2012 Transfer Chance Me! Thread

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>About that time, those in that 2.8-3.4 range, even others outside those means feel the pressure coming up. This summer & upcoming fall semester/quarter will pretty much be our deciding factors for admissions, so lets have fun and pass these couple months by and share our opinions and help for those who want to participate.</p>

<p>Hope to see any of you applying to UC Irvine/UC Davis next year, at whichever i choose hopefully if I am accepted to both.</p>

<p>Link to 2011 Transfer Chance : <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/977568-official-2011-transfer-chance.html?highlight=official%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/977568-official-2011-transfer-chance.html?highlight=official&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>ill start</p>

<p>3.4 GPA
UCD/UCI [UCD = TAG]
Poly Sci major
Mother = 0 income & no father
URM
Dental Shadowing & Scholarship fun created for charter school
First in family
MOST assist pre reqs completed</p>

<p>chances via tag & regular applicant to irvine?</p>

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<p>From my friend: Hey everyone I am currently a student at a community college in California.</p>

<p>During High School, I did International Baccalaureate, but did very mediocre-I had a 2.74 unwtd gpa, 3.3 wtd GPA, and had okay-decent SAT’s-2090 (770M,670Wr, 650R)</p>

<p>Currently I have a 3.86 gpa (I earned a B in a class I took during high school)
and am trying to transfer to
NYU Stern,
Cornell AEM,
Georgetown,
USC,
Berkeley,
UCLA
Duke,
Dartmouth,
USC,
UPenn CAS Econ
UC Davis
UCSB</p>

<p>I will be applying as an incoming Junior and by that time my gpa should most likely be around a 3.93-3.94.
Currently some relevant courses I have taken are, Calc 1, Calc 2, Financial Accounting, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Biology, English and by the time I apply (FALL) I would have taken 2 more English (for Cornell), Calc 3, Differential Equations, Physics, Statistics, and some other GE courses. In spring I will take the others courses- Mangerial Accounting, one more sem. of Biology, other GE’s</p>

<p>I will be applying next year, and have already startign working on a personal statement and made some really good progress, and will start on the supplements early as well, so they should be really good hopefully.</p>

<p>As far as my EC’s/Work Experience, I have done
1.)850 hours of volunteer work at the American Red Cross (I was also a member of the board of volunteers, and worked in Fund Development, received a type of presidential award for it)
2.) President and Founder of Finance Economics Business Achievement (I have recently made the club, and am planning on doing many events, working with speakers, trying to spread this club across sister junior colleges, etc.)
3.) Vice President-Fitness Club (We plan on subsidizing some gym memberships for some of our members, doing some presentations, and promoting a healthy lifestyle of campus and in people)
4.) Vice President (Will become President next year hopefully) of Muslim Student Assocation-(done some interfaith events-i took a lot of initiative iwth this club, and have raised hundreds of dollars through sales of food, etc.)
5.) Inter Club Council Representative of American Marketing Assocaiton-(I attend a type of student body meeting where we each represent all the clubs on campus, i have also raised a lot of money for my club because of my attendance,etc)
6.) I am also planning on becoming a tutor this Fall in Mathematics at the Mathematics
Enginneering Sciences Achievement Program
7.) Member of Phi Theta Kappa
8.) Getting a summer internship at an Accounting Firm this summer</p>

<p>Chance me or help me please? </p>

<p>If my friend has a 3.93-3.94 gpa by the end of fall, what will be his reach, match, and safety schools?</p>

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<p>3.8 GPA (all A’s save a C in an ass-backwards history class)
UCB/UCLA/UCSD/UCD/UCI/UCSB/and so on
Philosophy major
100-or-so volunteer hours for a local non-profit
IGETC done by Spring 2012
Taking a decent load of superfluous philosophy courses: second one over summer (Ethics & Society, starting today) – and third (Existentialism), fourth (Phil. of Religion), fifth (Crit. Thinking & Discourse) and sixth (Logic) in the fall.
So, available pre-reqs will be completed; although it’s too bad that my CC fails to offer any of the three that are accepted by Cal, and only 2 accepted by UCLA.</p>

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<p>@briceies which school are you TAGing?</p>

<p>i’d say def in at Davis,Irvine & Santa Barbara.</p>

<p>as long as you complete your IGETC for SD, im sure you will be highly regarded their.</p>

<p>Not to sure with the requirements for Berkeley/LA, im sure those are your top choices as you even listed them first and im sure you’re working hard, based on your GPA, for a school thats worth it most to your major.</p>

<p>anyone have any insight about his chances for berkeley & ucla?</p>

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<p>Note: Take major pre-reqs at other CCs if your school does not offer then ESPECIALLY if they are mandatory.</p>

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<p>@uckittychen I suppose I’ll be TAGing SD? or Davis/Irvine? Not sure yet.</p>

<p>@killmyentourage there are no reasonably close CCs that offer any of the 3 Berkeley wants. I live in the South Bay, and assist says that SMC, L.A. Harbor College, El Camino (where I go), and Long Beach City all fall short, when it comes to offering courses that articulate. I assume in that case I won’t take a hit from Cal? Do they expect me to drive 2 hours or whatever it may be to complete pre-reqs (and that’s considering there are ANY colleges in SoCal that offer the courses)?</p>

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<p>@Pinoiako916</p>

<p>I think your friend will definitely get into USC, UC Davis, and UCSB.</p>

<p>For other colleges it’s quite hard to say, but if he can get more unique results (compared to other applicants) from his extracurriculars, there’s a good chance he’ll be accepted.</p>

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<p>I was saying in general, not regarding your particular situation.</p>

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<p>GPA: 4.0
Schools: UCLA/UCB
Major: Psychology</p>

