Minimum GPA requirements to transfer to a UC or a CSU? (Chance me.)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Title asks it all. Basically, I ****ed up in the beginning and didn't take it seriously, and I ended up getting a couple Cs in the 'general ed' portion of my CC experience. However, I changed my major from undecided to History, and I ended up taking everything I needed in order to transfer - in all of the required classes for said major, I ended up getting As and Bs.
However, as much as I like History it just wasn't something I could see myself getting a BA in and I decided to switch to Computer Science, since I was always good at math and absolutely love computer/programming (I do it as a hobby).
What I'm worried about is my GPA and how I've messed up in the past.</p>

<p>Here's a list of classes I've taken: </p>

<p>Psych 101 - C
English 100 - B
Chemistry 100 - C
Art 110 - C
Anthro 101 - c
Soc 101 - C
Span 102 - C</p>

<p>At this point, I realized I was being an idiot and decided to 'get my act together' and switch my major:</p>

<p>Hist 113 - A
Hist 110 - B
Hist 112 - B
Hist 111 - B
Hist 171 - B
POSC - B
History 170 - B
History 165 - A
Math 100 - A</p>

<p>However, after taking all of that I realized that a) I didn't want to be a History teacher, and b) I don't want to be a lawyer, so as mentioned I switch to computer science. This current semester I'm finishing my general ED classes, as well as taking pre-reqs for upcoming classes.</p>

<p>These are what I still need to take (and the grades I'm currently getting in my 4 current classes):</p>

<p>Speech 105 - B
Engl 103 - A
Math 141 - A
Math 142 - A</p>

<ul>
<li>Phil 170 (Logic and Critical Thinking)</li>
<li><p>Biol 101 (General Biology)</p></li>
<li><p>Math 150 A (Calculus I)</p></li>
<li><p>CSCI 123 (Intro to C++)</p></li>
<li><p>Math 171 (Discrete Mathematics)</p></li>
<li><p>CSCI 133 (Data Structures in C++)</p></li>
<li><p>Math 172 (Graph Theory and Linear Algebra)</p></li>
<li><p>MAth 150 B (Calculus II)</p></li>
<li><p>Phys 221 (General Physics I)</p></li>
<li><p>PHil 170 (Logic and Critical Thinking)</p></li>
<li><p>Biol 101 (General Biology)</p></li>
<li><p>Math 250 A (Multivariable Calculus)</p></li>
<li><p>CIS 226 (Java PRogramming I)</p></li>
<li><p>CSCI 241 (Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming)</p></li>
<li><p>Phys 222 (General Physics II)</p></li>
<li><p>CIS 228 (Java Programming II)</p></li>
<li><p>Math 250 B (Linear Algebra and Differential Equations)</p></li>
<li><p>Math 250 C (Additional Topics in Linear Algebra)</p></li>
<li><p>Phys 223 (General Physics III)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Prior to this semester, my GPA was a 2.81. However, assuming I do well in the rest of the classes I need to take (only getting As and Bs), my GPA should rise to.. somewhere between 3.1 and 3.3. My question is, with a 3.1-3.3 GPA, what are my expectations as far as schools are concerned?</p>

<p>I'm looking into the following schools (I'm from California, 1st gen college person):</p>

<p>CSU
- San Luis Obispo
- Pomona
- Northridge
- Long Beach
- Fullerton</p>

<p>UCLA
UC San Diego
USC
UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara
UC Davis
University of Florida
UC Riverside
UC Santa Cruz
Florida State University
University of Central Florida
University of South Florida</p>

<p>Can I even get into college at all?</p>

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<p>Bump. Someone please answer me.</p>

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<p>The upward trend in your GPA is definitely in your favor. I think that possible 3.3 GPA sounds pretty realistic for most of the CSU schools.
As for the UCs, I saw some people get accepted to UCSB with a 3.3-ish GPA using the TAG. I think it will be similar for TAG applicants to UC Irvine. From what I hear, UCR is one of “easier to get into” UCs… I don’t know much about the other schools on your list, but some of them also have the TAG option, so I would definitely try to become eligible for that, if possible. (I’m not sure if your GPA will be high enough in time to be eligible for TAG, even though it will be high enough by the time you actually transfer)… but I would definitely look into that.</p>

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<p>So I’m looking at 3.1+ for CSUs, 3.4+ for UCs, generally speaking?</p>

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<p>An upper division transfer student needs a minimum GPA of 2.0 to transfer to a CSU, but I would definitely aim for above 3.0 if possible. If you can become eligible for TAG, from what I have seen and heard, the 3.3+ would be competitive at UCR and UCM, which are the least selective UCs. I would say your next best bet would be UCSC, followed by UCD, UCI, then UCSB and UCSD (TAG applies to all). UCLA and UCB are the most selective of the UCs, and neither have the TAG option, so you probably won’t have much luck with those. But- the UCs allow you a chance to convince them that they are making a good decision by choosing you in your personal statement, which the CSUs don’t require. By the way- I didn’t count all your classes, but it looks like you will have a bunch of units- are you applying as a 2-year transfer? If so, you don’t want to have much more than 60 units.</p>

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<p>I took my first year out of high school off, then as mentioned I was undecided in my major so I just did all my general ED classes. Then, I switched majors to History and did all of the pre-reqs for that, but when it came down to transferring I honestly didn’t want to major in that anymore, so I recently switched over to computer science. I have no option but to have a lot of units.</p>

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<p>Can anyone rank the CSUs in order likelihood of getting in?</p>

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<p>Dominguez Hills, Chico, And CSULA are among the least selective. SDSU, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSULB and CSU Pomona are the most selective… there are so many CSU campuses I can’t really speak for the rest but those are both ends of the spectrum.</p>