<p>I am at a cc (de anza) and I currently have a 2.8 after one year in which I got about 45 units. I know 2.8... But I have finally figured out my major which is Political Science. I came to the conclusion that I really want to attend Santa Clara University.</p>
<p>I know that in previous years there was a TAA with my CC that required you to maintain a 3.3gpa and various class requirements. If the requirements remain about the same for this year, do you guys think it is possible for me to bring my GPA up to 3.3 to sign the agreement?</p>
<p>I really regret my first year since I didn't drop ANY classes and ended up getting C's in many classes that I could've dropped. Do you guys think I should re-take some of the classes that I received a C in? </p>
<p>What are some of my other options besides hauling ---?</p>
<p>Other than SCU I was looking at UCSB, UCI, UCSD.</p>
<p>hello, if your take... lets say 30 more credits and get all A's, your gpa will be around 3.28ish. so it is possible but will be challenging. If your coco allows you to replace the lower grade by retaking the class, that can also raise your gpa. since you have decided on your major, i believe you will be more motivated to get better grades. good luck.</p>
<p>that's a pretty effed up thing to say. the quality of education at his college is far from inferior. the teachers arent ridiculously easy and it's probably one of the best cc's in the nation. i've got an idea, bball87; if you dont have anything to contribute, dont.</p>
<p>my advice is to go talk to the transfer counselors. i would recommend sandy cohen. now that you've gone through your first year you have a better feel of the college, so take some of what you've learned the hard way and then apply it. i mean, consider what boowooj said; if you get all A's for 30 more credits. i think that alone, if you do that, would be credit to your application. so all you would really need to do after focusing on that is just look forward and try to write about your experiences in your essay. if you can manage to do that, you'll be fine. see what the transfer counselors say about the TAA's, they're much more knowledgeable about them at the college then people on these boards specifically because they're experts with the college itself.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies. In regards to bball's message I do agree with you with that 2.8 is pretty much a horrible GPA but it wasn't something that I was "struggling" to get. Yes, it's my own fault for that, but thats why I'm trying to head towards a different direction.</p>
<p>um...my comment wasn't harsh...i mean if you are struggling to get a 2.8 at a community college, what is an adcom going to think about your performance at Cal Berk. You might get a 2.0</p>
<p>Some community colleges are tougher than some colleges bball. I'm sorry but people who don't come from elite private high schools (<em>cough *cough *bball</em>) can come a long way in college once they realize what they've got to do. Sure he's gonna have to work a hell of a lot harder than he did last year, but it's not impossible. Good luck.</p>
<p>i feel like i know a little bit about your situation. i was once in a similar situation. it was hard for me to get started studying, something i have not done for such a so long time. for me, i felt like i needed some new friends, those who i can learn good studying habbits and time management skills from. they created such an environment which i could locate more of my free time in studying. i definately needed those times to catch up and make up for my times lost. i still remember comments from counselors at my school denying any hopes for success in college, very similar to one you saw here in this thread. i hope you just take the positives from this thread and start again for your new goal. i really think you can make it. just a small advice because i was once there myself. once again, good luck.</p>
<p>I agree with the above two posts. Work hard and success will follow. Don't listen to what others think. They have the ability to hold you back from working at your full potential. Nobody offically told me that I was a failure for not getting into any "good" universities after high school, I told myself that. I pushed myself to the limit because when I looked in the mirror, I saw a failure. I used my anger and disgrace to study like I've never studied before. While I agree that I still don't have the perfect grades (a GPA Of 3.7), I've done 10x better than I have in my first semester (2.8)</p>
<p>wow...i am so offended by ppl who say i am a snob, omg, i am just going to cry about it in a corner. For anyone who says that the competition is more stiff at a CC than Cal Berk is in a dream world. Plz, i don't care how hard the academics and how hard the professors are, there is much more competition at Cal Berk than any CC in the country. PERIOD. CASE CLOSED. When you are sitting in a community college with some ppl who failed out of high school and walk into Cal Berk with students are generally smart, you will be in for a shock.</p>
<p>hey jackass dont assume, that just because a person is in a CC they are there because they failed in high school. You are probably one of the most ignorant people ive seen in these forums. You are clearly not one of the brightest people in the world.</p>
<p>I thought I already put an end to this discussion with my first reply. redbull is correct, community college is a financially viable alternative to larger universities. It can be argued very strongly that the instruction at a community college far exceeds that of UC berkeley; the impersonal nature of classes there almost negates the value of the 20,000 increase in tuition costs. I've heard of 1,000 person biology classes that break into smaller TA'd groups of 60. the largest biology class at de anza, specifically, is just under 40, with personal instruction offered at the tutorial center almost every hour there is a class. competition? sure. why not? I seriously have no idea where you make the relationship: competition=better education. As for the difficulty level, sure, if you consider 1,000 students all vying for the same grade, the competition level is higher. Does that change the quality and drive of the student who either out of choice or not attends a university of ease in admissions? i dont think so.</p>
<p>But guess what, you sophomoric tard, De anza has 25,000 undergraduate students, who either are trying to get an AA degree or transfer to another university. Guess how many undergraduates ''Cal'' has? According to the Common data Set 04-05 (supplied by berkeley's campus information) It has 22,880. That's right- and this includes seniors, juniors, and underclassmen. De anza is only a two-year institution; it only technically has freshmen and sophomores, and they still manage to keep thier class sizes DRAMATICALLY smaller. Does this mean increased competition? not neccessarily.</p>
<p>But let's go even further into this, just because you brought it up. It's well known that students at outside universities come to CC's to take required classes for thier majors for various reasons; one of those reasons which may be, as stated before, the smaller class size. And hey, guess what? Those visiting students usually excel with flying colors. Why is this, do you think? because its ridiculously easy? That should be the case, considering its only a CC and all-but then you also have to consider the QUALITY of instruction and education, and take into account the fact they made a smarter decision about thier ability to take a class, and you would reason they would do well. </p>
<p>anyway. i'm done. this is an absolutely pointless conversation. it should be over with, now.</p>