[quote=SK in CV]I’m not sure what this has to do with being a republican, but yeah it’s tough. But it’s worth it.

Btw, kids with a 3.0 can’t often get into a UC anyway.[/quote]

pretty much every kid with a GPA over 3.0 gets into UC Merced; see graph…

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/uc-merced-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm

ditto for UC Riverside. 3.0 and very damn likely you get in…

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/uc-riverside-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm

UC Santa Cruz look like a way better than 50-50 shot to get in with just a 3.0 and a halfway decent sat score…

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/uc-santa-cruz-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm