<p>UC GPA is strictly based on sophomore and junior year grades that you received on a-g courses. They’ll look at the classes that you’ll be taking your senior year to make sure your not slacking off but since they don’t receive transcripts until you are actually accepted they won’t care about the fact that you improved your senior year simply because they won’t be able to see that. If your UC GPA dips under a 3.3 then UCSC will be a low reach.</p>