<p>i'm a political science major transferring to UCLA in the fall and i'm wondering if we start fall 05 with our CC GPA or do we start with a fresh GPA?</p>
<p>You start off w/a clean slate. When you write down your GPA for jobs, you only put down your UC gpa. Also, your UC gpa is all that matters for latin honors (cum laude, etc.).</p>
<p>However, if you go for grad school, they'll still see your JC grades, although I assume they put considerably more weight on your UC gpa than on the jc gpa.</p>
<p>Everything you did at a community college or any other college counts if they are transferable. You don't start with a fresh GPA. Also, your GPA may decrease. I'm sure UCLA will let you know soon enough.</p>
<p>Well, I guess that clears things up for Mike....</p>
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<p>I'm led to believe Deanz is right, but I know very little about the California system. Can someone unravel this?</p>
<p>haa</p>
<p>It depends on what the GPA is used for.</p>
<p>I know at Berkeley they use only your Berkeley GPA in considering you for certain programs etc. And I also know that law schools will look at transcripts from all the colleges you went to. Therefore I think Deanz is basically right.</p>
<p>By the way what were your stats that got you into poli sci at UCLA?</p>
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<p>That is correct, though the process is somewhat tedious. When applying to Law School, I believe you must submit transcripts from all colleges attended to the LSAC, which independently aggregates and calculates your GPA on their own scale and distributes it to the Law Schools you wish to apply to.</p>
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<p>I transferred to a UC and I can tell you for certain that you start out with a clean slate, and on your UC transcripts only the grades you've earned at your UC will be computed into your UC GPA. </p>
<p>Theocgirl is right in that transferrable course from your CC will count for credit at your UC, and will go toward fulfilling school and major requirements; however, they do not count in your UC GPA.</p>
<p>Gabew42 is correct also; if you're applying for entrance into certain programs even before you transfer, like an honors program of some kind, then the program will request your latest grades from your CC to help them make their decision. But those grades don't count in your UC GPA, they're just used to admit you into certain programs.</p>
<p>Gabew42 and nspeds are correct about law school. LSAC (Law School Admissions Council) will require ALL of your coursework to be reported, and will compute your TOTAL undergraduate GPA accordingly. This is the only GPA that law schools will use when deciding whether to admit you or not. EVERYTHING you do as an undergraduate student is computed into your law school GPA. They will, however, consider upward trends. (For example, if you do a lot better at the UC, then they may notice that and take that into consideration, since it's a marked improvement not only in grades but shows that you're able to do really well in an even harder environment. But you still need the right GPA and LSAT scores to make it past the 1st cut to have your application even be reviewed.)</p>
<p>On law schools:</p>
<p>What if you completed like 90 credits at community colllege? They would include all of them into the GPA they come up with even though they didn't transfer for grad. credit at the UC? </p>
<p>If so--that's definite inspiration for me to pick up a bunch more units to raise my gpa...</p>
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What if you completed like 90 credits at community colllege? They would include all of them into the GPA they come up with even though they didn't transfer for grad. credit at the UC?
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<p>Whether or not they transfer, the LSAC requires the student to submit transcripts from all institutions attended; I am assuming this is tantamount to them considering all credit taken.</p>