<p>yeah i understand that you will not be penalized..</p>
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<p>let me ask you this, because i am not sure myself.</p>
<p>i am applying at ucla for communcations and it is highly competitive. If they see that I went out of my way to go to a CC 30 miles away to take 2 classes, will that give me an advantage? even if it's not that much?</p>
<p>I mean, will they see how much I want to go to UCLA providing i have a 3.84 at time of application, and the avg. gpa is 3.89?</p>
<p>TheIcon, I too asked two different UCLA reps about this and both told me a resounding "Won't hold it against you." The UC's are selective in terms of academic achievement, given the opportunities you've had.</p>
<p>Consider that the UC-wide faculty committee Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools has proposed to remove the SAT II and allow students that don't complete the a-g requirements to qualify for admission, since 45 percent of California’s high schools don’t offer enough “a-g” classes for all students to meet the requirement. </p>
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If they see that I went out of my way to go to a CC 30 miles away to take 2 classes, will that give me an advantage? even if it's not that much?
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They won't know the significance unless you point it out in the personal statement</p>
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So many students on these boards have complained or had their admissions denied on the basis that their preqs aren't completed.
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<p>True, but I think that's only because those prerequisites were offered at their CCC's and they neglected to take them.</p>