I'm in my junior year and UC Santa Cruz has slowly but surely become one of my top picks. My GPA isn't perfect, so I'd love to know - generally speaking, what's the required or accepted GPA for students admitted to UC Santa Cruz? Thanks in advance!
Typically, University of California schools, including UC Santa Cruz, look for students with competitive GPAs. Of course, the GPA requirement can vary from year to year, depending on the applicant pool. As of the last few application cycles, the average GPA for admitted students at UC Santa Cruz fell between 3.76 and 4.16.
In the University of California system, admissions decisions are primarily based on academic factors. Along with GPA, they consider coursework rigor, so be sure to take and excel in the most challenging classes offered at your school, like AP and Honors classes, to show them you can handle college-level work.
Please remember these are only averages and UC Santa Cruz uses holistic admissions that consider more than just GPA, but I hope this gives you a good place to start understanding what they generally look for in applicants. Best of luck with your application!
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