<p>it is a lot easier to get a high GPA as a transfer than as a Cal students. I have a close friend who easily maintained a 4.0 under an Engineering curriculum only to get below a 3.0 in his first year as a transfer to Cal. Part of the problem is that for many CC kids, after they busted their ass and got into Berkeley, the get relaxed and don’t try as hard. Thus, it is not fair to the sophomore Berkeley students that a large pool of transfers are admitted who did not have as rigorous of a courseload, and who may not do as well.</p>