Can you get into a uc school with 3.5 GPA average from monta vista?

Answer 1

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!