Remmert

Hi,

I went straight from high school to UCSB, so I've never taken any classes at a CC.

I'm wondering how easy you guys think it is to get a high GPA at a CC versus a high GPA at a UC.

I applied as a transfer student to UCLA and was admitted -- but during the 5 months I was waiting I was a bit discouraged by all the high GPA's that CC kids post here.

Btw my GPA is 3.79.

dragondawg

i would say that ranks among the averge of most cc students, but you got that gpa at a UC so that's a plus, wow a UC to UC transfer and to UCLA too, did you not like SB or something?

fijeeboi

I would assume that CC classes would be easier than classes at UCSB. Your major might have a lot to do with it as well.

Guyy

"i would say that ranks among the averge of most cc students, but you got that gpa at a UC so that's a plus, wow a UC to UC transfer and to UCLA too, did you not like SB or something?"

wow, the average gpa at a ccc is around a 3.8! at uci, i was told the avg gpa for my major is a 2.3.

s_dragon

the admitted rate from a high school to UCSB is about 50-60%. It's just a piece of cake to get into it, even UCSD. I have whole bunch of friends got into UCSB or UCSD, but they denied the admission because they wanted to get into Cal. I bet you can be smarter than them to say "CC kids".
But I do agree the average GPA in CCC is higher than UC

Remmert

s_dragon

I wasn't aware I was asking about the admit rates to UCSB or UCSD. Sounds like you took offense to me saying "CC kids" which is pretty weird considering I was just asking about GPA differences.

awoo777

It's a little easier to earn a higher GPA at a CC than a UC because - and + aren't factored in for grades, so someone who always gets A-'s can have a 4.0. Other than that, I'd say that GPAs are pretty similar if we're comparing CC courses to their lower-division UC equivalents. My friends who went to a UC straight from high school had similar GPAs to their CC counterparts.

edit: I'd say that 3.79 is far above average for most CC students. We have a Dean's List for students with GPAs above 3.3 for the semester and only about 400 people qualify out of 3000+ full-time students.

Remmert

Whoa!!! Wait. If you get all A-'s at a community college you get a 4.0????

All A-'s at a UC is a 3.7

Guyy

if the get a B+ its a 3.0 not a 3.3.

cr_book

it's absurd to say cc is harder to get a higher gpa. absolutely absurd. and i've taken almost 20 units at a cc (including multivariable calculus) and the rest at ucsd, so i'm not new to this.

either way, that's besides the fact, because admissions is going to probably look on a 3.7 at ucsd the same as a 3.7 at cc, and then take the cc kid, because they are required too (with the same stats).

and just because admit rates are high, doesn't mean it's easy to get into. 40% acceptance to ucsd, so what? well the average gpa admitted is over 4.0, and average sat was like 50 points less than ucla so it just tells you the pool of applicants was different. not that it was "easy" to get into those schools.

oorah87

3.5 in CC = 4.0 in Harvard


It's just that difficult..... That's why we get so much priority..

Ektaylor

It's different based on the CCC, some employ plus-minus, while others use the flat system.

Guyy

"it's absurd to say cc is harder to get a higher gpa. absolutely absurd. and i've taken almost 20 units at a cc (including multivariable calculus) and the rest at ucsd, so i'm not new to this."

are you implying multivariable calculus is hard? lol

anyways, yes, it is absurd to say cc is harder to get a higher gpa. the only people who can say which is harder are the people who have taken classes at both. meaning at all of you recently accepted students from CCC have no say.

cr_book

lol i guess i'm just stupid. i got a B in it. and an A in diff eqs. I thought that class was a joke. maybe its the cc? (i could just be stupid, tho, given that i'm a math major, that's kinda funny)

student14x

@cr_book. I also thought that diff eq was much easier than multivariable calc.

@ OP. Well it makes sense that UCs are harder than CCs. And in most cases its true(e.g UCI). By much?, maybe .2-.3 difference given same effort for midtier UCs. For Cal, LA & SD is like .6-.8. But there are some UCs that are probably easier than at least the best CCs. Like santa cruz and riverside. Because They don't curve=> no competition. And their exams are easier( from what I've seen) than my CC.

Or some +/- systems retardly have profs that still employ the flat system, screwing everything up.