so they coming out gpa 2.5 gpa d g the highm are school exit exam. >> cheryl: that is fantastic. >> lasts largest year of seniors, 26 out 29 got diplomas and other three are still working. we have muir career academy, high school for 17-24 year olds that have thing to complete before to get the diploma. >> i remember reading note about you, you had trouble in high school because your english wasn't that good. how much help did you get? >> well first time in high school was quite an obstacle. i wasn't used to the language. i completed all the credits but they gave me this tei took i took th test but i couldn't pass it away because my reading comprehension.dge of knh so knowledge of knowing the test and learning how to read and all this good stuff. >> cheryl: how is this changing your life? >> it is changing the way i feel about myself. instead of look can down, i can't pass the test or you can see myself working and helping my family members and try and help the community at the same time. >> cheryl: so you are successful story? >> i would say so. >> and how it been has it been ? >> it's

would you be for spreading the gpa around as it were? have taken the student body to give me all of their grades. listen, the idea is to equate this with taxes and make more money. you should give more of it away. the gpa don't have anything to do with war or spending money or investment. i get the motion of what you're trying to do but it's silly. of course you couldn't give up your grade. if i gave up my grades -- >> andrea: perfect example. >> eric: of course it is. exactly perfect. >> bob: no, it's not. >> eric: you work hard and earn money and the government wants a piece of it. if you work hard and study hard and the teacher, in this example says i wage a piece of your good grade. >> bob: but the government uses it -- >> eric: for whatever reason weren't gifted enough to get good grades. >> bob: that is the best analogy you can do. >> eric: class warfare in the classroom and obama and warren buffett do it in business. >> greg: think about it. when i was talking about it, in my brilliant monologue, by the way. you said was probably

in sophomore year he got a 3.8 gpa. >> it's daunting see these common schools, you probably don't have much chance getting in to. >> they have five counselors and one advisor for 1600 students. is is why college parents hire independent college advisor michelle myers to help them navigate the college application process. she says advanced placement courses could help students increase their gpa beyond a 4.0. >> i do if the student feels they are going to successful in it. they are going to kill themselves to try to pull a "b" in that class and other courses may suffer from it, i don't recommend it. >> she advises the students to take the s.a.t. and att in the spring and then their senior year. >> because they become very focused and mature over the summer summer. >> get to know your high school counselor. he or she is one of three that will write a recommendation letter. >> you want to make sure yourser second teacher recommendation, english, foreign language or history. >> every summer, gets serious about a sport or performing community service. watch it for one week, that experience

he is valedictorian at richmond high school where he has a 4.2 gpa. >> i have never had a student at a level where will is. academically, he always, like i said, always had over 100 percent on anything. >> having him as a student is like having another teacher in the room to read >> willis tower starting high- school when his mother died and everything fell apart. eventually they lost the house. his father could not find work as a construction worker. >> we started getting food from the church, kind of a rescue food box. >> he lost a year of schooling when he moved to oklahoma to stay with his hands. but when she died, he came back to richmond. recently will got a part-time job, but is still not enough. his father has moved to oklahoma now where he barely makes a living. >> if i mess up, if i make " one really big mistake, i don't have anyone there to tell me it is ok, nor do i have anyone to help me. >> like last year when one living situation fell apart, and will was homeless for a spell. >> he would stay with one friend for a while, and then he would leave because he did not want

he says the boy's a hardworking student with a 4.0 gpa. >> we would hate to see that his skills ability and hard work are sidetracked because of a one-time bad decision on an insignificant homework assignment. >> reporter: he did sign a no cheating pledge, while one part of that picy spells out zero tolerance, he says page two states students who cheat get a second chance before being removed from the course. tonight other parents are sounding off about the extreme actions the family is taking. >> i personally wouldn't necessarily rescue my child from that situation, whether i agreed with the punishment or not, i think my child, if she knew what the rules were and she went against them, she would have to accept whatever consequences came her way. >> we tried to get in touch with the school's superintendent and the principal all day long, we were told that they were busy in meetings, now, the father of that boy says they're not after any money, they just want to get their sons back in that college prep english class. he says a hearing has been set for next month. in redwood city, jodi he

. >> kind of like your gpa. >> reporter: adam, chairman and co-founder of credit.com says that there are five factors that raise or lower your score. partly cloudy tore number one and most important, your payment history. it makes up 35% of your score. >> simple. you pay on time. and have you built a history of paying on time? >> reporter: factor number two, how much debt do you carry compared to how much credit you have? your debt-to-credit ratio is 30% of your score. >> so this is sort of the keep your debts under control theory. >> reporter: pack tore number three, how long have you had you your credit? this is 15% of your score. factor number four, how often do you search for new credit? this is 10% of your score. and factor number five, what types of credit do you have? again, 10% of your score. >> they like to see a seasoned credit history. they like to see mix of accounts. mortgage, revolving, credit cards, installment. then inquiries. are you looking for credit like medical or have you been responsible in the way you apply for credit? >> reporter: if you need to improve your

she graduated from high school in 2010 with a 3.98 gpa. she's now a sophomore at a prestigious university in california. she would be a target of the arizona immigration law. now meet juan rios, in high school, juan was the leader in the air force junior rotc. in 2010 he graduated from arizona state university with the degree in arreronautical engineering. juan has put his life on hold because of american law, he cannot enlist in our military or work in the aerospace industry. juan is a target of the arizona immigration law. now meet jose magana. jose graduated as valedictorian at his high school. he joined the speech and debate team where he ranked fifth in the nation. in 2008, jose graduated summa cum laude day with a major in business management from arizona state university. later this year, jose will graduate from baylor university law school in waco, texas. he cannot be licensed to practice law in the united states because he has no country. jose is a target of the arizona immigration law. finally, meet angelica hernandez. in high sc

and if you look at our website, even at san jose state, we're looking at students that have a higher gpahat are coming in because we have so many students. we have to limit the space that we have. >> are we still getting a lot of first generation college students? i mean, back when i went to college we were first generation. you would hope that the next generation is already here now second generation. are we still seeing -- >> still seeing a large flow of first generation students. we definitely -- our message is not only for first generation but for those students that have families like you and i have nieces and nephews and children -- we've gone to college. we want to make sure that message continues. it's still important to emphasize the importance of college. a college going environment is what we're trying to promote in the csu, grades, attention to deadlines and attention to taking test seriously. many students say, i don't know if i'll go to college, i'm going to do my -- whatever on the standardized test. those tests will make the difference for you. sats, acts, one or the othe

acknowledge and recognize the fact that we had just concluded a non-mfn plurilateral agreement called the gpa agreement. about 48 hours later at the press conference concluding the ministerial meeting, there was all of this hemming and hawing about how there might be a new mfn plurilateral agreement that would somehow destroy the multilateral system. they've never been quite able to square those two thoughts. look, going back to what i said earlier, i think that the system has an awful lot of resilience and ability to sort this stuff out. and i should say, as a starting point, that in the -- in the group of countries, this friend. and i should say, as a starting point, that in the -- in the group of countries, this friends group that is currently looking at services, there's no decision yet on exactly what form an agreement will take. and -- and the decision that ultimately is made will be a product of consensus inside of that group. but i do think there is infinite capability of the participants to carry on this one discussion and -- and have that be a complement to the multilateral trading

the berkeley high senior says she has a 4.05 weighted gpa and is a long time berkeley resident. >> i was disappointed and surprised i wasn't accepted, but i still believe in public education. i believe the integrity in it. i think it's in the people to improve it. >> reporter: cal officials were unavailable for comment today because of the holiday. a spokeswoman for bella says she's on a wait list for ucla and has been told that there is a spot for her at uc merced if she wants it. >>> students known as the sprawl 13 were charged with misdemeanors last fall for blocking police access to the uc occupy encampment. supporters say the arrests were selective and politically motivated. tomorrow they will hold a conference at sprawl plaza at 9:00 a.m. >>> tomorrow board members will discuss raising the tax rate on its 2010 measure c bond to reduce long time cost for property owners. voters cost measure c at trustees promise tax rates would not exceed $60 per $100,000 in excess value. that's the same rate property owners play under a c measure bond 10 years ago. >>> investigators are trying

that starting in fall 20-13 the bar will be raised on admission requirements the traditional 2-point-0 gpa required needed to enter san jose state could increase to 2-point-4 which is estimated to reject 1,400 local freshmen and transfer students. with budget cuts hitting all c-s-u campuses -- reducing enrollment is the only option for most colleges qayoumi says ther's just not enough money to take all applicants that meet minimum requirements. "this is a sad situation that is caused by the failure of our elected officials in sacramento to adequately fund the c-s-u in general and san jose state in particular" san jose unified school district representative karen fuqua says new admission rules will hurt many high school students who will no longer have a chance to go to a university close to home. "that first step is saying ok you can go to college. the next step is you can go to the safe neighborhood college. so when that might be eliminated from their path our fear is that those students just wont go onto college." new admissions policy has be sent to c-s-u administration for final approv

