<p>Hi, I'm on my friend's account here, I just had a really quick question.</p>
<p>I went to a CSU for one semester my freshman year and did horribly (1 - A, 2 - B's, 2 - F's). However, there were some circumstances why (Father was sick and I was away from home, etc.), but that's not the point.</p>
<p>My GPA is a 3.91 from the community college I'm attending. I do know that they see both transcripts. Will the UC's only factor in the CCC's GPA for admission? I thought they average both, but I was talking to my friend who goes to UCLA and he told me they only look at the CCC's GPA. I also heard from someone else that the GPA would only matter if I elect to transfer those units (that I passed; meaning units I'm using towards the IGETC) from the CSU. </p>
<p>Are either of these true? Could I circumvent the CSU GPA being part of my transfer GPA on my application by solely using CCC units for GE and pre-req's?</p>
<p>I'm just asking as I'm wondering if my GPA and transfer chances are forever ruined because of one semester at a CSU.</p>
<p>The UCs will probably use your CCC GPA since most courses at CCCs articulate with UC courses but most CSU courses do not and are not transferable. Your CCC GPA is very impressive but there could be some lingering doubts at the UCs since you did so poorly at a CSU which is much closer to a UC in academic rigor than a CCC is.</p>
<p>It depends on your major and the UC campus. Some UC campuses/majors will use UC-transferable GPA for admission, others will use overall GPA. UC-transferable GPA is calculated from ALL UC-transferable courses, so any CSU courses deemed as transferable will be included in the GPA calculation. Overall GPA is calculated from EVERY course you completed.</p>
<p>You don’t get to choose which units get transferred, the UCs make that decision for you.</p>
<p>You must report ALL coursework completed on the UC application. Omitting the CSU coursework may get your acceptance revoked if you were discovered (whether you will get discovered is debatable, but do you really want to risk life-long ban from the UCs?). </p>
<p>Depending on the UC campus, some are forgiving of missteps (especially if you explain the hardships). UCLA is the one campus that is very strictly academic achievement oriented and bad grades (even justified by hardships) won’t get you very far.</p>