<p>I am going into my second year at a CC. My GPA is a 2.8, but I am retaking a class that I failed. If I pass the class with at least a C, my GPA will be at least a 3.0 depending on the grade I receive. After I pass the class I will have the failed grade excluded from my GPA.</p>
<p>I am taking 2 more courses to complete my IGETC this fall and plan to take many political science, history, and statistic classes along with it and during spring. I would like to go into law and I want to major in political science when I transfer to a UC.</p>
<p>The UCs I would like to transfer to are UCB and UCLA. As backup I am also going to apply to UCSD, UCI and UCR. If I would like to transfer to a Cal State I would have to enroll in a oral communications class that is not needed for transfer to UCs. I was wondering if I should take this class and also apply to a Cal State as backup in case I don't make it into the UCs listed? Is there a good chance I would be accepted into at least one of those UCs?</p>
<p>I know that getting into UCB or UCLA with my GPA is very hard and that it would be even more difficult since political science is a popular major at those schools. Is there another way for me to have another major and take classes under the political science major? I would like to take those classes so that I would be able to have more knowledge on it when I go to law school.</p>
<p>After I retake the class I failed I will have the failed grade excluded from my GPA. Even though it will be excluded from my GPA the UCs will still see the grade no the transcript. Will that matter much?</p>
<p>I am suppose to apply before my fall 2005-06 semester is complete so I was wondering if the GPA I receive after applying will matter? Because I would like to raise my GPA using the next two semesters so that I might have a better chance of getting accepted. I know UCB and UCSD only have fall admissions and I was wondering if my GPA after will still affect the probability of my acceptance?</p>
<p>I would really like to transfer to UCB or UCLA and with the new attitude I have on my education I know I will be able to succeed. If you have any tips for me to be accepted into these two please tell me. I would really like to major in political science, but if I have a low acceptance chance for it I would rather apply for another major that will still allow me to take political science classes so that I will be more knowledgeable when going to law schools. So if you have any idea, tip, or experience with this please help me. Thank you.</p>
<p>I'm really scared I won't make it into any of those UCs at all. I wish I had worked harder.</p>
<p>1) I think there's a good chance of you getting into one of those UCs
2) UCs will see the grade, but it should have the text "Grade Excluded from GPA" or something similar on your official transcript. I don't think it'll matter that much, and may even help you if you go from say a D, to an A.
3) Only the Fall semester will count. Spring semester grades do not go into admission decisions, though you shouldn't slack off or you might get your potential admission revoked.
4) How many Poli-Sci classes have you taken? I don't think it's a wise choice to think about applying as a less-competitive major, getting in, and then having to change majors. For one, they might not allow it. Secondly, there goes the credit for all the lower-division classes you took at CC.
5) It's too late for regret, but you shouldn't feel hopeless. Someone on this board got in to UCLA poli-sci with a 3.2, so it's still possible.</p>
<p>I haven't taken any poli sci classes yet but I plan on taking 2 fall semester and 1 spring semester. Different UCs require a few different poli sci classes and history classes. </p>
<p>Do you know who the person that got accepted into UCLA is? Is it possible for me to ask him/her questions? I'm also not very sure about applying and my personal statement since I've never written one and have no experience. Is there somewhere I can look for some tips? Is it okay if I don't have extracurricular activities?</p>
<p>"I know that getting into UCB or UCLA with my GPA is very hard and that it would be even more difficult since political science is a popular major at those schools. Is there another way for me to have another major and take classes under the political science major? I would like to take those classes so that I would be able to have more knowledge on it when I go to law school"</p>
<p>there's a packet berk releases (that i'm sure of, to my knowledge) every year that puts out the acceptance rate into certain majors. it's the transfer brochure available on the berk website (im too lazy to post it right now, just look for it, its called answers for transfers)i also dont know if ucla has something similar, but the average transfer for berk is something sub 25 every year, whereas LA hovers around 40, both of which have statistics increase under the numbers for CC students. an important note: for ucb, grades=50 percent. but essay=35 percent. the rest is ec's.</p>
<p>"Is it okay if I don't have extracurricular activities?"</p>
<p>as i stated, ec's only constitute around 15 percent of the berkeley applciation, for the ucla, i'm sure it's comparative. chill out g, you'll be fine. just keep it cool and keep researching/working/polishing your app. i dont know when you're about to apply, but i suggest printing out the uc application and pinning it to your wall. that's what i did. it's motivation. just keep at it, fool.</p>
<p>If you want to increase your chances for UCLA you can do TAP and recieve priority consideration.</p>
<p>Tap depends on the community college your in., well this really only helps you if you are in california, but i am assuming you are as most of your schools are here.</p>
<p>Chek the UCLA website to see if your CC participates in TAP, in order to be eligible, you will have to boost your GPA, quite a lot, and take 12 units of honors courses.</p>
<p>for UCSD, if your CC offers it you can sign the TAG agreement and recieve GURANTEED admission to UCSD.. you dont even have to put effort into your essay as they will not read, but you must write for scholarship purposes and for the fact that its part of your application</p>
<p>If your current CC doesnt offer any of these programs and you are intrested in them, check out the surronding CC's as well, as one of them is sure to have something.</p>
