<p>I messed up my Freshman/Sophomore year of High school, ending up with a weighted GPA of 2.9, that’s right, it was weighted. I took minimal Honors/AP classes during those 2 years. The last 2 years of high school, I turned things around.</p>
<p>These are my stats when I applied to UC Davis:</p>
<p>GPA UW/W:3.66/3.7
SAT I:1750
SAT II:550/550
Extracurriculars: Yearbook/Swim</p>
<p>Should comment that my essays were liked by many and disliked by few.</p>
<p>I got into UC Davis despite a lot of CCers chancing me very low, a few even saying it was impossible. I am here to encourage you to apply even if the odds are slim…you never know what could happen.</p>
<p>thanks what major did apply for though? because i wanna apply as a computer engineering major, and i’d imagine that it would be more competitive than underwater basket weaving.</p>
<p>Hey same here! My grades were lower though.
GPA UW/W:2.9/3.1
SAT I: 1600
SAT II: 500/740
Extracurriculars: 3 Varsity Sports with High Achievement in 2 of them.
Freshman & Sophmore year: HORRIBLE GRADES
Junior Year: Straight A’s
Senior Year: Loaded with AP classes.
I got rejected at UCSB, UCI, but got in at UCD :).
Future applicants,
don’t beat yourself over the past. Focus on your new and improved grades and let the admission officers see how you are more focused now. In your essays, show acknowledgement of your pass faults, but be confident enough to speak about your good qualities.</p>
<p>This is motivating, thank you. my stats are similar to coffee2011, around the same UW and W gpa, but I’m not in 3 varsity sports, only one. I started doing better second semester of junior year and I did lots of ap classes over the summer and received A’s in it to boost up my really low gpa so that I’m at least uc eligible.</p>
<p>I did have some hardships, so I hope I can make a good personal statement and that I can do well on my sat (I’m aiming for 2000+). </p>
<p>May I ask if your senior year affected your chances? I know it is not considered in the GPA, but can you show in your application how well you are doing in a progress report of your first semester just to show that I am still working hard?</p>
<p>While I’m really happy for you, there are a couple things that should be explained…And btw, my GPA was slightly lower than yours when I applied last year.</p>
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<li><p>Non-science majors are easier to get admitted into. Some debate it, but a CAL admissions family friend told me plainly that that’s the case there at least.</p></li>
<li><p>Personal stories, mitigating circumstances, etc… matter a lot more than most people think. </p></li>
<li><p>Chances from ppl frequenting a college form are going to be skewed because the majority of people here are higher than average achievers. Remember that the average GPA was right around that (at least last year it was) for admitted students. That means a significant amount of people had to go below that and still get admitted, because there are tons of people with dam near 4.0 who apply to Davis now adays.</p></li>
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<p>So basically, we’re mostly nerds on here. Thankfully the application looks at you as a whole person :)</p>
<p>I agree with you Shoyon, the thread was to encourage everyone to at least APPLY, no matter what they believe their chances may be.</p>
<p>Remember that for any given college, the average GPA they list on their website is the middle 50%. There is still 25% admitted above the average, and 25% admitted below the average. So even if you do not have a 4.0, you may be in that lucky 25%!</p>
<p>@Chocolate20: I also took summer courses at my community college in which I received A’s in so that will help you I’m sure. As far as senior year, the gpa can’t help anymore but if you have the intention of continuing in that varsity sport you’re in then make sure to check that box. Try your best in the SAT!</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback. I’m going to take more college courses and get more A’s to boost up my a-g credit count and my gpa. I’m hoping my gpa will be around 3.2 or 3.3 W is my plan.</p>
<p>One concern I have is that, I have received a total of 5 D’s in my sophomore and junior year (i was terribly unmotivated then <.<). However, even with those, I should have around a 3.3 GPA W. I have retaken those D’s, but through a credit recovery course, which will not replace the grades. So the D’s will still show up on my transcript, but my gpa is still 3.3. Do you think those will hurt me? I did better in junior year and I have done lots of college courses and received A’s.</p>
<p>@Chocolate20: Well I had 4 D’s and 1 F from Freshman-Sophmore years. I did retake the classes during summer school but they did not replace my D’s or F because they were originally honors courses and I retook them as regular courses. So they showed up on my transcript too. Explain what you learned and how you learned. Explain anything you did different. Make them trust that you really are different now. Why did you suddenly get motivated? Tell them why in your personal statements.</p>
<p>@Coffee2011: Same, the classes I failed were honors/ap but I took regular courses, since that’s what my counselor told me before and apparently she doesn’t really care about my gpa).</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, we share similar stats as well (besides your 3 sports). I’ll be sure to include all that in my personal statement, I actually have quite a few things to talk about. Did you just turn the two required essays or can you turn in an extra one?</p>
<p>It definitely depends on your background and high school area. 3.92/2200 SAT with 750+ sat2 scores. Was waitlisted for biology major then rejected.</p>
<p>It is far more common to be rejected with the OPs stats than to get in.</p>
what major did apply for though? because i wanna apply as a computer engineering major, and i’d imagine that it would be more competitive than underwater basket weaving.</p>