How Much Does Junior/Senior Year matter compared to the first two?

Applying to College
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<p>UC and CSU calculate GPA from the a-g qualifying courses taken 10th and 11th grades. Courses taken in 9th grade count against the a-g requirements with a C or better, but do not affect GPA used for admissions purposes.</p>

<p>The a-g courses are listed here:
[University</a> of California - “A-G” courses](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html)</p>

<p>UC GPA calculuation:
[University</a> of California - Calculating GPA](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/q-and-a/calculating-gpa/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/q-and-a/calculating-gpa/index.html)</p>

<p>CSU is broadly similar; see [CSUMentor[/url</a>] .</p>

<p>You may want to compare your stats to the profiles of various UC schools:</p>

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html]University”&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html]University</a> of California - Freshman admission profiles](<a href=“http://www.csumentor.edu%5DCSUMentor%5B/url”>http://www.csumentor.edu)
[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu%5DUniversity”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu)</p>

<p>Note, however, that if you cannot qualify as a California resident, you need a minimum GPA of 3.4 for UC (it is 3.0 for California residents).</p>