UCLA Poli Major hopeful. Please chance me!

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<p>I am a CCC poli sci major that just submitted the UC app for UCSD (TAG), UCLA (TAP) and UCB. I am pretty confident about UCSD, and I am just going to assume that I won't get into UCB so that I don't get my hopes up. What I am worried about is UCLA. </p>

<p>My UCLA gpa is a 3.6363636... (correct if I'm wrong but I believe that would be rounded up to a 3.64) . I know that isn't very high, however I had one semester where I was having a lot of personal problems (plus being a fulltime honor student and athlete) and it really affected my grades. My counselors told me not to worry too much because it is VERY obvious by looking at my transcripts that it was an isolated incident (the semester before was all A's and the ones after are mostly all A's with an occasional B). I mentioned this in the "additional comments" section of the application. Needless to say my GPA would be waaaay higher had it not been for that screw up. </p>

<p>My personal statement received very good feed back from my counselors and my English 3 Honors professor (who has apparently read many personal statements before), I have done a lot of community service and I used to work at a US embassy in Asia, which i tied into my personal statement. I also talked about how i have lived abroad and travelled a lot. I am a student athlete and as the TAP suggests, an honors student. Also, I have aced all of my "major prep" classes (which I am assuming is just the classes that are needed to transfer and are relevant to my major) so my major prep gpa would be a 4.0. Oh and I have completed all of my pre rec except for Poli Sci 2 which is only offered in the spring anyway and I am already enrolled in it for next sem.</p>

<p>So honestly, what are my chances? A UCLA rep told me that I was good but I am still freaking out. I put Classical Civilization as my alternate major but I REALLY want to go there for Poli Sci which I know it is highly impacted. And I don't really want UCSD, I want UCLA or UCB. Thanks for reading my annoying rant!</p>

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<p>I have the same GPA and major GPA! But I’m an English major.</p>

<p>Check this out:</p>

<p>[Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2012 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof12_mjr.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof12_mjr.htm)</p>

<p>It tells you average stats by major for transfer. This is the most recent, for Fall '12. The average GPA for pre-poli sci is a 3.78. You’re within the range! It’s an admit rate of 36.57%. </p>

<p>Remember that averages are just that. They are people with higher than a 3.78 and lower than a 3.78. TAP should help, too.</p>

<p>I wouldn’t completely cut Berkeley off your radar- either.</p>

<p>Goodluck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info, makes me feel a bit better! Good luck to you too!</p>

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<p>In my opinion, you have nothing to worry about. Since you did TAP, and will complete all prereqs, you’re in for sure.</p>