hello,
i am an english major and currently wanting to do college applications by FALL 2020. the GPA i want to aim for and will probably be there is at 3.5 GPA by the end of SUMMER 2019. however, I do have a 3 C’s, 2 F’s (completed by AR and a repeated course from (a science) in previous semesters.
Would I be able to get into UCI as a TAG or UCLA with a 3.5 despite it?
All of my english required courses are an “A” and one history is a “B”
thank you
@Gumbymom can help with UC questions. I don’t think your academic profile is strong enough for UCI. And even less so for UCLA. imho. But that doesn’t mean no as it’s a complete guess. CS SLO might be a better fit. Just my opinion.
First off, none of us can say anything with certainty. However, there are things left out, such as:
—Are the C grades major required courses? That can have a big impact;
—How long ago were these C grades? The further back, the lesser the impact; and
—Have you shown a noticeable upward trend in GPA? Always helps.
English is highly selective at UCLA. You’ll stand a better shot applying to American Lit and Cultures. It used to be a lot easier to get in to — still is, but the GPA range is catching up.
Usually you can switch to English once accepted, as they have the same pre-reqs. Of course, that is at the discretion of the English department, but that’s been the general feedback up here.
Any ECs that are writing related, such as working on the school newspaper, writing awards, etc will help.
UCLA English mid-range GPA starts at 3.58; Amer Lit starts at 3.41.
UCI’s English mid-range GPA starts at 3.25 (TAG is doable):
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
thank you. those C grades were not part of my English major and were about a year ago. it was gen ed courses regards with math and science so I hope that it matches up with what you said. but since math - science is heavily weight gpa wise it concerned me.
Also thank you @privatebanker for your comments and reference, I appreciate it.
I think you have a good chance for UCI 
I got into UCI and UCSD with a 3.5 GPA as an econ major but I didn’t get into UCLA. I assume Econ is more impacted than English however I could be wrong.
I had one D which I retook for a B. I don’t think failed grades matter too much as long as you retake the class. Especially if the classes are unrelated to your major.
Extra curriculars and the essay will also weight in on the application so it does depend. As long you follow the requirements I would definitely apply for TAG
All in all though, good luck!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences! I’ll keep Your advices in mind
Yes english I also heard is less impacted than econ