. >> it's gpa of what is in your credit report.veryone is able to read the report and get an nrgsing of how that translates into that shortland score that creditors are more likely to see. >> you're entitled to one tree report per year and they're available on annual credit report.com. your score is a number based on those reports, most lending decisions made because of the score not the information behind it. and that is why there is an effort to get you a free score with your free report. >> and we're talking about a credit score from three bureaus. so we think consumers ought to get score produced by each, whatever it might be. >> companies keep track and when it drp drops your credit limit can drop, too. that happened to wanda torres. >> and they can say it's gone down and apply more negative change autos consumer union set up a web page with information on efforts to get the scores for consumers and why it's so important. and there is a link to the web site and where to get your free credit report. >> and we don't have to be o

and he says he is now earning a 3.6 gpa. >> that is the type of people this is going to affect. people like me trying to better themselves at a later point in life but the door has been shut. >> san jose state president says sacramento is forcing the university to make changes it doesn't want and hopes it can reverse. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> star wars creator george lucas is bowing to pressure from his neighbors. the marin independent jurnt reports lucas dropped plans to build a digital film making complex on his ranch. here is what his main wing would have looked like. homeowners say would it have destroyed the neighbor's peace and quiet. the marin independent journal says he was trying to sell the land to the developers to build low income housing. >> and there is another taste of april in winter. >> there is one coming later in the week making us appreciate spring weather. >> here is a live view now for our east bay camera. there is western skies which is cloudy. rain moved eastward so we're not seeing anything by way of a down shot there is a storm system in the same pos

students who have taken calculus, practice ballet, come in second language learners and gotten top gpa'sation not recognizing the extra struggles that underrepresented students are going through. >> friday students occupied sproul hall for five hours demanding uc double enrollment of black and latino students. >> you won't need a rain jacket today, tomorrow a different story. >> get out today and enjoy it. clouds, from mount tam fog rolling in, north baylor favring cloud cover, -- north bay will be favoring cloud cover. warmer conditions, today, squeezing out one more nice day except if you in the north bay. you've experienced the cooler cloudier weather. 46 in oakland, it is pretty mild out there, mid 40s in san , highlights increasing clouds will be -- san jose, highlights increasing clouds will be scattered. couple of storm systems will provide rain overnight tonight and then everyone sees it tomorrow, tuesday morning compute it gets out of here wednesday there's another one colder system moving in thursday and friday we may surpass our april totals with this week's totals right now y

administration at berkeley should let students who have taken calculus, practice ballet, gotten top gpa's that is disfrom time to time -- discrimination. >> reporter: they organized a sit-in that lasted five hours. uc berkeley students aren't that sympathetic to the cause. the school hasn't used race, ethnicity and gender since voters passed prop 20916 years ago. that initiative end add firmive action at all public colleges and universities in california. >> voters chose to get rid of it that's their prerogative, it is fine it gone. >> it should be what is on paper. i feel that your ethnicity, race, where you come from, that shouldn't give you an edge over anyone else. >> reporter: o' >> this morning eight people are -- this morning eight people recovering in the hospital after two accidents. first on embarcadero at harrison the second two block i was on the embarcadero. a car collided with a muni train in the first accident. police state driver of the red jaguar made an illegal left and broadsided with by the train. the driver of the car had to be extricated. police believe an suv driver

the key is that many educators have told us that when we put a scholar in their classroom, the gpa ofan go up significantly. instead of focusing on the quarterback and the rustler, they're focusing on the smart kid who is responsible for this trophy that is out there with all the other sports trophies. the kid gets to wear a medal and me incredible people. he gets local press attention. we get to celebrate academic achievement, which is so important if our nation is to remain a pinnacle nation. >> that is one of the things you said when you started this organization. you saw that the athlete had this eutrophy. the smart kid did not. >> i have nothing against athletes. there are some states like pennsylvania, indiana, where their professional football team is the biggest sponsor of our scholars. we have to get the ravens involved one of these days. it is something that is not, you know, and the medical. sports entertainment, academic achievement, they should work together. we have a mission. the creators of our nation said that we have to have a very educated populace in order to take

but this is with a new gpa minimum requirement. this community college student says she hopes to transfer in. she says lower income students cannot afford to go to schools out of state. >> san jose state says as many as 1,400 high school graduates and community college transfers may not be admitted next year. live at san jose state university, lloyd lacuesta. >> thank you, lloyd. >>> in 22 minutes tonight the california university issuing an apology for an e-mail sent out to students by mistake. >>> a plane made an emergency landing because of a bomb threat. two f15 fighter jets were scrambled from portland oregon and escorted the plane back to vancouver. so far there's no word on any devices being found. >>> an unusual three day alert tonight on what might be a major development in the racially charged trayvon martin case. the special prosecutor is deciding whether to file charges in the case. announced late this afternoon that she intends to make an announcement about the case within 72 hours. self-declared neighborhood watch cap

