<p>UC’s use only your 10-11 a-g grades in their calculation for UC GPA with up to 8 semesters of approved Honors/AP classes. My sons counselor told him that 10-11 grades will get you in but senior grades will keep you in. They will look at course rigor for senior year but will not use those grades for admission acceptance criteria.
Average GPA for GW/UCI/UCD/UCSD/UCLA/UCB/UCDB is 4.0 weighted or greater
Average GPA for Cal Poly SLO: 4.0+
Average GPA for UCSC-3.84
Average GPA for UCR-3.72
Average GPA for UCM-3.52
You have a chance at UCR/UCM. You would need to get an SAT of 2000+ or ACT of 30+ to off set the lower GPA.
You should include some Cal States such as Cal Poly Pomona, CSU Fullerton, San Jose State, Sonoma or Chico.
You need to research which ones have Software Engineering. I am only aware of Calpoly SLO and San Jose.
Also remember, Cal States do not have essays, they go by numbers only.
Good Luck with your research.</p>