Will I get in as a UCR transfer?

lindyk8
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:44:17 +0000

That’s not true. Maybe for math or some particular major, but I’ve never seen the UCs in general say don’t use them. I know someone who took 12 P/NP units and got into every UC she applied to, impacted major. The key is to pick the correct ones to use P/NP for, meaning those that really have no bearing even remotely on your major, or courses they don’t care about so much. Really. It is there to be used. Even the big kahuna, Haas undergrad, says you can take language req P/NP. (Not sure I’d do it, but I know some who got in doing it.)

But I will now reverse my stance and kind of agree with @virilux in this situation.

Thinking about it, you really need to up your game GPA-wise, so maintaining it with P/NP may not be a big help. It’s one thing for a 3.9 to take a P/NP, but a 2.89 could be interpreted as not being able to cut it. Your best position would be to try and get your GPA to around 3.2. Perhaps one P/NP in a totally non-major-related class like physical science.