school transcript
By the end of this coming academic year, I will have spent 2 years and a half in my CC
Applying to:UCB, UCLA, UCSD, USC and SDSU
And I’m an international student.
Thk you guys in advance
@VeniVidiVici1 here are UCLA’s stats https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14_mjr.htm#PW
You look really good for the psych major!
@luckie1367 Thanks
I am an international student.
Major: Business Economics
GPA: 3.93 with one B non-major and a W on Calculus (retaking it this fall)
Classes: All completed by Spring
ECs: Marketing Club, International Student Volunteer, and worked at a restaurant as cashier and server.
I am international student as well, my major is Economics and my GPA is 3.93 until now. I have finished all major requirements. Anyone Econ ?
@Hardworker223 sounds like 23 units would be doable given your history. My husband also was doing 19.75 quarter units with comp programming, chem, physics, and calc while working 20+ hours a week, with three little ones for the last year and a half. It’s possible, Good luck!
I also wanted to add his info, just going to copy and paste because I’m lazy. UCLA and Cal are the ones he’s aiming for. fingers crossed
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.97
Major GPA: 3.99 (he got a B in his 3rd programming class while taking 19.75 units and working)
IGETC: will be done this spring
Pre-reqs: all that articulate according to assist will be done this spring
EC: full time summer job, part time job during school year, TRiO peer mentor, math/science tutor, volunteer at bilingual elementary school, blood drives, and Christmas cheer, math club
Additional info: first generation high school graduate and college student, three young children, migrated to US as a child (soon to be US citizen)
Also applying to: Cal, UCI, UCD, UCSD
I think he’ll get in, @sugarbabies3.
Thanks @cayton it’s good to hear from you again, it’s crazy it’s already been a year since I messaged you last!
Hi everyone, this is my first time posting in CC but I’ve followed some of the threads.
Major: Psych (i want to eventually specialize in domestic violence and sexual assault therapy)
GPA: 4.0
Major GPA: 4.0
APs: 1 AP score of 4 (psych) and 1 score of 5 (english lang lit)
IGETC: Last 2 classes will be done by the end of this fall semester
TAP: last 2 scholar classes will be done by this fall semester as well
Pre-reqs: completed
EC: 2 part time jobs (I just left one in order to commit more to the other), volunteer work with my local domestic violence shelter (so far I’ve volunteered 60 hours), for a couple months last semester I helped the therapist at my elementary school with weekly meetings.
–> In highschool: I was training full time as a figure skater, had an online business, volunteered at UCLA hospital, part time job
In the spring I will be taking 3 psychology classes since I will be done with all my pre-reqs and IGETC
Overall, I’m really scared about applying to UCLA this fall, my biggest fear is not getting in as a psych major and getting in as my alternate major/minor (Gender Studies)
@GirlPower1 fellow psych major here (now at UCLA). You’ve got an excellent shot.
Here are UCLA’s stats for last year https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14_mjr.htm#PW
@hardworker223 I’m also interested in UCLA BizEcon or Econ. I’m going to TAG to either Davis or SB. Why did you choose Davis as a tag? And are you applying for Econ or Managerial Econ?
I posted this in the UC Berkeley 2016 thread but UCLA is my close second choice.
I got admitted in to a few universities last year (USC, Pepperdine, UCSC, etc), but I am opting to take a shot at my dream of attending Berkeley and stay at CCC another year. I didn’t apply last year because I was missing Calc I/Calc II. The reason I was admitted to the others (USC, etc) was because Business Calc articulates over for them.
Major: BizEcon
ASSIST GPA: 3.81 (currently a 3.80 but with an A in Calc I I’ll be at a 3.81)
Overall GPA: 3.85
Major GPA: 3.6 (because of English 1B C, but A’s in Econ 1/2 Acc 1/2)
IGETC: Done
Pre-reqs: Calc I in Fall 2015, Calc II will be done Spring 2016
EC: here is where I hope admissions will see through my low GPA. I’ve been a Youtube content creator since I was 14 years old (2008) that has amassed 50,000 subscribers and 40 million video views. I also own a website with 100k users, where I have big name clients including Red Bull, Office Max, etc. I worked as a social media marketing executive full time (took gap year) for a software company in the Bay area (CEO found my videos on Youtube and sent me a job offer when I was attending CCC so I took the gap year and was blessed for the opportunity).
Additional Info: First gen college student, some setbacks I plan to write about, upward A trend for two years.
Weakness: Workload is only Calc I and Calc II in Fall/Spring. When I took the full time job position English 1B grade slipped(got a C). I’ve taken a 20 unit semester and pulled off a 4.0 so hopefully they see that I can handle a full time schedule. Also, I’ve been at CCC since 2012 but I did take ~1 year for work.
Applying to: UCB, UCLA, UCD, UCSD, UCSB
TAG to: UCD
I’m hoping English 1B grade will not have me rejected automatically…What do you guys think? Fortunately English 1B is not a major pre-req for Cal and thus my major GPA is 4.0 for them.
Good luck to everyone!!!
@luckie1367 Thanks, that makes me feel a little better.
Are you starting UCLA in the fall or have you been taking classes there already? What is it like, in regards to competitiveness and how hard it is.
@GirlPower1 I’m currently taking 100A over the summer (you have to take 100A and 100B before you are an official psych major, until then you are considered pre-psych).
So far its okay, the pace is much quicker, but I’ve already taken a stats class, so I have an idea of what we are doing. Everyone I’ve met so far has been super nice though!
Also, @LuckyName is a UCLA psych major as well. She is actually in 100A too! Hopefully she can give you another POV.
@luckie1367 I didin’t know i would have to take more statistics classes. I just finished Statistics xl10 with Ucla extension this past winter. Good to hear that it’s not unbearable
Yep, if you google ucla psych 100A you can read about it.
@luckie1367 he* 