UC GPA calculations and averages

Applying to College
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Hey guys,

one thing im confused about concerning GPA. I know that the UC system does not request mid-year grades, which must mean that all they look at in determining admission is 10-11… And is it true that they look at 11th grade more?

And, looking at numbers from many sources, last year the average GPA was either 4.15 or 4.24, but is this 10-11 or 10-12 ??? And if it is 10-12, then they do not expect a similar GPA 10-11, right? since honors and AP primarily start at the junior year level (or at least in my school district)

I’m a bit concerned about the exclusion of senior grades, since mine bring up my cumulative GPA up quite a bit. Here is my GPA history:

10th grade
S1: 3.66
S2: 4.00

11th grade
S1: 4.33
S2: 4.33

12th grade
S1: 4.60

And according to the way the UC calculates it, my 10-11 GPA is 4.09, while so far my 10-12 is 4.18. Just one semester of my senior year grades increased it that much! This is indeed problematic for me since they will not see my senior grades. But I mainly just want to see if UC calculates their given GPA averages for 10-12 after all the admits have sent in their final transcripts with sem 8, or if its the 10-11 GPA that everyone sends in when they apply.

I’d appreciate any responses. Thanks!

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<p>"last year the average GPA was either 4.15 or 4.24" -- i supposed you are talking about UCB? Other UCs have different avg GPA.</p>

<p>you don't send in transcript until after you've been accepted. You only self-report your acad. history in your admission app.</p>

<p>UC base the GPA on classes between Summer-after-9th-grade(considered as 10th) and summer-before-12th-grade (considered as 11th grade work). It works for some people, not so for some, like you.</p>