<p>hi IAmApprehensive
you can do some form of community service for EC, something you will enjoy giving your time to. most of all, something you think you'll get the most out of instrinscially. (trust me, this will come in handy for your personal statements.)</p>
<p>It's not the end of the world if you don't make it to UC Berkeley or UCLA. You're not doomed from succeeding if you're in a mid tier UC. For safety schools, consider signing transfer agreements with the mid-tier UCs. UCSB requires just a 2.8, 60 units, and 7 of their minimum required classes (or IGETC) and you're in automatically. Davis and Irvine have similar programs.</p>
<p>UCLA requires a 3.2 GPA in trasferrable classes as a minimum requirement for applying.</p>
<p>thanks mling. i was wondering if you have any tips for me to know where i can look for community service? i've never done any and i'm not sure. i always want to major in political science and go into law school and im not sure if it will be easy finding any community service having to do with that.</p>
<p>i know it's not the end of the world that's why i have backups, otherwise, i'd kill myself.</p>
<p>how come ucla has a 3.2 requirement when ucb doesn't even have one? i thought the igetc program has a minimum of 2.4 for all UCs? I read it on the UCLA site that it has a 3.2 requirement but WHYYYYY?????????//</p>
<p>I think 2.4 is absolute minimum the UCs require you to apply a transfer, but in reality, I don't think too many people will be accepted with that GPA. But I think individual UCs have their own policies.</p>
<p>In any case, I'm also a political science student, and I also struggled my first year and ended up with a 3.23 GPA. I applied to UCLA and Berkeley, and had guaranteed tranfer agreements to UCSB and UC Davis. That's all I applied to (the first two were reaches, the other two were safties, and I wanted to stay in the UC system so I didn't look for other colleges). When application results came around, I wasn't worrying at all, because I knew I'd be in at Davis and UCSB, and those were great colleges and I wouldn't be dissapointed at all if UCLA and Berkeley didn't accepted me. The results came in, I didn't get into UCLA or UCB, and I ended up picking UCSB and I'm extremely happy with my decision and I can't wait till I start there this fall.</p>
<p>I was wondering if it would be too late for me to go into the guaranteed transfer programs if I am already going to begin my second year this fall? I wasn't informed very well on these programs even when I talked to counselors. I guess I asked them the wrong questions.</p>
<p>I can help you out guaranteed transfers for some schools. UCSB has an extremely easy program. You don't have to fill out any papers or anything. As long as you meet the requirements, you automatically qualify (and just check off the "UCSB Guaranteed Transfer" option when filling in your application).</p>
<p>You're not too late for Davis either. For Davis, you have to sign an actual paper agreement at the beggining of fall quarter (check with your school, as they each have different deadlines). On the paper, you have to fill in the courses you took, your grades, and what courses you plan to take, and other stuff like that. Once you do that, the school mails it to Davis and that's it. </p>
<p>I'm not familiar with the progarms of other UCs (I toured a lot of them and decided that I wanted to be at Davis or UCSB), but I know Santa Cruz has one, San Diego has one (although it has a lot of requirements), Riverside has one, and I believe Irvine has a program that priority but not necessarily a guarantee.</p>
<p>The great thing about those guaranteed programs is that many majors (Political Science is one of them) don't require you to complete any of your pre-major classes at all, so if you had a bad year or decided to change majors, it's alright.</p>
<p>I won't say you don't have a chance at UCLA or UCB because obviously there are people that manage to get into those schools with those GPAs, but my suggestion is find safety schools that you will really like. That way, if you get rejected from UCLA and UCB, you'll still be as excited to go to the safety schools you're accepted to. If you want to be in the UC system, I suggest touring a few around and finding another UC outside of UCLA and UCB that you know you'd enjoy being at, and be sure to apply for them in November.</p>
<p>I know the required GPA for the UC system is 2.8, but I hear there is a cut off process that is rumored to occur when the adcoms have the applications in front of them, come fall. I hear that for transfers, the real cut off for UCB and UCLA is around a 3.3, and to be competitive in most impacted majors, you ought to have around a 3.7 or above.</p>
<p>However, there are always, always, always exceptions to this rumor and I know there are people that have prevailed despite this supposed 'cut off'. I believe if you can get your GPA up to a 3.0+ you have a great chance at UCR, UCI, and UCD. Sign a transfer agreement, and your chances can only be confirmed as a sure fire "yes" (as long as you keep that gpa up to par). </p>
<p>You should also apply to some universities in the CSU system. I took the oral communications class to be eligible for CSU's because I wanted some no-doubt-about-it back up schools. I figured if I didn't get into UC Berkeley, hated UC Davis and didn't want to stay home to attend UC Santa Cruz, then I would have some of the nicer Cal States to consider. </p>
<p>Let me tell you though - I loved UC Davis. If I didn't get into UC Berkeley, then I would have jumped at the chance to attend. Take a long, hard, look at each of your schools. I hope you fall in love with one of your backups like I did, because that will make the possible rejection from the higher UC's all the easier!</p>
<p>By the way, the other schools you mentioned as back ups are all excellent institutions. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thanks. Where can I find more information on the requirements and the different programs for each UC? Can I find it online somewhere or will it only be available at my cc?</p>
<p>Also, some info is out of date. (UC Davis for, example, has a range of GPAs for the guaranteed, most College of Letters & Sciences majors require a 2.9 now), but it should give you a general idea.</p>