<p>So, I got accepted to Berkeley. (yay! , right? ) </p>
<p>Well.... I haven't been doing good this last CC semester (taking 22 units), and it's VERY unlikely that i'll finish with above a 3.0 gpa.. (more like 2.8/2.9). </p>
<p>HOWEVER, in the acceptance contract, it says you NEED a 3.0 or higher..</p>
<p>this is really depressing me, because i worked SO hard to get accepted to this school and can't picture myself anywhere else! </p>
<p>SO MY QUESTION IS: do you think Berkeley will disqualify me for this, or do I have a chance of over passing this rule? </p>
<p>I called the school today, and some lady told me they are very strict with the contract and that she's seen people getting disqualified herself.. but isn't she supposed to say that no matter what?</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation and I got the same response. </p>
<p>Is your GPA prior to this semester high? If so a 2.8 GPA would only bring down your high GPA a little bit. I interpret that condition as applying to your overall GPA, not your semester GPA. I could be wrong.</p>
<p>I wouldnt worry to much until you get your final grades. Explain your situation to your professors, you’d be surprised by how forgiving they can be.</p>
<p>FutureCalBear: You definitely need to get through this semester with a 3.0. Honestly, what I would suggest is that you speak with the professors at your CC. Sometimes if you let them know the predicament you are in (YOU GOT INTO CAL! AND YOU MIGHT GET RESCINDED!) and that you are willing to do whatever it takes to receive a better grade they might be willing to work with you. If you are taking 22 units there must be at least one or two teachers that would be willing to help. HONESTLY, for your own sake TALK TO YOUR PROFESSORS!</p>
<p>…while i would suggest talking to your professors, i dont think saying you will get rescinded from cal will help. it makes you seem needy and you dont care about their class. instead, i would suggest that you talk to them, say you are taking 22 units, say it was a little more than you can handle and you arent doing as well as you thought you could. ask for any type of help. </p>
<p>then during finals week, give them a gift card to starbucks or something and say something like, “im really thankful for all the help you gave, and i know you have a lot of work ahead of you grading the finals and inputting the grades, so get yourself a coffee on me as a sign of thanks.”</p>
<p>^^ Does that border on bribery, or is it just me? As a joke, I told my professor that I dropped 20 bucks in his office, and he said that it’d better be a c-note.</p>
<p>^^I’d say that is straight up bribery and comes off insulting! There is NOTHING wrong with telling your professors your situation…trust me I have had a dozen or more professors during my 4 years at cc and I can tell you that only 3 of them were not willing to work with me on similar situations. They know how hard you must of worked to get into CAL in the first place so they will know that you are just a straight up slacker lookign for a way out. Just explain to too heavy course load and your situation with CAL to your professors and like a poster above sad, at least some of them will help you out!</p>
<p>imo mentioning you might get rescinded and you need their help to transfer will probably help persuade them to help you, and while giving gift cards does seem like bribery to me, i know kids who have done/do that and there haven’t been any negative consequences…and oftentimes they will follow it up by regularly giving gifts on holidays if the teacher helped them simply to keep in touch with the teacher, which helps when asking for recommendations</p>
<p>I would probably ask the library if they can rent you a room for the rest of the semester and literally stay there. Sure, you can talk to your teachers and they might give you a few pity points here and there but at the end of the day, you need to make the difference in your grades by hard work and dedication. </p>
<p>Study daily, get help from tutors, and go to your professors office hours and ask questions. It really helps if your professors see that you are really trying to bring up your grades. And please don’t do the gift idea… People should have a little more pride then that…</p>
<p>Don’t ever put it on your professor’s back the fact that you might be recinded from Cal if you don’t get your grades up. I’ve had some Professors but that on their syllabi, it’s just not acceptable. Let them know that you’re having some difficulties and could use some help for next year.</p>
<p>Get those grades up or they will recind you, as simple as that. You worked this hard to get this far but you’re going to quit now? Get on it!</p>
<p>Sorry for being blunt, but what makes you think you deserve an exception? The contract specifically states that you need a 3.0. You have a 2.8. If you can’t get your $%&# together, you don’t belong at Berkeley.</p>