<p>Hey, just wondering if a 3.8 would be safe enough?</p>
<p>A 3.8 is good. Now just make sure you are safe as far as pre-reqs, extra curriculars, IGETC, and your essay are concerned.</p>
<p>As long as you stay above the previous year’s average GPA you should be fine.</p>
<p>Are you talking about for admissions purposes for next year? If so, there is no such thing as a “safe” gpa for Cal. I have seen people get accepted with a 3.2 and I have seen people rejected with a 4.0. Cal admits based on a lot more factors than just gpa. That being said, you still have a great shot.</p>
<p>I know a couple of people that got into Mass Coms there. It was a range of 3.6-3.9’s. But the previous posters are right, there is no safe GPA for Cal.</p>
<p>I can’t really tell you what a “safe” GPA is for admission into Mass Comm. Firstly, keep in mind that Cal differs from UCLA in the fact that they admit by department not by major.
I’m going to Cal in the fall as a Mass Comm major. I got in with a 3.63 with all the prerequisites completed. I applied to Cal on a whim. I never thought I had a shot in hell.
My friend had a 3.9 and got rejected. But she was admitted to UCLA’s comm studies program.
You never know…
In my case, I’m pretty confident that it was my essay and leadership role with PTK that sold me.<br>
If you really have your heart set on Cal, get involved with clubs and honor societies on your campus. Do some volunteer work. Make yourself stand out! Cal looks at applications more holistically.</p>
<p>Oh Thanks guys.</p>
<p>Well, what if I have never been in any clubs or anything.</p>
<p>But I was a Weekend General Manager at L.A. Fitness?</p>