<p>I plan on applying to a PA program in the future. I have a really low gpa (2.36) currently at my CC. I've been accepted to some cal states. Also, I've read from countless threads that cal states do not reset your gpa when you transfer. Should I go to a cal state and build up the low gpa I currently have or would it be better to transfer out to a UC where my gpa will get wiped so I can start over. I'm aware that the grades that I received do count in the end when applying to programs. I'm just afraid that when you apply to a PA program, both the gpa from the CC and the UC gets averaged out. That will leave me with a low gpa when averaged even if I try really hard at a UC. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>if you can’t do well at your CC, then what makes you think you can make the cut at a UC?! Not to be a turd.
you also can’t get into a UC with that gpa.</p>
<p>im not an expert with UC’s but to my knowledge…no college will wipe out your GPA.
and when applying to grad school, most grad schools do not care for your CC GPA and look more at your University GPA. there is much less of an impact of your CC GPA. in your case of applying to a program, or even grad school, if you do well when you transfer over and have stellar grades…you can explain in some personal statement about the low GPA.</p>
<p>but i dont know if PA programs will avg out your CC/UC GPA. i think they look at the average but know to look at them separately. </p>
<p>@redo - i know students who’ve gotten into UCs with lower GPAs.</p>
<p>redoplease: What are you talking about? Many CC students do very well at a UC. I am absolutely killing my engineering classes at UCSD. In my opinion, obtaining better grades at a CC was more difficult (finished all prereqs at my CC). Sure we had 18 weeks as opposed to 11 weeks but there was no curve in any of my classes; at a CC you’re expected to conceptually know everything while at a UC you’re given a break with the curve usually. I transferred with a 3.29 GPA and am doing really good here (summer GPA: 4.0 - 2 classes and currently I have approximated 2 A’s and 1 B… most of my classes are upper div’s). My study habits have changed slightly due to the much faster quarter system but other then that I almost still do the exact same thing. I completely agree with you when it comes to students who cheat there way through CC though; those who do are totally screwed. The great thing about a CC is that you have more time to obtain the material. You will retain this info better than those who rush through it in half the time usually.</p>
<p>kelly: you should stop thinking about the PA program and focus hard on your studies before you. At UC’s you’re GPA resets but when you apply to grad schools they take a look at all transcripts (I’m sure of this). You can get into a legitimate UC (UCSD, UCI, maybe UCSB) with a 3.2ish.</p>
<p>guys…OP has a 2.3 ><
i know transfer students do really well. but im just making an educated guess based on the OP’s gpa…they’ll totally struggle.</p>
<p>I completely agree. With a 2.3 and a substantial amount of units, the applicant has pretty much dug a crater to crawl out of. But yeah with a 2.3 GPA, I can’t imagine him/her doing well at a UC (but there is still time for improvements so who knows…)</p>
<p>Graduate schools care a lot more about upper division classes than lower division classes. Even if GPA were averaged, you should be more worried about your grades in upper division classes than your overall GPA.</p>
<p>True but a 2.3 GPA (for lower div’s) is extremely hard to forget. He/she will need to get pretty close to a 4.0 for serious consideration for graduate school in my opinion…</p>
<p>^truth
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