Will my GPA destroy my chances to Davis?

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<p>My school academic non-weighted is 3.15 and total non-weighted is 3.26. My GPA isn’t high because I scored mostly B’s in the AP and IB courses that are offered at my school. I’m starting to regret taking these more challenging classes because I could have taken College Prep ones and got As. </p>

<p>I’m hoping that other factors such as being Varsity Tennis team captain, being in IB, taking every challenging class offered at my school, a 2010 SAT score, and passing European History, Biology, Art History, and English Literature AP exams. </p>

<p>My C/B (first semester/second semester) in AP Biology is going to be turned into and read as IB Bio SL and count as an un-weighted B/A. </p>

<p>I’m also not sure if finishing Econ Online will be shown on my transcript because I finished it this summer (summer after Junior year, and UCs only look at grades 10th/11th grade years.) So having Econ and Bio turned into an unweighted class, that’s going to boost my GPA to hopefully a 3.3.</p>

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<p>i’m afraid, but yea a 3.3 is a big weak point in your app. maybe you can write a killer essay?</p>

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<p>I feel like your GPA is a bit on the low side, but by looking at graphs from college admissions sites like these: [UC</a> Davis - GPA and Test Scores Needed for Admission](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/uc-davis-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm]UC”>UC Davis: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA), it shows that you still have a chance.</p>

<p>I go to Berkeley and I applied and got into all the UC’s. My GPA was nowhere near Berkeley’s GPA average but I still got in, and I think it can be the same pattern for Davis.</p>

<p>I think with thousands of people applying with the same or similar stats (GPA/SAT), what really sets you apart from the other applicants is your essay and extracurriculars. In my blog, I explain how I wrote the first UC Essay, and how I thought my way through it. I also have some excerpts from my actual essay so take a look!
[WHAT</a> I WROTE IN MY UC ESSAY PROMPT 1 | Breaching UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://berkeleybreach.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2013/07/25/what-i-wrote-in-my-uc-essay-prompt-1/]WHAT”>http://berkeleybreach.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2013/07/25/what-i-wrote-in-my-uc-essay-prompt-1/)</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>UCs consider summer after junior year to be part of junior year, so your econ class will count.</p>

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<p>Apply but, understand it’s a reach. </p>

<p>According to this report from the school, less than 5% of applicants with a 3.29 or less were admitted. just 11% of applicants in the 3.3 to 3.6 range. All of them had compelling stories and/or were at
<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/files/freshman-profiles-fall-2012/ucd_freshman_profile_fall2012.pdf[/url]”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/files/freshman-profiles-fall-2012/ucd_freshman_profile_fall2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Other UCs to consider are Riverside, Merced and maybe Santa Cruz.</p>

<p>SDSU and Cal Poly are probably also reaches for you as well. The rest on the CSU system is probably within reach. </p>

<p>Please apply broadly.</p>

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<p>Don’t forget to apply to safeties.</p>