<p>How is the philosophy program at UCLA? I visited when my uncle went to the research hospital there to see about some cancer research for his kidney. I loved the campus, and the coast line is to die for. I'm just infatuated with the west coast now. </p>
<p>I'm considering Stanford for my reach, UCLA for my match, and Pepperdine for my safety... on the west coast at least, I'll also be looking into some east coast schools also...</p>
<p>Also, how does financial aid look? The 23 grand for out of state is worlds cheaper than the 40 grand of everywhere else I'm looking at, but I'll take any help I can get.</p>
<p>The philosophy program is very good - I'm a philosophy major, and I love it :)
There are some excellent professors (Kaplan, Normore, Burge, Lawrence, etc.) in our program, and all the classes I've taken so far have been great... well save for one, but whatever - it was an athlete-filled lower division.
If you have any other questions, let me know.</p>
<p>When they say that you have to have a 3.0 to keep your acceptance, is that a 3.0 weighted? Because, I was thinking of slacking off and straight Cing my way thru the last semester of senior year.</p>
<p>Well, they can't really do anything to you if you have a 3.0. You could have 3 Cs and 3 As, that would still be a 3.0 and you would be meeting the admissions contract. </p>
<p>It is, however, 3.0 unweighted--so you can't slack off and get straight Cs. UNLESS you got straight As first semester, because it's an overall 3.0 for the year. </p>
<p>As a note, the 3.0 isn't set in stone, although they'd like to make you think so. My friend who went to Cal, where they have an even stricter policy (3.0 for each semester), ended up with a 2.6 second semester--he called up admissions, they just threatened him a little but in the end everything was fine.</p>
<p>I wish we knew for sure what it was. So far ive heard that its 3.0 unweighted, 3.0 weighted, or 3.0 unweighted for all the semesters/quarters combined. I think ill just force myself to believe its 3.0 unweighted so i freak myself out and study harder.</p>
<p>No, I'm 100% sure it's 3.0 UNweighted. Check the admissions contract or ask an admissions rep. Airforce1 is incorrect, a C in AP counts as a 2.0.</p>
<p>UCLA = 3.0 Unweighted for both semesters combined. I am 100% sure of this since I went through it last year. Same reqs apply to UCSD and UC Davis I believe.</p>
<p>The lower UCs require 2.0 unweighted for both semesters combined. </p>
<p>^ Thats exactly what ive heard from people at my school but people on this forum have told me its 3.0 weighted. Our counselors are pretty unhelpful too. On my irvine acceptance letter it just says something like 'maintain a 3.0 in A-G courses' but it doesnt mention weighted or unweighted.</p>
<p>As a senior, I understand that we all want to relax, but letting your grades drop to a C is irresponsible. Would anyone care to explain to me the logic in just letting it go? Or am I too self-righteous?</p>
<p>i'm with you, ef. you either have slacker classes where u dont have to work and will get a's, or you signed up for a bunch of ap's and such wanting to learn. and if you want to learn, why slack?</p>
<p>i hope you didn't sign up just to impress the adcoms ;).</p>
<p>I know you've kind of answered this throughout the thread...but in general, how "hard" are classes overall? Is it often that someone gets hammered so badly that they have to do something drastic, like transfer out?</p>
<p>I required zero graduation credits when I began my senior year. I could have just take easy "A's," but I instead opted to take 4 APs (which, according to some, is still a small amount...I've heard students carrying a 6 APs one year...whew!) and two college classes at the local Cal State. The chemistry classes at CSU provide desperately needed labratory experience that my high school does not provide. This means, however, that I had to stay pass 11 last Tuesday because of a damn titiration acid-base lab.</p>
<p>If I sound arrogant and pompous, fine. But my perspective is that high school is an opportunity to gain a strong foundation so that college may not necessarily be easier, but manageable.</p>
<p>"But my perspective is that high school is an opportunity to gain a strong foundation so that college may not necessarily be easier, but manageable."</p>
<p>thanks for the info about it being 3.0 uw for all high school classes.
Goes for Daivs too huh? I guess i see what Davis's contract says in another week. I just planned to have above a 3.0 uw just to be sure. Like i said that was just what a i heard... so thanks for telling us.</p>
<p>GLM225 : It really depends on your major. As for Economics, English, and Philosophy majors (and other liberal arts education majors), it is fairly easy to achieve 3.0+ GPA (B average). You would have to do something dramatic to get something like C or C- for your classes, such as ditching every other classes, not doing your assignments, not raising your hands to talk, and most importantly, acting like brats as if you were a high school student.</p>
<p>But for any Engineering majors, different story applies. I knew a friend of mine (Mechanical Engineering major) who once told me that passing itself is an achievement. He had something like 2.5 GPA, and still he received a couple of great offers upon graduation.</p>
<p>I beg to differ, DaRaver - it is quite easy to do poorly in the humanities. My TA tells me that the avg. essay grade in the philosophy department is B-. Saying that it takes "something drastic" to get below a B is naive.</p>
<p>DaRaver: First thanks for taking your time to answer my question. Now for my question. I just recently got accepted to UCLA for pre-econ. Now I am not sure what I want to major in. Heres how I look at it. As of now, I probably want to go into law school. If thats the case a econ major isnt necessary. Would a philosophy major do? I say this because I wouldn't mind a business major, but with econ i see math is hefty. Im not that great at hard-core calc. so theres my dilemma. another thing, whats the job market look like for a econ major. i mean do u know the stats for someone with an undergrad degree landing a good job? THANKS!</p>