9th grade (I know gpa is not factored in, but I think they still look at your grades, and I got 1 C)- 3.6 gpa
10th (I am taking 1 math course regular instead of honors)- 4.17 gpa
11th- 5.00 gpa
UC uncapped gpa= 4.58
UC unweighted gpa= 4.00
I am looking for schools like UCLA and UC Berkeley
They don’t look at your 10th and 11th grade at all. So you’ll be perfectly fine as your 10-11 GPA is very strong
Since you state you are taking 1 reg math course for 10th, your 11th grade GPA is a projection? Yes, the UC’s will like an upward grade trend. Once you have completed your Junior year and calculate your UC GPA, you will be in a better position to gauge your chances at UCLA/UCB. GPA is important, but test scores, essays and EC’s will all factor into your chances at these schools to be a competitive applicant.
9th grade doesn’t count for UC eligibility, but the “holistic” schools will look at your 9th grade results and consider them An upward trend is better than a downward trend, and a couple of sub-par grades are not by themselves the kiss of death. Good luck.
@Unknownsam4 In previous threads, you stated you were in the 10th grade. Are you a rising senior or not? If these are assumptions, keep them suppressed until you know the real thing.
@michelle426 No, these are hypothetical scenarios, I find it easier to say this instead of trying to explain what could happen if I achieve these grades. Sorry for any confusion.
@Unknownsam4 I see. You could have mentioned that in your original post, but ok. For now, I suggest just working your hardest. If you get Bs, keep them. It’s a fact of life that no one is perfect, and if you mess up a little, that’s fine.
Come back and ask when you have the actual grades. You can’t be chanced on hypotheticals.
If you got a C in 9th grade then your time is not being spent wisely building fantasies of your future GPA and asking what UC adcoms might think. Instead identify and fix the problems that are keeping your grades below your top-performing peers. There is a good book to read called “What Smart Students Know” that was written by a co-founder of the Princeton Review Prep schools. A more recent book, summarizing what is known about learning, is “Make it Stick”. The book is written for a lay audience. I strongly suggest reading it to make sure you are using the most effective techniques to study.
Among the things they discuss in the latter book, many kids get thru the homework in a class like math by flipping back and forth between solutions in the chapter and the assigned problems. They don’t do so great on the problems that don’t have close matches in the text, but get most of it done. Before the test they read thru the chapter and maybe their homework, and it all seems familiar. They’ve fallen into a trap. Then they take the test and find out they can’t actually apply the concepts very well, especially on problems that really drill down on concepts such as word problems. If this sounds at all like you, then I suggest you get the book to learn more effective study strategies.
I agree with other posters. Don’t waste your time here and being silly with the question which UC likes a C. None. There are UCs that will accept you with a C but they don’t like a C. You are already waste your valuable time when you could be doing so e EC or work at a job. All valuable when it comes to apply to college. Not just UC.