I took 5 courses my first semester – 15 units – and I got straight As, but every semester after that I only took 4 which would come out to 12/13 units. Last semester I took 5 but 2 of the classes were Astronomy/Astronomy Lab so it was really like 4 – 13 units. Although I have a 3.87 cumulative GPA right now, I’m worried that I might be marked down as an applicant because I only took 4 classes per semester. My school does, however, count 12 units the minimum to be considered a full-time student.
I applied to UC Berkeley, UCLA, and TAG’d to UCSB, and my school’s on the semester system.