Undergraduates and UC Schools
Moore errs in stating that UC’s “acceptance” barrier for community college transfers was raised to between 3.4 and 4.0 grade point average. In fact, community college applicants to Berkeley, the most competitive UC campus, averaged slightly above a 3.3 GPA last year according to the director of admissions. The community college applicants to other UC campuses were admitted with lower average GPAs, depending on the campus and programs to which they applied, while minimum GPA remains at 2.4.
With Moore, I am more concerned with the “economic” barriers that UC’s higher fee structure presents to lower-income families.
STEVEN GOETZ
Orange Coast College
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