GPA and Grades for UCI and UCLA

Ohm888
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:09:26 +0000

First off, none of us can say anything with certainty. However, there are things left out, such as:

—Are the C grades major required courses? That can have a big impact;
—How long ago were these C grades? The further back, the lesser the impact; and
—Have you shown a noticeable upward trend in GPA? Always helps.

English is highly selective at UCLA. You’ll stand a better shot applying to American Lit and Cultures. It used to be a lot easier to get in to — still is, but the GPA range is catching up.

Usually you can switch to English once accepted, as they have the same pre-reqs. Of course, that is at the discretion of the English department, but that’s been the general feedback up here.

Any ECs that are writing related, such as working on the school newspaper, writing awards, etc will help.

UCLA English mid-range GPA starts at 3.58; Amer Lit starts at 3.41.
UCI’s English mid-range GPA starts at 3.25 (TAG is doable):