<p>hi, i am a sophomore applying for transfer.</p>
<p>I was wondering if the UCs will see the gpa accounting my fall grades and/or winter grades.</p>
<p>UC apps are due on the november 30th. but my fall semester ends on december 16th, and winter grades come out around march 1st.</p>
<p>ty.</p>
<p>fall grades, yes. winter grades - there’s a debate about that, which i’m going to let someone more knowledgeable about that cover for you.</p>
<p>Nope, they wont see winter, the fall update is in January. They will see it after you are accepted and submit your winter/spring grades though and students are only allowed admittance if they receive a minimum GPA during that semester as well, but that contract is usually something like a 3.0 average.</p>
<p>Kind of a side question and just want some further clarification</p>
<p>So if the UC’s accept you, they are assuming you’ll have 90+ units by the time Spring 2011 ends right?And that you have your prereqs done.</p>
<p>And will they accept classes you take Summer 2011?</p>
<p>@jslee812, they will only accept summer courses that are taken at the school you are transferring to. So if you are transferring to Cal, you will have to take the summer session at Berkeley after spring 2011.</p>
<p>You have to have the 90 quarter (60 semester) units by the end of your spring semester so sometime around May or June. I’ve heard conflicting statements about transferring summer classes. I know that as one at least last year though, some of the UCs (the less competitive ones though) specifically said you could fulfill some of the requirements (60 units, English, or Math) during that summer though so I am guessing that this is a mostly school by school basis.</p>
<p>UC applications are not even considered until the fall 2010 grades have been updated by the applicant and are definitely a signifiant part of the UC admission decisions. Winter and spring 2011 grades, however, are not considered and are not part of the initial admission decision.</p>
<p>With that being said, many applicants have tried to take advatange of this. Lets say that student 1 writes on his UC application that he/she was “planning” to take 25 units of classes in winter and spring but in fact only completes about 15 units (“takes it easy”). Or student 2 writes on the UC application that he/she was “planning” to take physics, chemistry, calculus and biology in winter and spring but in fact only completes chemistry and biology. BOTH student 1 and student 2 could have thier acceptances rescinded.</p>
<p>Hope this helps</p>
<p>Two more questions (sorry to the OP for hijacking his/her thread):</p>
<p>Are my chances at UCLA better if I switch from political science to philosophy?</p>
<p>And are we allowed to apply to different UCs with different intended majors?</p>
<p>@jslee812</p>
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<li><p>Yes, assuming you have prerequisites done and similar major GPAs, you are probably more likely to get into Philosophy and Political Science. Philosophy is one of the easier majors to get into and political science is capped. However, that’s taking only GPA into account. With extra curriculars or a strong personal statement, you could have a better chance at getting in with a more impacted major.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes you can apply with different majors to different UCs, but your personal statement will be the same for all UCs you apply to, so make sure it reflects each major you’re applying as.</p></li>
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