Will a 'C' affect my chances?

Transfer Students
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<p>I just finished taking a course during Winter Intersession and I am almost certain that I got a 'C' (for stupid reasons on my behalf).</p>

<p>Well this class is Precalculus and I am a Math major. The good thing is that it is actually not a major prerequisite! If I maintain a GPA above a 3.5, will I be able to get into UCLA and UC Berkeley as a math or applied math major? Say if I get A's in the whole Calculus series will that 'C' not matter then?</p>

<p>It's not that I didn't understand the concepts but rather that I got sort of lazy and I didn't get enough sleep the night before I took one test and I got a really terrible score. In fact I'm almost certain I'll get A's in all my Calculus courses because I understand a lot of Calculus I and II, have got a lecture video set on a couple of cd's with great lectures that perfectly describe the content and well I'm just sure I'll do well.</p>

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<p>How many credits do you have now and when you're planning on transferring? I mean, if it's like 1 C in a sea of A's, I can't really see it affecting your transcript that much... </p>

<p>I mean, try and raise it, a C just looks bad. I think even a B/B- might be fine, but not too sure about C.</p>

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<p>The class already ended so I can't raise.</p>

<p>Man I'm severely depressed. I plan on applying this Fall and plan on transferring next Fall in 2008.</p>

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<p>Well, how many credits do you have? If you have a lot of credits like, 30+ or so, and you've had pretty good grades (A/A-), they could just look at a C as something like a hiccup on your record and not mind it too much. But if you have like 12-15 credits, they could see something along the lines of, oh, you can't handle college work.</p>

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<p>So far I've got 21 units total. By the time I apply however I will have around a little more than 60 units I think.</p>

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<p>is your grade up for the winter intersession? did u update it on the application?</p>

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<p>Well, if you can keep it up with A/A-, then it shouldn't really mess with your chances.</p>

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<p>oh wait, my bad lol, i just read that you will apply next year. All you can do now, is take single variable calc which is 4 units, get an A, and it will raise your gpa up.</p>

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<p>along the same lines lets say you get a C in a Statistics class and you are a journalism major, and mmy other grades are fine. Will that have a big effect?</p>

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<p>Well, I think it may have some effect. Is it your highest quantitative class that you've taken? If it is, it may affect you though I'm not sure.</p>