<p>I am a political science major with a 3.75 at a CCC and I have sent my UC applications out for Fall 2013 to the top 5 UC campuses</p>
<p>2 questions: </p>
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<li><p>I see people put their "major gpa" up on here often, is that something that is considered in the admissions process?</p></li>
<li><p>I had a D in American government my first semester and I retook and and got an A. This semester, it looks like I will be getting a B in my political philosophy class. These are some of the very few imperfections on my transcript and they are both major perquisites for political science. how will this impact my chances for admission?</p></li>
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<p>1: Yes your major GPA is often times considered in the admissions process. That’s how they compare you to others that are applying to the same major.</p>
<p>2: The D in American government is fine since you retook it and got an A. They will only factor in the more recent grade for that class so you’re golden. It’s a little unfortunate that you’re probably going to be a B in another major prereq class but it isn’t the end of the world. The average GPA for political science at UCLA is 3.79. So you’re around that area, assuming that everything is fine you should have a decent shot. </p>
<p>On the far right of the UCLA college of letters of science admissions link you sent me, it says amount of units. Is this the average amount of classes taken for students? Because those numbers seem extraordinarily high. </p>
<p>I will be transferring with somewhere between 60-70 credits… Does this matter?</p>