<p>Is the GPA you give to UCLA capped at 8 semesters? So.. the GPA averages on the profiles are the ones that are capped? I'm really confused right now. :( I've heard from other people that UCLA and UCB don't cap GPA like the other UC's.</p>
<p>UCLA uses fully weighted GPA for admission evaluation but the published GPA (in brochures and such) is capped at 8 semesters (as to not scare off potential applicants).</p>
<p>I have similar questions, for example:</p>
<p>Is the published (capped) GPA for grades 10-11 or 10-12? </p>
<p>Does UCLA consider senior year semester 1 grades (I think they do) when making their admissions decisions?</p>
<p>What is a capped GPA? </p>
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<p>No.</p>
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Yes and no. If you are a borderline applicant, you’ll receive an optional supplement from admissions that includes a space to list senior year grades from the first semester. My high school school heavily backloads nearly all AP courses into the senior year, with very few APs available in sophomore or junior year, so being able to show mostly As in 5 AP classes definitely helped push me into the admit pile.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are a clear admit or a clear reject, senior grades won’t matter.</p>
<p>^TITCR-10 char</p>
<p>Thank you for the clarifications. </p>
<p>So am I correct in assuming that the GPA UCLA publishes (and that the other UC’s also publish) is the capped (max 8 semesters honors/AP credit) GPA for grades 10-11 only for a-g classes?</p>
<p>@rwehavingfunyet, yes, the published GPA is for a-g courses taken from the summer after freshman year to the summer after junior year (so basically only excluding freshman and senior years) weighing up to 8 semesters of honors/AP.</p>
<p>Senior year grades are not looked at except in two instances: 1) supplemental questionnaire, which UCLA uses to evaluate borderline applicants, and 2) final transcript evaluation, where you must meet the minimum requirement for senior year to “keep” your acceptance (3.0 unweighted for senior year and no D/F grades; you’d be surprised how many students fail to keep to that standard). </p>
<p>Remember that the rigor of your senior year course schedule is closely scrutinized for admission evaluation, so you should take a heavy load (4+ AP courses, the more the merrier).</p>