<p>“how would you calculate it then?”</p>
<p>I would do it like they say on their website. The “circumstance” part is a separate issue, intended to go in one of the essays if I recall correctly.</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/eligibility.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/eligibility.html)</p>
<p>“1 | UC calculates a student’s GPA based on all UC-required “a-g” courses taken in the 10th and 11th grades. This change made the GPA used to determine eligibility consistent with the GPA campuses use when they are selecting students and with the GPA students are advised to calculate themselves when they estimate their eligibility.”</p>
<p>Here’s a worksheet;
<a href=“http://edweb.sdsu.edu/compact/UC%20GPA%20Calculation.pdf[/url]”>http://edweb.sdsu.edu/compact/UC%20GPA%20Calculation.pdf</a></p>