<p>I have a 3.3 gpa at UCSD in Economics. I would like to transfer to UCLA for either Economics or Business Economics (whatever my better option is).</p>
<p>I had to drop out due to numerous circumstances, including financial, parent's divorce, etc (also reasons why my grades are poor).</p>
<p>I was under the impression only students with 3.7+ can get accepted uc-uc, but apparently many are getting in with far lower gpas. So, what can I expect?</p>
<p>Thanks for replies.</p>
<p>Well you are certainly near the cut off point with trying to do a uc-uc transfer. If you aren’t doing any International Studies and more into Biz Econ, apply as a Econ major first. Take the proper classes, see how you like it and do, and then petition end of junior year into Biz Econ. Until then, do some research, go talk with them and write a brief summary. Best.</p>
<p>Well, you’re already at a disadvantage because you’re not a CCC student. Your GPA is very low compared to other econ/bizecon majors.</p>
<p>UCLA weights UC transfers on the same level as CC students. However, you do need to realize that Econ/Business econ are VERY competitive majors for transfers. The average admitted GPA for Econ was a 3.95 and Bus Econ was a 3.94. </p>
<p>Those numbers are just averages though, so of course students will get in with lower GPAs, but it’s not like they are just handing these students admission. There’s usually a reason why a student with a 3.5 will gain admission over a 4.0 student and that’s usually due to ECs, essays, and sometimes that “wildcard” factor. Some students might be completely brilliant but only have a sub-par transcript to show for it. Schools sometimes like to take a gamble on those kind of students, but it’s really a rare situation for Econ/Business Econ.</p>
<p>I don’t want to sound harsh or anything, but a 3.3 GPA is going to be a really hard selling factor even though you have gone through plenty of hardships. This is solely based on the sheer competitiveness of the econ/bus econ major.</p>
<p>B to b+ student right? Hardships do effect peoples lives.</p>
<p>Hardships can definitely hurt people’s GPAs, but the truth is that nearly everyone faces some sort of hardship that they include on their application/essay. The UC system can be forgiving, but it’s not necessarily going to grant all students admission because they faced issues (even very serious ones) in their lives. It’s a sad truth, but a proven 4.0 usually trumps another student who faced hardships and received a 3.5 (even if they were on track for much higher). </p>
<p>You never know though, sometimes they can understand.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies. got some c’s in math and killed my gpa. aced all math classes after that. not really expecting to get in, just applying for the heck of it. </p>
<p>i am confused though about the pre-reqs. if im at the max # of units allowed for transferring, am i supposed to take econ 11 & 101 before or after i apply? i heard ppl got rejected to ucla with 4.0gpa because they didnt finish required classes…</p>
<p>update for this thread: ucsdtransfer howd it work out?</p>
<p>I’m in UCR right now, got into UCLA for econ last month. (but will be attending Berkeley)
Undeniably, it seems that a lot of low GPAs got into UCLA this year. However, most low GPAs that were accepted were not econ majors, but applied as unimpacted. So your low GPA will be an extreme disadvantage to you since Econ is impacted</p>