TAG was voided for this reason

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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I was waitlisted at UC Irvine even though I had a TAG so I send the admissions counselor a message about it and received this response.

"If you read the TAG requirements for UCI it does
state: has earned a minimum GPA of 3.4 in all
UC-transferable coursework by the end of the
summer 2015 for fall 2016 admission and will
maintain GPA of 3.4 in all UC-transferable
coursework for all subsequent terms.

You had a 3.00 in your Fall 2014 term and this
made you ineligible for TAG."

I was under the impression that “maintain GPA of 3.4 in all UC-transferable
coursework for all subsequent terms”, meant that my GPA could not fall below 3.4? And not that I had to achieve a minimum 3.4 for every subsequent term. I mean hypothetically if I applied again for TAG next year and didn’t take any more courses I would get in because I had the 3.4 upfront… it just doesn’t make any sense to me, does this seem right?

2

That makes no sense. I had a 2.0 one term and my tag was still accepted.

3

I think it means by end of summer 2015 you need an overall 3.4.
It’s the subsequent terms line where you messed up.
In addition, all subsequent terms after submission need to be 3.4, meaning both the fall 2014 and spring 2015 terms.

4

I agree this is ambiguous, “all” could mean overall GPA or each term. However they do clearly give the rules in the UC TAG matrix

Sorry about that :frowning:

5

Called admissions again and they confirmed it (rudely…), sigh. Hopefully some spots open up in electrical engineering, I’m thinking a lot of people applied to UCI as backup and will go to UCSD instead

6

UPDATE: WAS JUST ACCEPTED RANDOMLY

7

congrats :))

8

Yay!

9

Can you get admitted if you don’t finish the major pre-reqs?

10

It depends on the major, the UC, and their decision.

11

@arkcount hi :slight_smile: congrass. it happend like this to me now ,i hope i could get in and there is an error system.

12

@arkcount same thing happened to me. If i dont take any classes in fall or spring of next year do you think i still qualify because it says MAINTAIN a 3.4 in subsequent terms. I have a 3.5 right now

13

Except for Davis which essentially requires full time status the year before your enrollment (unless you’re caught in a flood or tornado, essentially!!), I believe the other TAGs are OK with the year off. The terms are your last college and 30 units need to be a CCC, not the actual time frame. However, I would reach out to each TAG advisor and verify.

And, of course, have an explanation for the year off - financial, illness, family, travel, etc.