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11-10-2007, 10:36 PM
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| How to calculate UC GPA?
How do we ensure that we have our UC GPA calculated correctly? For example, I found out that at my school, there's Honors Algebra 2 Trig but apparently it isn't given an extra grade point in GPA (meaning if you get an A it's 4.0 not 5.0 like most honors/APs).
Is there a "UC GPA calculator" that I should use?
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11-10-2007, 10:57 PM
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Use the following link and input your high school name. Note only applicable for CA high schools. https://doorways.ucop.edu/list/ | |
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11-10-2007, 11:45 PM
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for UC's. can u REALLY only add up to 8 bonus points for honors/AP/IB total?
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11-11-2007, 12:14 AM
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Yes, they only accept 8 bonus points. Also, why are you calculating UC GPAs? I don't recall inputting that into my application.
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11-11-2007, 01:20 AM
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yea, i am curious as to why the uc's have their own capped a-g gpa, when it is not on the application.
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11-11-2007, 01:28 AM
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99cents, that link doesn't tell me anything about UC GPA or how to calculate it? it just tells me which courses at my school meet their a-g requirements.
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11-11-2007, 11:01 AM
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teh UCs cap the bonus point so as not to disadvantage kids who attend high schools that offer few honors/AP courses. But don't worry, the readers also see the uncapped gpa.
cliff: Take all your a-g semester grades, and mutliply by A=4, B=3, C=2, etc. Ignore plusses and minuses. Sum the total. Add bonus points for UC-approved honors courses and AP/IB courses, not to exceed 8; one bonus point for one semester honors/AP course. Divide by # of course-semesters.
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11-11-2007, 12:10 PM
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you don't need to, you just input the grades on the app
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11-12-2007, 03:31 AM
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I have a question about that as well (though mine is the CSU application, but hopefully this part is the same). If my AP Biology class is still "In Progress", then how do I calculate my GPA?
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11-12-2007, 03:36 AM
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You don't calculate it. For the UC GPA, it uses only your sophomore through junior year grades.
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11-12-2007, 03:44 AM
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Ah ok, that part is different then. CSU requires 10th, 11th, and 12th grade courses in the calculations. Thanks anyway
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04-18-2008, 07:13 PM
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So let me get
Last edited by DunninLA; 04-18-2008 at 07:24 PM.
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07-26-2008, 03:35 AM
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so what's the maximum uc gpa you can have if there's a cap?
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07-26-2008, 12:07 PM
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New member -- assume there are twenty semester classes that count in the a-g course requirements. Further know there is a max of eight sememster classes for which an AP class gets +1 point.
That would be 4.4, I think... it's early still here.
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07-26-2008, 12:20 PM
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it's all math.
For most kids, a 4.4 is the max UC gpa, but it could be higher if you took only four (or fewer) a-g courses per year. However, taking less than five academic courses would not be considered rigorous schedule, so a 4.5+ under those circumstances would not work for admissions to the more competitive UCs.
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