<p>Ok. So I've been trying to find more information on this, but it seems to be fairly limited.</p>
<p>I'm going to be a junior-level transfer student so how do my california community college grades factor into Grad school admissions? Do they calculate your cumulative GPA with both your UC and CCC grades?</p>
<p>I have crappy grades from community college, so would I be better off applying to grad school after I graduate (assuming I got good grades at the UC)? or should I just apply my senior year?</p>
<p>From the information I’ve gotten on the forums, they do. :/</p>
<p>They also take into account all those classes you had to re-take (if for example you needed to replace that D or F grade) which sucks. As in, they take the first grade and the re-take grade. TT__TT;;</p>
<p>Hope you get more information tho!</p>
<p>what about Ws?? so technically it was better to take those Ws than Ds or Fs??</p>
<p>Yes always take a W over a D or an F</p>
<p>There are lots of reasons other then failing to withdraw from a class.</p>
<p>so how does Ws factor in for grad school?</p>
<p>They show up on your final transcripts but don’t factor into your gpa. One or two won’t matter at all. A whole bunch won’t look good but not deal breaker I’d imagine especially if your grades are strong.</p>
<p>Grad schools would typically look at both gpas. It may also depend on your major and the grad school might only look at the upper division courses in determining admission standards. For the w’s, if you have gotten a few, you should try to retake it if you can to get a better grade if possible, but if its out of your reach or too difficult and not in any way related to your major, you shouldn’t retake it. It is usually always better to take a W instead of a D or F, but if you have multiple W’s in the same course or subject, then you might need to take the course for a passing grade to appear more appealing to admission committees</p>