Attending a UC?

Question

Alright, I have recently developed a wanting to attend UCLA or UCSC. Although so far I have not really put my full potential towards High School. I'm going to be a Senior this year class of '08. I know I'm smarter, and could have done better during my recent years in high school, But didn't see the significants of doing my best until this summer. Well what I'm getting at is what are the possibilities of someone with not so good of a GPA or in school activities chances of getting accepted into a UC?

Also, I have took off my last 2 class periods.. Good decision or Not?

the reason I did that was because I attend a Community College too, and now I have more time to fit in an extra class.

Answer 1

I don't know what your idea of a not-so-good GPA is; if it is a 4.25, then you have a good chance of getting in (although you also imply you don't have activiites). If it is a 3.3, then your chances are quite a bit less.

If you really want to go to a UC, immediately stop going to a community college while you are in high school. It will hurt you. What you should do would be to wait until you graduate, then go for two years to a community college, get an associates degree there, and transfer to a UC at that time. If you do community college while you are in high school, that won't be an option for you because you won't have an opportunity to fix what you did wrong in high school.

I don't understand the bit about taking off class periods. It sounds like you took fewer classes and now can take more. The point is to do something well, not to do a mediocre job on a lot of things. I'm afraid that someone has been giving you very poor advice.

Answer 2

Colleges really look at your sophomore and junior years. However, they also really look at your senior year; most colleges will request a midyear report.

You're not automatically eligible to enter the UCs through eligbility through the local context because it's for the top tier of your graduating class.

I'm in the class of 08 and am looking at some UCs too. UCLA gets the most applications in the country. They're very selective. UCSC is not as much. If you score well in your SATs, it'll help boost your eligibility because of poor GPA. There is a calculator on their website to determine your eligibility.

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman.html

Click "check your eligibility for admission."

Answer 3

UCLA is pretty selective and its pretty competitive to get into. UCSC is not as selective and its not as competitive. You might be able to get into a UC, but if you really want to improve your chances, do better in a community college and then transfer.