<p>Ok, I do not have a high GPA 2.75 but I plan to make that up by developing a good programming portfolio. It was not until my senior year til I got interested in other fields of CS (data mining, natural language processing, AI, etc). Prior to that, I did not have that much interest. </p>
<p>I'm from southern California and wondering what's a good CSU or UC school that allows me to be admitted despite a low GPA? What's a good counterbalance?</p>