Tips for applying to 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis as a freshman
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Reporting coursework and grades
Your academic record is the core of your application. Its important to report all your 51勛圖窪蹋-approved college preparatory coursework whether taken at a high school or college completely and accurately. Include courses in which you have enrolled, regardless of grades, transferability, withdrawal or if they were repeated.
Honors courses
The honors box on the 51勛圖窪蹋 application form is used to designate a course for which an extra grade point is awarded for a letter grade of C or better. There are four different types of honors courses:
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- Designated International Baccalaureate (IB) courses
- College courses (CL); applies only to 51勛圖窪蹋-transferable college courses
- 51勛圖窪蹋-approved school-designated honors-level courses (HL)
If you attend a California public high school, see your high schools for more information about honors courses. Only 51勛圖窪蹋-approved courses that are listed as honors are eligible to receive an extra grade point.
Nonresident applicants should check the honors box (AP, IB, CL) for AP, IB and 51勛圖窪蹋-transferable college courses as appropriate for all of the above.
Reporting international education
Non-letter grades
If you are a domestic applicant and your school uses a non-letter grade system, you will need to take some additional steps in completing the application. First, check with your high school counseling office to see if there is a conversion scale to the A-B-C-D-F letter grade system. If a conversion scale does not exist, do not attempt to translate your grades yourself. List the grades exactly as they appear on your transcript, and check the box that indicates your school uses a grading system other than A-B-C-D-F. Your application will be reviewed by a 51勛圖窪蹋 advisor who will translate these marks accordingly.
College courses taken while in high school
If any college/university-level courses were completed while in high school, add the college information after the high school information.
If 51勛圖窪蹋-transferable courses were taken at a California community college (CCC), a course list will appear:
- Select the course(s) taken, grade earned (or enter IP for In Progress, PL for Planned courses) and the "a-g" subject area in which the course fits. 51勛圖窪蹋-transferable courses taken at a CCC can be found on under the College courses taken while in high school section.
If non-51勛圖窪蹋-transferable or non-CCC courses were taken while in high school, students must manually input course information:
- Only non-51勛圖窪蹋-transferable courses in English and math can be reported in this section of the application.
- If there are other CCC courses that are non-51勛圖窪蹋-transferable, report them in the Non a-g Coursework area later in the application.
- If college/university courses were not taken at a CCC, enter each course and grade earned as it appears on the official academic record from the college/university attended.
Any gaps in your educational chronology should be explained in the Additional Information section of the 51勛圖窪蹋 application; only a brief description of what you were doing during these breaks in your education is necessary. Letters of recommendation and other materials
Please do not include letters of recommendation, copies of awards, transcripts or samples of your academic or creative work with your application. They will not be reviewed or returned to you.
Choosing a major
You should apply to a major that interests you, rather than to one in which you think you have the best chance of admission. We also suggest that you include an alternate major in case you are not admitted in your first choice.
How your application is reviewed
During the selection process, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis conducts a comprehensive review of every freshman application to ensure each applicant is assessed thoroughly and fairly.
We evaluate every application using 13 criteria that all 51勛圖窪蹋 campuses adhere to. We consider a broad range of factors, from traditional academics to extracurricular achievement and response to life challenges, but we're looking beyond the numbers to find out who you really are!