<p>the ironic thing about the new proposal to lower the minimum gpa is that the UC just raised it effective with this year's applicant class. The former minimum was a 2.8 bcos which meant that ~14% of HS students were qualified for UC, But, since the Master Plan for Higher Ed designed the UCs for only top 12.5%, the gpa was increased to 3.0. Iterestingly, the recommendation is to lower the minimum below what it was previously.</p>
<p>Notably, the UCs already give a big tip factor to under-represented and, in particulary, low income high schools in admissions. Indeed, approx. 33% of each campus is comprised of Pell Grantees.</p>