<p>Only GPA for 10th and 11th grades count. UCs do not have the same ability to study applications and look for trends that private schools do. The focus on numbers: UC GPA, class rank, SAT scores with II being emphesized. If you fall below what they want on one or more of these measures, it's time to be realistic and consider your alternatives. The UCs will just keep getting harder to get into with the budget situation for some time.</p>