but this is with a new gpa minimum requirement. this community college student says she hopes to transfer in. she says lower income students cannot afford to go to schools out of state. >> san jose state says as many as 1,400 high school graduates and community college transfers may not be admitted next year. live at san jose state university, lloyd lacuesta. >> thank you, lloyd. >>> in 22 minutes tonight the california university issuing an apology for an e-mail sent out to students by mistake. >>> a plane made an emergency landing because of a bomb threat. two f15 fighter jets were scrambled from portland oregon and escorted the plane back to vancouver. so far there's no word on any devices being found. >>> an unusual three day alert tonight on what might be a major development in the racially charged trayvon martin case. the special prosecutor is deciding whether to file charges in the case. announced late this afternoon that she intends to make an announcement about the case within 72 hours. self-declared neighborhood watch cap

. >> so it's kind of like your gpa. >> reporter: the chairman of credit.com says there are five factorsraise or lower your score. factor number one and most important, your payment history. it makes up 35% of your score. >> simple. you pay on time and have you built a history of paying on time? >> reporter: factor two, how much debt to you carry compared to how much credit you have. your debt to credit rh owe is 30% of your score. >> this is sort of the keep your debts under control theory. >> reporter: factor number three, how long have you had your credit? this is 15% of your score. factor number four, how often do you search for new credit? this is 10% of your score. and factor number five, what types of credit do you have? again, 10% of your score. >> they like to see a seasoned credit history. they like to say mix of accounts. mortgage, resolve -- revolving and then inquiries. are you looking for credit like mad or have you been responsible in the way you apply for credit? >> reporter: if you need to improve your score, fix any of these factors. so how do you find out your score? y

students who have taken calculus at community colleges and come in as a second language and gotten top gpa's. that is discrimination. >> many of the same protesters were inside on friday. that's when they organized a sit in that lasted five hours. but the uc berkeley students we talked to are not that sympathetic to their cause. the school hasn't used race, ethnicity and gender in the criteria. they passed proposition 20916 years ago. that initiative ended action at all public colleges and universities in california. >> it is the voters' right. if they want to get rid of it, that's their prerogative. >> the academic institution should be what is on paper. your ethnicity and your race, where you come from, that shouldn't give you an edge over everyone else. >> despite that sentiment the group is encouraging under represented minorities who got rejected to appeal, and they will help anyone in that process. they say students just need to call them. >> thanks, lilian kim with us tonight. >>> thousands celebrated easter at san francisco's glide memorial church. every seat was full this morning an

american and latino students that were refused admission by cal even though they have 4.0 or higher gpas. >>> later this morning a judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit involving environmentalists and sharp park golf course in pacific is a. several environmental groups accused of park employees of illegally killing red leg frogs. both are reportedly -- both are federally protected species. they deny putting these species in any danger. >>> we have a problem on the san mateo bridge. what is going on, sal? >> there is a crash westbound 92 on the high-rise section or near the high-rise section and the traffic will be backing up. you can see the sign is already flashing here on this san mateo bridge. and the back up is growing worse. i want you to look at this backup here. the next time we see it probably five, ten minutes away it will be worse. avoid the san mateo bridge. use the dumbarton bridge instead. i'm thinking chp at any time issue a cig alert. we'll let you know. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. this could be an alternative route for you. the traffic

he has a 4.2 gpa. at birth and a restaurant to the level of will is academically and he always had over 100 percent on everything. >>> having him as a student is like having another teacher in the room pretty much. >>> will which is starting high- school when his mother died. they lost the house on his father could not find work as a construction worker. >>> we started getting food for the church intended for rescue the little food boxes. >>> he lost a year of schooling we moved to oklahoma to stay with his the acts. the when she died, he came back to richmond. recently, he got a part-time job but is still not enough. his father has moved to oklahoma now where he barely makes a living. >>> if i mess up and one really big mistakes and i don't have anyone there to tell me it's ok or to help me or safety. >>> last year, one of living situation fell apart and well was homeless for a spell. >>> to stay with one friend for while but he said i think again today: because i did not want the burden to them >>> w

