Transferring to UCB with a grade of C

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I am trying to transfer to UCB as a Computer Science major and I received my first C in my 2nd quarter of Calculus. (Math1B in De Anza CCC)</p>

<p>I calculated that if I get A's for rest of my classes in my CCC, which I am about to accomplish, I will get a GPA of 3.83, or maybe a little lower if I get a B and A's for everything else.</p>

<p>Will that grade of C in a major prep class going to hurt my chance at all?</p>

<p>I will be finishing IGETC and all the possible major prep classes my CCC offer.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>As a Computer Science major hoping to transfer to UCB if you had to get a C in something it would have been an awful lot better if you had got it in History or Sociology rather than Calculus. What did you get in Calculus 1A? I believe you now have to take Calculus 3 and possibly other math classes before you transfer. It is imperative that you get an A in each math class you take from now on in cc to have a chance for computer science at Berkeley.</p>

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<p>Lots of people get into UCB with Cs on their transcript, some even get in with Fs.</p>

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<p>I got a C in calc1 but a B in calc2 and I’m a math major lol. I’m taking calc3 and diff eq/lin alg this semester.
But I applied to Berkeley and I think I’ll get in simply because there aren’t many math majors.</p>

<p>But you’re a computer science major…and it’s obviously a more competitive major so maybe this is not so good. I think if you redeem yourself in calc3 you should be fine.</p>

<p>@wwlink I’m pretty sure a lot of students who have majors that are more in demand, like mine (math), get in with some C’s. But F’s? lololol.</p>

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<p>@anth.santos</p>

<p>In the supplemental form of Berkeley, what did you explain about the grades of math classes? Just curious.</p>

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<p>I haven’t filled the Berkeley forms out yet… But in my personal statement I did explain how I struggled at first with Calculus because the class really emphasized concepts instead of the structural nature of lower mathematics. So I plan on writing something similar on the supplemental form.</p>

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<p>Did you take math courses higher than Math 1B? If you did and you got A’s in them, it shouldn’t be that much of a problem.</p>

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<p>You probably want to read [this</a> web page for transfer students to Berkeley L&S Computer Science](<a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/csugrad/preparingtoapply.shtml]this”>http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/csugrad/preparingtoapply.shtml).</p>

<p>See [url=&lt;a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”&gt;Welcome to ASSIST]assist.org[/url</a>] for more information on which courses at which community colleges match up to Berkeley courses needed for the L&S Computer Science major.</p>