<p>What people have to realize is there’s a difference between average APPLIED gpa and average ADMITTED gpa. While the average APPLIED gpa for UCSD may have been 3.33, the average ADMITTED gpa is usually much higher. For example, at UCLA their 2011 transfer statistics show they had an average APPLIED gpa of 3.38 for the College of Letters & Sciences, but their average ADMITTED gpa was 3.70. I know in 2010 UCSD had an average ADMITTED gpa of 3.55 and I’m not sure what it was last year, but I think because of TAG it was lowered slightly around a 3.4. Regardless, it’s not necessarily a positive thing to be right around the average APPLIED gpa. As a competitive applicant, you don’t want to be right in the center of the applicant pool. To be competitive should aim to be at around the average ADMITTED gpa and the higher you are above that the more competitive you become.</p>