<p>I only have after 22 transferable units and my GPA is only 2.2 I want to go to either UCR or UCIrvine. Did I screw my chances? I'm trying to do better in class but It is really hard for me. Please let me know what GPA is acceptable for </p>
<p>Business Administration Majors. Thanks</p>
<p>I hope u have some csu back ups.</p>
<p>CSU back-ups meaning like SF state?</p>
<p>Why is it hard for you to get good grades? What college are you currently attending?</p>
<p>No offense, I'm not saying you're a bad student, but a 2.2 GPA at a low ranked college doesn't make you look good to admissions at any university, even the lowest-ranked UCs. </p>
<p>Why are your grades lower? Do you have a difficult job, a family to support, a mental or physical handicap, etc? If you want to be taken seriously by admissions, you should have quite a good reason for the low GPA. Just as a comparison, most of the students on College Confidential have GPAs that are 3.5/3.6 and upwards, and they are at well-ranked colleges to boot.</p>
<p>So what's your reason? Good luck, in any case.</p>
<p>valentina, cc is not an accurate reflection of colleges.</p>
<p>natekind, apply to some csu i don't think it's too late. CSU Northrirdge has business prog and they are accepting apps still, i think</p>
<p>I don't have to justify myself to you. Basically I wasn't prepared for the college life a year ago, and I'm still no fully prepared for the amount of work and dedication that comes into play. SO ****ing sorry, it is only grades, that has no baring on my acedemic preformance at all. </p>
<p>Anyway, I did some GPA calculator tests and if I can get a 3.0 over my 60 units how will that help my chances?</p>
<p>You really think I should apply to NorthRidge right now? I will apply but what are my chances, really, to be accepted? Should I boost my grades and then apply? Is northridge a superior college?</p>
<p>You really think I should apply to NorthRidge right now?</p>
<p>No. but i think they do accept some students w/ less than 60 units.... check their site.</p>
<p>Should I boost my grades and then apply?</p>
<p>Yes that would help</p>
<p>Is northridge a superior college?</p>
<p>Not really. but do u think u're in a position right now to be very picky?</p>
<p>it is only grades, that has no baring on my acedemic preformance at all. </p>
<p>U should rethink this.</p>
<p>My real goal is to receive an MBA from a top school like Haas or NYU or Columbia. So inorder to reach those goals I need to be in a UC or CSU?</p>
<p>To get in a hard school like HAAS what GPA should I shoot for?</p>
<p>you mean for undergraduate?
Haas you should shoot for a 3.7+</p>
<p>For mba its all about work experience. Work expereince > GPA & GMAT</p>
<p>dont worry...it seems like there are people on this site that have this power trip and only discuss ivies and uc's...every situation is different, so its not right to judge someone...the 3 letters CSU seems like a death sentence to some people on here lol even compared it to being slightly better than going to a CC. about CSUN, i got accepted and its fairly easy, but dont plan to attend there. also it might be harder to transfer as a lower division student to certain schools. i suggest getting all your GE requirements done and transfer after u complete 60 units</p>
<p>also my GPA isnt that much higher at the moment, right now its 2.5 overall. went to a previous Univ. when i was younger didnt do as well and for the past couple yrs been at a CCC, been doing well and have around a 3.6 GPA my last 30+ units. with my overall GPA not that great, i didnt expect to get accepted to not that many schools and probabyl would've settle for the 1st school that accepted me. but so far applied to 8 schools and acceptedin 7 of them and still awaiting the status on 1 more. so i guess it depends on ur situation, not usre if the admissions noticed my improvement and took that into consideration. now i'm down to choosing between sdsu, long beach, fullerton,sonoma, and chico</p>
<p>"I don't have to justify myself to you."</p>
<p>Well, I meant generally. Seriously, you don't have to justify yourself to me, but I'm pretty sure admissions-- if you want to be taken as a serious applicant to somewhat more competitive schools-- might want to know why your grades are lower. You'll have to justify yourself to them.</p>
<p>"Basically I wasn't prepared for the college life a year ago, and I'm still no fully prepared for the amount of work and dedication that comes into play."</p>
<p>Okay, sure. If you're "no fully prepared," however, maybe you should remain at your lower-ranked university. Nothing wrong with that.</p>
<p>"SO ****ing sorry, it is only grades, that has no baring on my acedemic preformance at all."</p>
<p>Oh, really? Grades, which are indicators of one's success in a certain class, have no baring on "acdemic preformance"? So what DOES have baring on academic performance, really?</p>
<p>"Anyway, I did some GPA calculator tests and if I can get a 3.0 over my 60 units how will that help my chances?"</p>
<p>That sounds much, much better than a 3.0.</p>
<p>You shouldn't have gotten so sensitive or offended, because that really wasn't my intention. I was just being realistic. I know that College Confidential has users who have much higher GPAs and aren't accurate at giving a broad spectrum of the academic caliber of all college students... but really. 2.2 is low for a GPA. Almost anywhere. </p>
<p>What I was trying to get at, if you've got a low GPA, then what's your hook? Why would admissions anywhere want to offer you admission instead of a student with a 3.0 or a 3.5? Are you in clubs, do you volunteer, do you have a demanding job, do you have a family to support, etc?</p>
<p>You usually can't get into a good educational program on the fact that you have a low GPA because you "just weren't ready for the workload" at a community college. That's just reality.</p>
<p>Once again, good luck.</p>
<p>Ok, sometimes people are a little harsh on these forums...most everyone here cares about their education, right? but not everyone is in the position to succeed despite life circumstances...I think this is what nate meant by his grades not being a reflection of academic potential, not performance.
And PS, I know someone who went to CSUN for undergrad and then Berkeley for grad school. (she did A LOT of stuff outside of school, though).</p>
<p>i am sure a csu would accept anyone with a 2.0 and above. goodluck.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help guys... I'm starting to get better grades probably due to the fact that now I care. I'm shooting for 4As and 1B for my 16unit load class.</p>
<p>Definately possible! Good luck!</p>