From the UCSC website:
Establish an Acceptable Grade Point Average (GPA)
California residents need a minimum GPA of 3.00. Nonresidents of California need a minimum GPA of 3.40. The GPA is only calculated on courses meeting the "a-g" requirements in the 10 th , the 11 th , and, if completed, the 12 th grade. See the UC Eligibility Index chart on this page for further information.
Although this answer is true, truth is getting into a UC school is extremely competitive these days. It's true 3.5 tends to be a little low for UC entrance but I think you will have no problem getting into UC Merced or UC Riverside. Then again I don't know what you got on your SAT, what your extracurriculars are or how many AP/honors classes you've taken so basing your entrance on GPA alone is not gonna cut it. If you have strong extracurriculars, lots of AP/honors classes or a high SAT score then you could have a good chance of getting into UC Santa Cruz and perhaps UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, and UC Irvine. However, if you are just basing this question off your GPA, I would say UC Merced and UC Riverside would be your choices. Good luck!
what is the average GPA for a freshman at this school.
Average High School GPA: 3.9
what is the average GPA for a freshman at this school.
The GPA would be 90.7. The letter grade assigned to that GPA would be dependent on the specific school and how they weigh their grades. For some schools it would equate to an A, while others an A-.
his GPA is 2.5
the average GPA for incoming freshman at ucla in 2008 was a 4.07
5.0 what is the highest GPA possible in highschool?
Their average unweighted high school GPA is a 3.6.
According to Collegeview.com, the average unweighted high school GPA is a 3.2.
Grade Point Average, a scale based on your performance in school
Their average unweighted High School GPA is 3.74!
The University of Maryland typically requires a high grade point average to attend their school. On average, their students scored a 3.5 GPA in high school.