<p>What are the lowest stats youv'e heard someone had that got them in to some of the most competitive UC's? Has anyone ever heard of someone with a 3.0 (Political Science) for example get in to Berekeley? IF the average gpa is like 3.5 does that mean that someone actually got in with a gpa lower than a 3.0? I heard at the UCLA TAP conference that they take in applicants all accross the spectrum but what do you think is the "realistic" cutoff?</p>
<p>Great question mexbruin! Based on my research of UCSD(Which is a pretty competitive/3rd highest ranked UC), a significant portion of fall 2003 transfer students got accepted with rather low gpas. I found this information quite interesting and pleasing to hear. </p>
<p>Here are the stats!! </p>
<p>GPA and % of admitted transfers with that gpa</p>
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<p>2.69 or lower (4%)<br>
2.7 to 2.9 (12%)
3.0 to 3.29 (29%)
3.3 to 3.59 (28%)
3.6 to 3.89 (23%)
3.9 and higher (4%)</p>
<p>Hope this helps! Good luck Mexbruin!</p>
<p>Really quick question. Do you think these gpa's pertain to the gpa these students had by the previous fall semsester included? ...Trans.: are those gpa's based on the one's they reported at the time they applied or the gpa they received by the end of the semester they applied (which I assume was fall 2003). OK so maybe not a quick question but here goes: IF say you report a 3.7 but then your gpa drops to a 3.3 when they receive your fall semester grades even though a 3.3 is borderline can they deny you solely based on the fact that you were unable to maintain or improve the gpa you reported? (Any former admissions reps out there that can shed some light?)</p>
<p>That's another good question. Yup, I'm pretty sure these stats refer to the gpa including the Fall semester grades(in which you submit in January). </p>
<p>Now about being denied based on falling grades, although they do take that into consideration, it isn't a major factor in determining your admission unless you do really poorly. So if someone's gpa were to drop from 3.7 to 3.3, although it affects your admission chances, there is still a decent chance of getting accepted because a 3.3 still a good gpa. Ultimately it depends on which classes you got good grades in and what your overall gpa is. If you have falling grades in your major prep requirements, or UC transfer requirements, then u might want to be concerned. On the other hand, if your falling grades are in subjects that aren't within your major prep requirements or UC prep requirements, I wouldn't worry about it unless you get a C or lower.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that the stats are of people who are enrolled in UCSD.</p>
<p>I read in this somewhere in this website that UCLA rejected a student from Cali CC who has 4.0 GPA with the hardest courses possible, and a lot of ECs. Why is this? Why do some people with very high GPAs get rejected and some ppl with relatively low GPAs get accepted?(Probably b/c of essays?)</p>
<p>Yuppery that's gotta be it. The essay must've been that bad(for the 4.0's who didn't get accepted) or that good(for the lower gpas who got accepted). Or the case might simply be that the person didn't fufill their major prep or UC transfer requirements. I must conclude that the personal statement makes a big impact.</p>
<p>potentialUC, from which site did u get that info? and also do u have the stats for UCLA?</p>
<p>are any of u guys applying to USC? do u think it is more or less competeative than UC's?</p>
<p>none other than the UCSD website. I don't think UCLA has transfer gpa statistics, except that the average is 3.5. USC has different requirements than UC but as far as gpa goes, i think it's slightly easier to get into than UCLA.</p>
<p>I disagree about the essay. UC is not going to reject someone with a 4.0 transfer gpa and good ECs solely based on their essay (not on the transfer level, at least. Freshman admits is an entirely different game in which essays do make or break your chances). It depends more on how impacted the major is, the quality of the other applicants, and how many 4.0s they've already admitted. This whole process is fairly arbitrary, as much as that sucks. Generally, if you have a 4.0 and good stats, there's no need to worry, because the majority of 4.0s will get in. But they have rejected some 4s for all kinds of reasons and its always a possibility.</p>
<p>my friend had gpa of 4.0 from CC but got rejected by ucla from last year.
he finally went to ucb</p>
<p>Applying to what major yidong? For impacted major its not uncommon to see 4.0's rejected. </p>
<p>I agree with <strong>allie</strong> that there are other factors like the quality of the applicant pool which usually varies for majors.</p>
<p>berkeley is better, its not a big loss.</p>
<p>ive heard someone got into UCLA with 3.2
i know someone personally got into UC Irvine with 2.8
and UC Riverside with 2.45</p>
<p>those are all from community colleges</p>
<p>woah. Do you know what year they were accepted and did they play sports, have a really good personal statement, and a lot of extra-curricular?</p>
<p>So for trasnfer students, the GPA is really the biggest factor for transferring?
what if i wanted to get into...UCLA's biz econ, or Berkeley's Economics, or san diego's economics? btw, i have a 3.8gpa,,which will proably go a little down after fall.</p>
<p>The lowest i've heard was 3.2 for UCLA also, however, that person went into some weird major and meantime was doing a whole bunch of stuff, working, kids..</p>
<p>Directly from UCLA's website: </p>
<p>"GPA of 3.20 or higher earned in transferable courses."</p>
<p>This is one of the listed Academic Criteria. Is this their official minimum? I don't know. If your GPA is lower than this, I would say you do not have a reasonable expectation of acceptance.</p>
<p>Directly from Berkeley's website:</p>
<p>Average college GPA (middle 50%
of students on a 4.0 scale) 3.56 - 3.91</p>
<p>If you don't know how to calculate percentiles, the lowest 1 percentile is 3.385. If your GPA is lower than this, you do not have a resonable expectation of acceptance.</p>
<p>UCLA that was awhile BACk... like 6 years ago.. i guess that makes a difference..
as for Irvine and riverside...
it just happened for 2004 fall</p>
<p>Do you know if other factors besides gpa determined their acceptance?</p>
<p>they are not sports players...
im not sure if the person with 3.2 has ECs</p>
<p>i know them quite personally... but perhaps they have a good essay.. cuz i never read through their applications...</p>