<p>So I'm an out-of-state high school student from Raleigh, North Carolina. I have only taken 4 AP classes(yearlong and we have 8 classes a day) so does that equal the 8 semester cutoff for the UC GPA?</p>
<p>And does UCLA take into account that I did take many Honors courses at my school even if they're not represented in my GPA? My weighted GPA in NC is much higher than it is using UC calculations. I go to a Magnet school and we recently got 15th in the nation in SciOlympiad so yeah, my school really doesn't have joke Honors classes...</p>
<p>Just wondering</p>
<p>Another thing, I was wondering how much 4 summers of research would help my application to UCLA</p>
<p>UCLA does not cap GPA, as far as I know.</p>
<p>In terms of honors classes, I believe that the UCs can designate one class as honors per subject. For example, out of all the non-AP classes one science class per school can be designated as honors to be weighted. At my school chem was chosen to get an honors section, while biology and physics had AP equivalents but no honors sections. </p>
<p>At least, this is how it was done at my hs and I know that the honors designation at my high school exactly reflected the honors designation used to calculate UC GPA. Don’t take my word for it though, there’s probably no way for you to know for sure.</p>
<p>Can’t tell you how much your research would help you get admitted, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>What do you mean by “capping?”</p>
<p>It’s much more realistic if you are comparing yourself to your peers rather than the general application pool.</p>
<p>Capping is when UCs limit the amount of weighted credit for AP classes. If you have taken only 8 semesters of APs, you’re fine.</p>
<p>As for honors, UCs will not count them in their calculation unless they are “UC approved.” Some schools in CA even have honors classes that aren’t weighted for UCs, because they haven’t been approved. </p>
<p>Another thing to consider is that UCs do not offer financial aid to OOS students - if you cannot afford 55k+ a year, look elsewhere.</p>
<p>@alwaysleah thanks. If I can convince my parents it’s worth it for me to go to UCLA rather than UNC, then I’ll go. It’s not really a money issue.</p>
<p>By any chance, do you know how much research experience could boost my application to the UC’s?</p>