<p>I'm a senior and was filling out the UC application, and they DEMAND that you mention every school or summer college you attended.</p>
<p>"Enter all schools you have attended -- regardless of how long you attended, whether courses were completed, or whether you believe the record will affect your chances for admission or yield transferable credit. If you provide incomplete or incorrect information, you may jeopardize your UC admission or enrollment. "</p>
<p>I took a college class every summer for the past two years, and took dumb classes (Elementary Algebra and General Psychology), go A's but nonetheless I'm in Math IB HL now so does it not look ridiculous?</p>
<p>Can I not mention this in the UC app and get away with it.. or will they find out and penalize me for it</p>
<p>Listing the classes will in no way have a detrimental affect on your application. Taking classes over the summer is a productive use of the summer. To leave them off not only risks having admission rescinded, it risks being expelled after matriculation and revocation of your degree after graduation. It would be foolish (the kindest word I can think of at the moment) to do what you have proposed. Really foolish.</p>
<p>I don't think you should hide the classes...if they find out, then would you want to risk the UC schools revoking your admission? I don't think so...just write it. </p>
<p>Oh yea, question regarding this subject:
I took Algebra 2 during the summer at a local Cal State so that I can learn the material (and so that I could go on to Math Analysis/Precalc during the 10th grade)...it was more of a preparation class and it does not affect my GPA. So, I was wondering if I still needed to write this down on the UC application?</p>
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"Enter all schools you have attended -- regardless of how long you attended, whether courses were completed, or whether you believe the record will affect your chances for admission or yield transferable credit. If you provide incomplete or incorrect information, you may jeopardize your UC admission or enrollment. "
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<p>Same advice to you:
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Listing the classes will in no way have a detrimental affect on your application. Taking classes over the summer is a productive use of the summer. To leave them off not only risks having admission rescinded, it risks being expelled after matriculation and revocation of your degree after graduation. It would be foolish (the kindest word I can think of at the moment) to do what you have proposed. Really foolish.
<p>Well based off the argument given to me, yes you have too.
My classes did not affect my gpa either they were very basic classes but I'm being told I should include them.</p>
<p>It has nothing to do with your GPA. It has nothing to do with how it "looks." It has to do with giving a complete accounting of your academic record. EVERY college you attend from now until forever will require transcripts from ALL colleges you have attended. It isn't "okay" to just leave classes out that you want to hide. If it was okay, students would only list classes they received "A"s in and hide the rest. Not providing complete information is grounds for rejecting and rescinding admission as well as revoking any degrees granted.</p>
<p>so it wouldn't affect my UC GPA right? cause technically, it's not on my school transcripts and my counselor told me that my school doesn't take the credit anyways</p>
<p>If it is an actual college class taken on a college campus, it would be given "CL" status on your self-reported academic history (be sure to list the college in "Academic History, part one" and use that as the institution when you enter the class). CL classes receive the same extra GPA weight as AP classes up to 8 semester points.</p>
<p>umm...the thing is that it wasn't a college course...it was like private classes on the cal state campus ...so i still don't know if it counts...it wouldn't be on a college transcript either so...</p>
<p>A private class on a college campus would not be listed in your self-reported academic history. It would be listed with "Educational Preparation Programs" in the same section as Community Service. You are under no obligation to report those classes, but they show a commitment to your education and a productive use of your summer and would likely have a positive effect.</p>
<p>ALL colleges everywhere expect all applicants to report all previous courses studied at the secondary (high school) or higher education (college) level. This is Frequently Asked Question here on CC, and it always has the same answer. In your case, the UC application instructions could hardly be more clear. Just tell the complete truth.</p>
<p>Do yourself a big favor by starting a file of all of these classes and the universities or colleges that they were at. Keep the file somewhere where you can find it whenever you need it. And you will. Last June I spent half an hour on the telephone with the registrar at a community college that I took two courses at "just for fun" back in 1979. The registrar had to dig through a box of microfiche because the credits were so old that they aren't in the computerized system. Since I couldn't remember if it was '78, '79, or '80, the whole process was just short of a nightmare.</p>