<p>Currently I am a student at a Community College. I was wondering what my chances were at getting into UCLA, Berkeley, UCI and UCSD as a Comp Sci Major.</p>
<p>Summer 2009 + Fall 2009 = Avg GPA 4.0</p>
<p>but.... I have not had the best history. Certain circumstances in my life really killed any motivation to study. All life problems have been solved and so now I have had a change of heart. </p>
<p>So if I can maintain a 4.0 for 1 more year, what are my chances with these problems listed below?</p>
<p>Problem 1:</p>
<p>In 2007 I received a D at Cal Poly Pomona in Asian Art History. I am no longer a student at that school so I cannot go back to retake it. They have this exact class at my community college, which is included for IGETC.</p>
<p>Q:Can I retake at my CC and be ok? Or am I screwed.</p>
<p>Problem 2:</p>
<p>I took Calc when I was in high school and received a D. Problem is, it was a Cal State Long Beach class that took place at my high school; this was the only way to take calc. I have no idea why my school decided to do this, but I clearly remember buying a calc book and paying an extra fee in class in order to take this class. My calc grade is not on my high school transcript and is at Cal state long beach.</p>
<p>Q: Screwed here also? I am taking Calc right now though.</p>
<p>Problem 3:</p>
<p>I attended another community college for Fall and spring 2008 because at that time I wanted to become an Automotive Technician. I averaged a 3.5gpa there. Does this effect my gpa? The CC is a sister college from where I am attending.</p>
<p>Q: Does my 4.0 GPA get averaged with Pomona, CSLB and my sister CC?</p>
<p>Sorry for the long post, thanks for the help.</p>
<p>every grade uve talked about, will be seen my the admissions board at the schools u apply to, so yes they affect you, but i mean, u have a really positive grade trend, so thats really good, and the art class, it depends on whether the class at Pomona articulates into the class ur taking now, but both grades will stil be seen. I wouldnt say ur screwed, ur fine for UCI and UCSD, especialy if u kep up at 4.0. UCB and UCLA take the “holistic” approach so it depends on everything u present them with.</p>
<p>Yes, GPA from all college courses will be factored into your gpa (assuming the courses are uc-transferable). Schools will see your grade trend and the time you took these courses so that helps!</p>
<p>It will definitely help if your recent grades are as close to a 4.0 as possible and the only “problems” are past courses taken 3-4-5 years ago. Grade trends help.</p>
<p>The Art History class uses the exact same textbook as the class I took at Pomona. Assist.org says they are the same classes haha. So I hope that works.</p>
<p>So I guess when I report my GPA to the colleges it will be fairly lower than a 4.0 because I have to average in Pomona and other colleges correct?</p>
<p>Also, does it look bad that I took Intro to Econ instead of normal econ? If taking easy classes will reduce my chances, I will just take another Econ. </p>
<p>dhL417, you have a really good chance at all those schools. If you can keep up that 4.0 through fall 2010, you’ll have an excellent shot at all those schools. Look into academic renewal for those classes that you received D and F grades in college. Seriously, if you can nab the Academic Renewal, then those grades will NOT be factored into your GPA. With your current grades and trend, you should have a good chance of getting your AR approved. </p>
<p>Look into Academic Renewal at Cal State Long Beach and Cal Poly Pomona and see how long you have to wait in order to be eligible. At my CCC, for example, I had to wait 1 year and have good grades since the bad grades. I did, so the 2 F’s and D I received at my CCC are now exempt from my GPA…which has helped tremendously in terms of where I’ll end up next semester.</p>
<p>If you would like an accurate evaluation of what your chances are, I recommend that you post the courses and grades you took at your other CC and your overall GPA both with and without all the other courses you took.</p>