<p>Basically, I'm from NYC with an 87 cumulative AVG. Without my freshman year grades, my GPA is higher. But the UC's say you need to be "eligible" to apply. But do I just count my soph./junior. year grades in that? What if they are not in the "a-g" courses? </p>
<p>If you look on that site, it says a 3.4 GPA is required for non-residents for eligibility in the statewide context. Also, I e-mailed someone from the UC admissions office, and they said a 3.4 is a "strong B". So, just to clarify again:</p>
<p>Would I need to meet that required GPA in these "a - g" courses? Also, if the UC's don't consider your freshman grades, then how is possible that you can calculate your "a - g" classes if some of them were taken your freshman year? This is all very, very confusing to me. What goes into calculating my GPA? We use the 1 - 100 scale, and I was told my a UC admissions officer via e-mail that grades are not converted. However, what grades do I use to calculate my GPA?</p>
<p>Thanks A TON for anyone who can help me out.</p>
<p>This all is very, very confusing to me.
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<p>All a-g classes that you took in high school for a grade of a C- (~70) or better are counted towards the minimum number of courses required. However, only the ones you took sophomore and junior years are counted for your GPA. </p>
<p>I'd convert all a-g subject grades of 90-100 to an A, 80-89 to a B, and so forth, then divide by the number of courses to find your GPA.</p>
<p>A Mom here...my understanding..How many classes fall in the A-G list of required classes? Unweighted-do you have a B+/A- average in those classes? (Occassional B/B-)They do not focus on your freshman class, but they will take it into account for your overall GPA, along wih the GPA in the A-G classes. to see if you have an upward trend. I do not know what the common stats were for class of 2011, but i do have friend who worked in the presidents office who told me over 5,000 applicants who were rejected had perfect 2400 SAT scores. I mention this because Cal and UCLA uses a holistic method of determining who is accepted, and who is not. so...in addition to a strong GPA/transcript, but sure to include your ECs/awards. As I said, I am just a Mom, if you have further questions, maybe someone else may know, or check with your GC. G/Luck!</p>
<p>Thanks a lot of the responses. So there are no "requirements" for one to apply?</p>
<p>Also, for visual/performing arts, my school doesn't offer a full one year course for any of the particular, but I took drama and music in the same year (junior). Would that count? I also took an art class for one semester as a sophomore.</p>
<p>just one little digression here -- why are you considering a UC school out of state? For CA residents the UC's are a sweet deal, offering some of the best public U's in the land at a decent price. But OOS you will pay over 40K per year to attend. For that money you could go to a college with smaller classes, personal attention from profs, a focus on undergrads, etc.</p>
<p>classes taken Frosh year (or in 8th grade, for that matter) do serve to fulfill the class requirements for admission, but do not count in the 'UC gpa' calculation, which are Soph & Jr year grades only. Also, UC allows 8 semester's worth of bonus points for UC-approved honors courses. Since you are OOS, UC-approval is a non-issue, so its more a matter of the application reader knowing your HS curriculum. For the purposes of your online app, all AP/IB courses count for the bonus point. Honors classes taken at your HS during Frosh & Soph year typically do not count, nor do honors courses required for admissions. For example, Alg II is a required class for admission, so honors Alg II does not earn a bonus point; but honors precalc will earn a bonus point. Other honors classes during Jr year typically will earn a bonus point if they have prereqs, such as honors English.</p>