i had to leave the school because my gpa wasn't where it needed to be in order to graduate. so, they told me i had to leave school, come back and finish up with the three classes. just take some time off. it was looking like classes right now is -- i was struggling. >> now he is struggling with his future. and uconn is struggling with his past. >> there's plenty of blame to go along. at least in our men's basketball program. >> she came on board here as president about a year ago. she inherited uconn's basketball graduation rate. now she's dealing with a real uconn crisis. under new rules instituted by the ncaa, uconn, the 2011 men's basketball champs, will be banned from postseason play next year. banned because of its terrible record graduating basketball players. so, what did happen here at uconn for so long? and how was it allowed to last? >> it's very complicated. the story of sort of how you get there. i do think it takes a village, that it's not just a coach or it's not just a player. it's not even an athletic director or president. everybody together trying to suppor

he says the boy is a hard working student with a 4.0 gpa. >> we would hate to see that his skills and abilities and hard work are side tracked because of a one-time bad decision on a insignificant homework assignment. >> reporter: his son signed a no cheating pledge and one part spells out zero tolerance but page two says students who cheat get a second chance before being removed from the course. tonight other parents are sounding off about the extreme actions the family is taking. >> given the anxiety level of parents these days regarding college and what it takes to get into colleges of choice that parents are so concerned that they will go to almost any length to get their kids on the right track. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the superintendent who says it is very clear to all of the students in those honors programs and classes that there is a zero tolerance here for cheating of any kind. he says that it is important to protect the integrity of the rigorous program and he says he stands behind the school's decision and punishment that was dealt to this student. a co

he is valedictorian at richmond high school where he has a 4.2 gpa. >> and i have never had a student at the level he is at. academically, he always, like i said, he always had a 100 percent on everything. >> having him as a student is like having another teacher in the room. >> he was a starting high-school when his mother died and everything fell apart. eventually they lost the house. his father could not find work as a construction worker. >> started getting food from the church, kind of food boxes. >> he lost a year of schooling when he moved to oklahoma to stay with his pants. but when she died, he came back to richmond. recently he got a part-time job. but it is still not enough. his father has moved to oklahoma now where he barely makes a living. >> if i mess up, if i make one really big mistake. i don't have anyone there to tell me it is ok. or anyone to tell me or save me. >> like last year when one living situation fell apart, and he was homeless for a spell. >> he would stay with one friend for a while, but then he needed to leave because he did not want to be a burden for

she's a 6.8 gpa. been admitted to dartmouth to study molecular biology and she has a deportation order. the vast majority of americans would tell you it doesn't feel right to deport her. >> your plan as you're working on as i understand it suggests that these children of illegal immigrants that were brought here illegally could, if they went to college and got a degree or to a vocational school and finished those courses, could achieve legal status, correct? >> right. >> not necessarily citizenship. although they could go on and get citizenship in the regular order of things, correct? >> it allows you to get an immigrant visa through one of the existing programs. >> but you could stay in the country while you're waiting for your nonimmigrant status as well as for u.s. citizenship, correct? >> correct. >> the presumptive nominee mitt romney had in this to say. >> i would indicate i'd veto the dream act if provisions say people who are here illegally, if they go to school here long enough, get a degree,

. >> what happens, requirements that were having a 2.0 gpa and taking certain coursework has changed,t could be 3.4 or 3.8 and changes semester to is semester. >> reporter: san jose college is facing a $4 million budget shortfall of its own so it's having a tough time meeting the new demand. >> sometimes students are staying longer here, yes, so they can -- because they're not getting where they want to go. >> reporter: stalling college careers for hundreds of students. >> i don't like it. that's the scary part. >> reporter: some students who couldn't get into san jose state university say now they are considering applying for a for-profit university. reporting live from san jose city college, marianne favro. >>> president obama talking about education today, if a sizing the need to keep the current interest rate. he told students he knows a little something about student debt himself. >> the first eight years of our marriage, we were paying more in student loans than what we were paying for our mortgage. so we know what this is about. and we were lucky to land good jobs with a steady

other aspect of the scholarship fund, you know, in order to even be considered, child has to have a 3.7 gpa on a 4.0 scale. most of them have 4.0. they are very coming very smart kids. but they also have to demonstrate humanitarian collie, that they care about are the people. they can't win unless they have demonstrated that for more than the six weeks before they have occasion to. they have to be sustained humanitarian activities. why is that so important? well, this nation is a humanitarian nation. and about it. anytime there's a disaster, whose first in line to give money, to give supplies? we are. and it's always been that way. you can even go back to the very earliest part of our nation. you know, europeans were looking at us and they were saying those americans are just crazy. they said -- i mean, look at the fourth and the catalogs in the vanderbilt in the carnegies and the melons on the rockefellers. those people have enormous amounts of money and nobody else has any money. you can't have a system like that. that doesn't work. you need to have an overarching government that collects