<p>Here are some numbers of some your-in reach schools GPA wise:</p>
<p>UC-Riverside = 3.42 (weighted)
UC-SB = 3.76 (weighted)
UC-Davis = 3.74 (weighted)
UC- Santa Cruz = 3.46 (weighted)
UC - Irvine = 3.73</p>
<p>Cal Poly = 3.70</p>
<p>With a 3.2 and your SAT and you prob. have good ECs and Recs..</p>
<p>and if you have ESL status, that will also help..</p>
<p>So you can look at all UCs with weighted GPA ranges of</p>
<p>3.0-4.0</p>
<p>I was put in independent school for the next semester of freshman year because i arrived from malaysia...</p>
<p>can anyone confirm that 12 1st sem is not counted? thx</p>
<p>yes, i can confirm that.</p>
<p>Cal Poly's gpa was a 3.89 for 2004, FYI.</p>
<p>3.89 is probably the average acceptance GPA, while 3.70 is the GPA of students who actually went to the school.</p>
<p>Geez, everyone has such high GPA. >_<</p>
<p>Grade Inflation. What can I say.</p>
<p>It's all about the 3.7. w00t.</p>
<p>If your gpa is really low, will they still look at your essay? and is there anyway you canshow them your senior progress grades?</p>
<p>Depends on the admissions process at each college, I guess. But it's going to be an uphill challenge.</p>
<p>lets say top/middle uc...will they check everyone's admissions thoroughly?</p>
<p>No.. UCs are very number based...</p>
<p>they won't let me explain my low gpa? oh i am doomed indeed</p>
<p>well i'm sure you'll get into some college. NOt sure about the UCs but as the cliche goes "there is a college for everyone." YOu don't even have to go to a CC.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I emailed ucla and hope they will give me a reply</p>
<p>Emailed them</p>
<p>got this back:</p>
<p>Richard,</p>
<pre><code> UCLA cannot comment on any student's specific chances of
</code></pre>
<p>admission and cannot offer counseling to maximize competitiveness.
Additionally, UCLA never discourages students from applying.</p>
<p>Never discourages students from applying? But hmm I sure hoped they said they encourage me to apply..haha</p>
<p>eh, i already said</p>
<p>i had a really low gpa, probably lower than yours. of course they'll at your essay, and it'll definitely help you if it's good enough. and of course you can go to a UC, there are much worse students than you at some of them.</p>
<p>I think your essay can help. I got into UCSB as a freshman for Fall 2003 with a 3.2 GPA and a 1280 SAT, so anything is possible.</p>
<p>heh tht mean your lazy, but your smart; i think colleges want people that will actually work hard. sorry, look at some community colleges</p>
<p>woo i see a ray of hope rc :P</p>