<p>Semester is about to end for me, and my grades don’t look so good…
I started off this year thinking it’s okay to get a few B’s here and there, and concentrated on the SAT and college apps. Now that everything is done, I’ve been trying to pull my grades up (which were one C, four B’s, and one A in P.E.), and now I think I can probably get 3 A’s and 3 B’s. I’m worried that this might be viewed as a “significant drop in gpa”. My gpa for the UC’s are 3.7 Unweighted and 4.0 Weighted. </p>
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Does it have to be a 3.0 unweighted?</p>
<p>Right now my grades look like they'll end like this:
English 4-B
Marine Biology-B
Economics AP-B
Statistics AP-C</p>
<p>Would I be alright?
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I'd really like to know myself. It may be that they're talking about the UC gpa which uses the a-g courses in calculating gpa AND gives 1+ gpa for approved AP/honors. But then again the extra gpa didn't apply for freshman year so would it apply to senior year? I keep hearing from people it's weighted gpa but they UC website doesn't specify.</p>
<p>I guess the safest thing to do is to keep a 3.0 UW a-g AND non a-g (shouldn't be struggling in things like Foods II or P.E., though) I also hear that to be eligible for some honors program you need to keep an even higher gpa. For Riverside it was 3.25 and no Cs... and again, no clarification whether gpa was W or UW, whether a C in an AP class would count as a B...</p>
<p>Actually, it depends on the college. Here is what I found so far</p>
<p>UC Davis does not have a required gpa at all, but they will still pull you back for a D. I just got an email mentioning to be eligible for their scholarship program you must retain a 3.50 UC gpa during your senior year</p>
<p>UCR has requirementsfor their highlander honors program which asks for a 3.25 and no Cs or below. They don't say if they whether it's weighted or not. Since its one of the easier UCs to get into, I assume they won't pull you back for below 3.0. Just dont drop too far I guess</p>
<p>Same with Merced</p>
<p>Also from an email that just came in today.. UCI wants a 3.0 Weighted gpa but the email didn't mention anything about Ds.</p>
<p>not sure about UCSD or the others
I keep hearing that CSUs don't have this. And I cant find any mention from Cal Poly SLO</p>
<p>wait are you sure? 3.0 is too easy. Everyone who did that for the last three years shouldn't have any problem with it now. What if you are used to get straight A's and now this year you have 3 Bs and 3 As? Of course they will question that.</p>
<p>No, they won't question that. Rescinding their offer of admission to applicants is not very common, because its not like they go through each and every applicant and say, "Wow, this person used to be a straight-A student. Now he has 3 B's. Something is wrong. He shouldn't come." 1) They really don't care that much and 2) Even if they did, they have too many people matriculating to ever be able to do that. I think all they do is they look at the second semester transcripts and if a D or a lower GPA than 3.0 rolls around, then a red flag comes up and then they'll question it.</p>
<p>Do they ever ask for first semester grades for kids that are on the bubble for admission? That is, do they ever consider first semester grades in the admission decision or for scholarship (regents, alumni) selection?</p>
<p>I got the same email regarding the weighted 3.0 that I have to keep. My grades pretty much suck this semester. I've blown off way too many tests and it's cost me dearly. I should have an A in Marine Bio, but since I failed the two lab practicums there's no chance for that. AP Stat has me worried as I've got like a 72 going into the final. Good thing it's a weighted 3.0</p>
<p>I'd also like to know if they consider 1st semester senior grades if you're on the bubble.</p>
<p>I would only further recommend that you read your conditions of admissions carefully. When you are admitted to a campus they will state the “Conditions of Admissions.” These conditions simply state what they expect you to meet to keep your admissions. If you fail to meet the conditions then your admissions will be jeopardized.</p>