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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - GENERAL
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<p>Ok, so far I’m applying to:</p>

<p>UCSD
UCB
UCD
UCI
UCSB
UCSC</p>

<p>And I’m an ELC student - my grades from freshman to junior year was 4.0 but my grades drop recently to a 3.57 due to many stupid mistakes in AP classes. Would my chances drop from entering to these schools? My first choice is actually UCD , so would they somehow rejected me even though I’m guaranteed in, as an ELC student?</p>

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<p>UCSD, UCB and UCSC do not offer guaranteed admission to ELC students. Your senior year grade drop would only impact your admission chances if you are asked for your mid-year grades. Once accepted, each campus will give you specific conditions for your acceptance. A 3.0 or higher with no grade lower than a “C” is generally what you will have to achieve.</p>

<p>For your guaranteed campuses; UCD, UCI and UCSB, having a 3.57 will not affect your ELC status. To complete ELC eligibility, you must complete all A-G courses, complete your testing (SAT or ACT plus two SAT subject tests), and graduate from high school. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/documents/09frmatrix.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/documents/09frmatrix.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/local_eligibility.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/local_eligibility.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you so much!
But how come UCSanta Cruz is not a guaranteed school for ELC? Its admission rate is even higher than UCD!!</p>

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<p>UCSC just isn’t a UC guarantee school. (UC makes da’ rules.) Of course, I would guess that UCSC accepts 95+% of all ELC applicants.</p>

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<p>If UC Davis is your first choice, why are you applying to five others? your elc guarantee does not go away after you have already received your letter unless you get a D or F in any of your classes.</p>

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<p>^Well Davis was my number 1 choice for the longest time. I applied to the same places besides Berkeley, got into all of them and I ended up picking San Diego in the end once I visited the campuses.</p>

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<p>Is it fine if you recieve a C in an AP Calculus course for the first semester? Does the UC look at it as a B ince it’s an Ap course?</p>

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<p>^oh really? They do?</p>

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<p>Stanley, it depends on how many AP’s you have taken. If you have not reached the 8 point cap for additional AP/IB/honors classes, (Basically 4 year long APs) then the C would get the extra point, If you have already reached the cap then a C is a C. However one C shouldn’t affect you if you keep your GPA up your Sr. year. Most UC’s have a certain overall GPA they want you to maintain your Sr. year.</p>

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<p>nah, 3.57 is cool. you’ll be fine. I actually regretted trying so hard in my senior year: I got 4.67 gpa twice but for naught.</p>

<p>Oh, however, you have to make sure to maintain a 3.0 unweighted to not be rescinded by Berkeley or UCLA.</p>

<p>You need to maintain a 3.0 weighted for the rest of the UCs.</p>