Students with 2.8-3.5 GPA POST your STATS!

paintthebh
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:24:34 +0000

Accepted: UCSC, UCSB
Pending: UCD UCB

UC GPA: 3.3
Major Pre-reqs Completed: all except those not offered at my college
Intended Major: Sociology
TAG?: Yes, UCSC.
IGETC?: Should be done by the end of this semester
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Gay-Straight Alliance (President Fall 2011/Spring 2012)
Job/Work Experience:
Various part-time jobs
Volunteer/Community service:
I spent a summer in Massachusetts working at a self-help retreat for adults that is in partnership with the Autism Treatment Center of America.
Personal Statement:
I’m assuming it was pretty good. I have strong writing skills and I have been told that I have a unique/great writing style.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Community college
Ethnicity: I noted both Hispanic and Middle Eastern on my application
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: < 20,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college, second generation immigrant, raised by a single mother with a work-related disability (she had major surgery my second day of college, and I acted as her in-home care provider during her recovery)
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): I don’t know

Reflection
Strengths: hooks and getting them across in my heart-felt personal essay
Weaknesses: I suppose my GPA, but I don’t think it’s that bad at all
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I deserve it

General Comments: This thread is proof that you do not need a 4.0 to get into a good university. Take note, future transfer students.