<p>I’ve already completed my IGETC, and I’ll have all the major pre-reqs knocked out by spring '12. </p>

<p>For on-campus involvement, I’m completing the Honors Enrichment program (to be TAP-certified for UCLA) and I’ll be joining Phi Theta Kappa as well. </p>

<p>My extra-curriculars are what I’m worried about… I don’t really have any. I have some minor activities and awards here and there, but nothing impressive. Will my GPA and course preparation save me?</p>

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<p>@briceies</p>

<p>I doubt they’ll hold that against you, since most philosophy students are in the same situation. You’d still do well to take a few philosophy courses, which it seems is your plan anyway. I wanna trasfer with 8 or so (got 3 down so far). </p>

<p>I feel you though. If I get into Berkeley and UCLA, I’ll probably go with UCLA simply because of the prereqs. Everything in my college articulates except ethical theory. I’m sure they just want you to take it there, since most colleges offer some sort of ethics course that covers ethical theory.</p>

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<p>Acuvue, I think you will be just fine w/o EC.</p>

<p>I was accepted by UCB and UCLA for this fall and I was in the same situation as you: High GPA + completed IGETC + major prep + psych major. Funny thing is that I was missing like 2 or 3 major prep for UCB and they still took me? I didn’t do TAP for UCLA either (found out about the program too late! Darn!). :slight_smile: Don’t sweat it, you’ll be fine!</p>

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<p>ITS FINALLY HERE FOR ME! nervous and exciting</p>

<p>high school: 2.1 gpa: left first high school to alternative school; expelled from alternative school then finished at alternative alternative school? (lol) Went to ADS (Alcohol Drug Services after getting caught with marijuana) –> will this high school stuff wreck me?</p>

<p>CC GPA: 3.7
Junior transfer
Major: Neuroscience 2nd: Biochem
Will have 1 year of orgo and calc based physics by spring
Out-of-state :(</p>

<p>EC:
tutor sat/bio/math
teach golf
made and sold pottery to buy/make food for homeless
Bass guitar for church
crapton of church related stuff in highschool idk if it matters since im a junior :(</p>

<p>UCs applying to: UCB, UCLA, UCSD
Others: USC, Vanderbilt
Guaranteed acceptance agreements: W&M, UVA</p>

<p>chances???</p>

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<p>imjjjaee : im thinking you’re in at UCSD, then berkeley next, then ucla.</p>

<p>im sure the ucb/ucla/ucsd familiar students will give you more info.</p>

<p>are you going to TAG to UCSD?</p>

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<p>I am out-of-state Cal is easier for neurosci than ucla? Thank you for your input btw!</p>

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<p>My current stats is:</p>

<p>***Apply as a junior transfer for Fall 2012

  • Major: Computer Science
  • Schools apply: Cal (L&S), UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSC
  • Current GPA: 3.78
  • Essay: fair, my English skill is limited so I will give myself a 5 or 6/10 for essay
  • Prereqs: haven’t done a single physics based calculus class… Third sem of calculus will be done next Fall, two sem of programming will be done too.
  • IGETC done by Spring 2012
  • Will TAG to Santa Cruz this September
  • ECs: member of AGS Society, member and website builder of computer club at CC</p>

<p>And I’m an international student …
Basically, I struggled so much in the two semesters of English composition that I could not take physics. I will take mechanics next Fall and wave/optic/thermodynamic the Spring before transfer. That means I will miss the entire electricity/magnetism course, and I will (maybe) also miss first semester of general chemistry, which is required by UCLA.</p>

<p>I think I have a decent chance at UCSC since they require only 2 sems of physics… near “zero” chance at UCLA for missing 2 pre-reqs and the rest… I don’t know</p>

<p>Please chance me. Thank you.</p>

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<p>@snipehunter</p>

<p>I don’t know much about this, but your stats look pretty decent, I think you will be in at UCSD, UCI, and UCSC, but UCB/UCLA will be tough. I think UCB/UCLA will depend heavily on your essay.</p>

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<p>Hello, I’m a student at a Southern California community college. (SCC)</p>

<p>-Applying as a junior transfer
-Major: Political Science/Rhetoric at Berkeley; just Political Science anywhere else
-Schools: UCB, UCLA, TAG’ing UCSD; may apply to out of state/privates (USC/NYU)
-Current GPA: 4.00
-Essays: Haven’t started yet, but will be attending some workshops at my college
-Pre-reqs: All requisites completed for Berkeley, but still need statistics, 1 Political Science Class for UCLA
-IGETC will be done by Spring 2012
-Extra-curriculars: Part-time job (6-10 hours a week), attended a student leadership workshop
-Honor Program, will TAP at UCLA
-I think I’m dean’s list</p>

<p>Additional Information/Comments:</p>

<p>-First generation student in US (parents educated outside of US)
-Low High School GPA (2.73~)
-Planning on Law School after undergrad</p>

<p>Chance me!</p>

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<p>Applying to UCB, UCLA, UCSD as econ, bzecon for UCLA
UCI as business administration
TAG for UCSD econ</p>

<p>Current School: CCC
GPA: 4.0
IGETC: almost done except 2 English courses
Pre-reqs: an accounting and a calculus courses left
all courses will be done by end of fall.</p>

<p>ECs: counselor for an IT firm as a system administrator, econ club member, stock trading(doing a lot of TAs and FAs). current in charge of an Alexa ranking 8k website.</p>

<p>listed in UCB TAP program</p>

<p>i don’t know if i can get into HASS. That’s why i m going to apply for UCB as econ major instead of business administration.</p>

<p>chance me plz :)</p>

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<p>^ Don’t think you can get into haas because you can’t spell it correctly. So tell me…who is your tap advisor?</p>

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<p>:)Aileen
i thought it was HASS lol~</p>