<p>Hello,</p>
<p>So the rescinding policy at Berkeley is only C's and above and over a 3.0 UW GPA, right? I was wondering: is this 3.0 UW GPA is only based on the UC GPA for A-G requirements?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>The GPA requirement is per semester, not simply the year average; neither semester can be below 3.0</p>
<p>The policy is quite vague about the exact rules for calculating the GPA. Presumably it is by the UC GPA rules, else a student at a school using a 0 to 5 GPA system would have a much easier time. However, I have never seen a specific set of instructions. That also means that the courses to be included are not defined - could be only A-G types or could be all coursework. </p>
<p>In practice, if someone is so close that the exact rules will make or break their conformance to the conditions of admission, a decision will hinge much more on the situation and not on the numeric GPA. It could be nervewracking because you won’t know if they will calculate your GPA as <3.0 - you send in the transcript but if they don’t consider you below the conditions, you will hear nothing at all. You won’t know if a letter or call about the conditions is coming tomorrow or will never happen. </p>
<p>Of course, the lack of defined rules does give some wiggle room, in that one could send in a letter stating that you believe you meet the conditions ‘as follows’, using a reasonable method of calculating the GPA. whather that is enough to avoid a rescindment, or whether the applicant also needs a good explanation, is impossible to guess. </p>
<p>If it is obvious that the applicant slacked off and didn’t try,</p>
<p>Ok. I’m starting to get the feel of the policy. Thank you so much for your help.</p>
<p>3.0 unweighted per semester a-g courses only.</p>
<p>Just do the best that you can.</p>
<p>I called both berkeley, UCLA, and UCI and they all told me the 3.0+ GPA is the average of both semesters or in short, your total senior year. So a 2.7 and a 3.5 in each semester respectively will meet the mark the same as a 3.0 and a 3.5. That’s just what I was told over the phone so I don’t know if the ladies were misinformed or not.</p>
<p>The required GPA is stated in the Conditions of Admission, which you will receive after you are admitted.</p>
<p>The 3.0 unweighted per semester a-g courses only refers to the Berkeley campus. </p>
<p>UCLA and UCI both have the GPA policy published online (therefore in writing). However, Berkeley only has the GPA policy in its Conditions of Admission. Depending on who you get on the phone, you are not always getting accurate information (I would know, I’ve called them often enough). The phones at any of the UC campuses are staffed with clerical staff, student workers, and occasionally actual admission staff. You will do well to remember to call at least 3 times to make sure any given piece of information is accurate.</p>
<p>. . . and if you get three different answers in the three calls?</p>
<p>Can be frustrating.</p>