GPA for students admitted at CAL

Eirenarch
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:14:39 +0000

“What I also hate is how the admission officers talk about a “holistic” process of of reviewing the application. I mean come on, what exactly is “holistic”? Are ECs more important or grades. What about family background or personal statement? All the information the UCs give are completely useless.”

I wouldn’t go that far. What they mean when they describe the review process as “holistic” is that your admissions decision is, at the very least, partially subjective. Everybody is different, and there is no way for you to know exactly what will make the school like you and what won’t. Even the admissions officers can’t know this with absolute certainty. This is why the average GPA of past admitted applicants ultimately has no meaning - it has no bearing whatsoever on your potential for admission. Especially since your GPA is essentially set in stone at this point, and you never actually have any control over your GPA assuming you’re already working to your full capacity. You give it your best shot and you work with what you get, which is all that you can reasonably expect from yourself.

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