UCLA 2010 Transfer Pre-Psychology Majors Thread

emilsinclair9
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:28:39 +0000

The average GPA for psychology last year was a 3.7 for transfers, so a 3.5 is below that, however, you are the first to go to college and have the volunteer work/experience that they like. Basically, if you have a stellar semester (this sem.), continue to volunteer, and write a good personal statement, I would definitely say you are a competitive applicant.

Also, are you a California Community College student? It helps if you are. And do you have a strong major GPA and/or upward grade trend?

My first semester at my Community College I received one D…which foolishly I haven’t retaken, so I have 11 A’s, 4 B’s, and 1 D. I’m just hoping that the admissions dept. at UCLA takes into consideration that was 3.5 semesters ago, and my upward trend has been positive since then. (1.7 -> 3.3 -> 3.3 -> 3.7 -> 4.0) << sequential semester by semester comparison. My first semester I received academic renewal for 2 classes that I failed as well.

Anyways, let’s hope for the best!