This is my first post, so I'm sorry if the formality is off.
So, I'm 24 years old, work full time on a children's ambulance, a Californian native, and UCSD is my top choice out of all the UCs. I'm a political science major (specifically international relations). My current GPA is at a 3.29, but still have the rest of the school year to raise it up if I continue with A's.
Long story short, when I was fresh out of high school (barely even graduating) I decided to immediately jump back into school by enrolling at the local CC. While at CC in my younger years I flunked out some classes. I have a few Fs, but mostly just a lot of withdrawals (W). After a while I decided that I wasn't going to do this until I was ready to take school seriously.
Fast forward to age 21 I decided to enroll at a new CC for a 'fresh start' and have been taking school seriously since then.
I may be foolish in thinking this, but I was hoping that I could spin my poor past academics to show the growth from then to now; an F and W student to A's and honors student.
So, my questions:
1. Is 3.29 as a transfer even good enough to apply to UCSD?
2. Is it a long shot that they would even accept me with such poor grades on my transcripts?
3. What else can help my chances of getting in?
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