<p>I am currently just finishing high school and have selected to go to community college for hopefuly one year and transferring. I am of California residency and have taken about 9 AP test passing all except one... Anyways I'm looking at the IGETC Requirements at the community college and they give credit to most of the APs i've taken. I think I can manage to finish my 60 credits and take as many lower division major courses in one year. However I'm torn between either majoring in Political Science or Environmental Economics (only at ucb). I'm pretty sure I want to attend Berkeley, however I'm still undecided between ucb and UCLA and was thinking that Political Science would give me more flexibillity but then again transfer rates are higher for EE into Berkeley. Any thoughts on this. Could i possibly transfer by just completing the IGETC or my options limited by that? </p>
<p>I'm also wondering, it is advisable to transfer after one year and do i need to know my major if im doing a 1 year transfer? Another question is what sort of extracurriculars can I do if im a full time student, should i be working in the fall semester? I also plan to volunteer this summer, not always for the same organizations, would do this go towards my extracurriculars.</p>
<p>there is no such a thing as sophmore transfer. Good news is that u might be able to switch majors when u get there. I am pretty sure about UCLA and know nothing about Cal.</p>
<p>Well if i major in political science... but if I go with Environmental Econ. I pretty much stuck with it I think at UCB. I could take Environmental Econ as a minor though
Would it be advisable to transfer after 1 year and would my options be more open?</p>
<p>Don't listen to citan. I graduated high school in June '05, took summer school and overloaded schedules both fall and spring of this past year and will be attending Berkeley as a Junior this fall...I also got admitted to UCLA, UCSD, SB, etc...</p>
<p>If you can handle the workload, then it can be done. Trust me..</p>
<p>So eventhough I would transfer after one year, I'll still be considered a junior transfer. But still, thats one year less at a cc. It is worth it?</p>
<p>just know this, once you take even ONE clase at a community college, most public 4 year universities will not even consider you for admission until you have 60 transferable units. that means that the first school you go to is the only four year school you will be going to before 60 units unless you transfer to a private school like UCSF for example that only requires 29 units for transfer students so contrary to what highschoolda said , there is such thing as a soph transfer, just not into the public system</p>
<p>I took all but one lower-division major pre-req, and only because it was offered at Cal and nowhere else...Why did I do it? Because I couldn't stand to be at a community college for any longer than I had to be...Maybe I did "lose a year", but I feel that if I were to stay at my CC for an additional year, I'd be losing that year as well, regardless of how many years I spend at Cal. It wasn't so bad, and I look at it in this way: If you can handle the rigors of taking 20-25 units at a community college and being successful, you will likely succeed under a normal courseload at the four-year school. That's my own personal opinion, theough, and I acknowledge that it may be different for others. Honestly, I've yet to see how I'll fare in Berkeley, but I do feel prepared...</p>
<p>^ I agree. You may also want to get an additional head start and take some classes during the summer. That way you could pace yourself and not have to overload; unless you can handle that.</p>