I got 2 D’s in GE classes, but retook them. Will me UCB admissions chances be compromised?

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I applied to Transfer to UCLA and UCB for Fall 2019.
I received 2 D’s in GE classes last year, but retook them both for As (at the same College.) They’ve been replaced in my GPA, so I technically have a 3.93. There’s no other blips in my admission record; I have just about straight As otherwise.

My major is Biology at UCLA, and Public Health at UCB, and I’ve satisfied all of the prereqs for both majors.

I have very decent Extracurriculars, and I thought my essays were compelling.

Do you guys think my chances of admission are compromised?

Edit: I got the Ds in Cultural Anthropology and Intro to Sociology, which appear to be prereqs for Public Health at UCB. Can anyone speak to this new development?

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Hopefully, you have a good excuse for a couple of D’s, such as medical emergency in which you were hospitalized… Otherwise, those are two red flags which will likely ‘compromise’ your chances at Cal and LA. Apply broadly.

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@bluebayou Unfortunately, it was just a dumb mistake on my part. I mixed up the dates of the finals. In my defense, I was 16, and I really didn’t care about school all that much.
Thanks for your honesty, though. I applied to UCSD, UC Davis, UCR and UCM as well.

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Okay, so you were a high school student. And the courses have been replaced with As. They’re fairly forgiving about courses when you were younger and that you repeated. All things being equal, I don’t think they will put too much weight on it, but it’s hard to ever know how admissions will deal with it.

Make sure to explain in TAU (unless already explained in application in additional comments).

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@Ohm888 I wasn’t a high school student; I was a full-time college student. But I will do as you suggested; thanks for your reply.

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http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/transfer/advising/transferring-credits/index.html indicates that the new grade when repeating a course where a D or F was originally earned will be used in GPA calculation. However, since all attempts are included in your college record, admissions readers will see the original D or F and the repeat, which may affect their evaluation of your application.