<p>Am I automatically disqualified for entering a UC if my unweighted GPA (Sophomore&Junior)is a lower than a three?</p>
<p>My UW is 2.9 probably because I got an F in Algebra 2 In 10th grade and generally low grades in my math classes, but my weighted is like 3.69 I think.</p>
<p>You should retake the F in Algebra 2.</p>
<p>And definitely not for Merced. If you retake the F and get a decent SAT, you can probably get into Riverside as well.</p>
<p>Here are my courses, I think I messed up calculating D:</p>
<p>Sophomore Fall
Algebra 2: F
Chem H: D
AP chinese : B
AP Euro: B
English2H: B</p>
<p>Sophomore Spring
Algebra 2a: B
Chemistry: B
AP chinese: B
AP Euro: B
English2: B</p>
<p>Summer:
Algebra 2B: C-
Math Review : C-</p>
<p>Junior Fall
Bio 1H IB: B
English 3: A
Mandarin HL/1: B
Statistics: C-
APUSH: A</p>
<p>Junior Spring
Bio 1H IB: B
English 3: A
Mandarin HL/1: B
Statistics: C-
APUSH: A</p>
<p>Summer
Beg. Photo A: A
Beg. Photo B: A</p>
<p>Ohh I did, in the summer, I was typing up my post before I saw yours aha.</p>
<p>So my UW wont kill me right? D:</p>
<p>I’m pretty worried right now.</p>
<p>I agree with Saugus. Definitely retake the Algebra 2, because two Algebra 2s would look better than one Algebra 2 with an F. Moreover, it tells colleges you have the incentive that, if given the chance, you will redo your past mistakes.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m also retaking Chemistry this year if it helps…</p>
<p>Well, for UCs, they won’t even look at the D/F if you retook them. They wouldn’t count in your UC GPA, either.</p>
<p>Well my counselor told that it wouldn’t count in my GPA, but told me to retake anyway cause it would show I care I think.</p>
<p>But back to the question, my 2.9 Unweighted won’t screw me over from getting accepted into a UC right?</p>
<p>I want to at least get into UCR.</p>
<p>I think you misunderstood him.</p>
<p>The ORIGINAL grades of D/F wouldn’t count in your GPA and they wouldn’t look at them. The RETAKE would be the one to count in your GPA and they would look at THOSE grades.</p>
<p>In other words, if you retake, the failing grades wouldn’t impact you at all for UCs.</p>
<p>Ohhh that makes sense, my UW GPA is a 3 after excluding those the D/F so that’s a relief.</p>
<p>But is it too late if I’m making up that D in Chem H during my current senior year? Our school didn’t offer chemistry last summer so I had to take Photo.</p>
<p>As far as eligibility for admission to “a” UC, you need to go UC Pathways site and do your calculations: [University</a> of California - Statewide path](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/index.html) and [University</a> of California - Admission requirements](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/index.html)</p>
<p>The first link shows you how to determine whether you are considered within top 9% by calculating your weighted UC GPA using sophomore and junior grades (including summers) which would be above 3 even if you include the failed grade because of the weighted points added for the APs and Bio H IB. Then you have to see if your combined weighted GPA and test scores make you eligible. </p>
<p>The second link is an entirely different calculation and you need a 3.0 GPA for the 15 a-g courses listed. That requirement actually depends on what you complete by the end of four years in high school and thus you do not have to have all those 15 courses or the the 3.0 GPA overall in them when you apply but you do need to have completed 11 at time of application; moreover, you also have to count any freshman year courses and their grades in that calculation if you are using any freshman courses to meet the 15 course requirement (which you would have to for at least English) . Nevertheless you don’t need to count the F in Algebra or the D in Chemistry as long as those are not being used toward the 15 course total required (which they cannot be because you need no lower than a C to count the course).</p>
<p>What is your UC GPA? If it’s sub 3.0, then it’s a real issue for a UC</p>