<p>Political Sci at both.</p>
<p>For UCLA, the average GPA for accepted polisci transfer students was a 3.8. Cal doesn’t publish their stats, but I’d imagine they would be the same, if not slightly higher.</p>
<p>So basically, I’d count on not getting in.</p>
<p>^No input on Berkeley (I believe they don’t admit by major?), but admission to UCLA for Political Science is highly competitive. For reference, the average admitted GPA for that major was 3.79 in 2011.</p>
<p>Also, we non-CCC transfer applicants get the lowest priority. Prestige of the current institution plays no role at all. The most I can imagine it having an influence would be if it came down to two 4-year transfer applicants competing for one spot. Obviously the person who applied from an Ivy League school would get in over someone who’s applying from a less prestigious school. </p>
<p>Unfortunately for you, it is also difficult to determine what courses from the University of Michigan transfer into the UC system for credit. There is no convenient articulation. When it comes down to the actual evaluation of your courses, the UC’s might determine that some of your classes aren’t acceptable and you may fall short of the 90 quarter unit minimum. Worse, if pre-reqs don’t transfer, that might significantly hurt your chances for something like Poli. Sci.</p>
<p>I should add that with some additional courses (online, comm college that count, etc.) I’m around a 3.5 to 3.6, so this argument that (and I appreciate the candor, I’m just stating factually) there is a strong 3.8 average is not a negative. In fact, if ten people are in a room, four have a 3.6, four have a 4.0, and there are two outliers, being a few hairs short of the lower end of the middle 50 doesn’t seem so ‘absolutely impossible’ like someone else wrote. I think it’s tough for me with my situation, but I don’t think it’s a ‘definitely not.’</p>
<p>@UCtransfe712: I think its actually not a really a “bell curve” style admissions pool. It seems there’ll probably be alot more 3.9-4.0 applicants; however there are very few exceptional 3.6ish GPAs that pull the average to “3.8”</p>
<p>Regardless I wish you luck, I also applied to poli sci at Berk.</p>
<p>@uctransfe712 Its not that you don’t have a chance, its just that it is really slim. UCLA states that OOS transfers have a less than 10% admissions rate, which is a third of the CCC rate. being below the GPA average puts you below a 50% chance of admission, even if you were a CCC student. Add those two factors together, and I’d wager a 5% chance for admission, based on those stats alone.</p>
<p>Chance me:
Gpa: 3.5
Poly sci major
Transfer UCI, UCSB, UCSD, UCLA
Chances of getting in??</p>
<p>if you are just as thorough in life as you were in typing up those stats then i’d say your chances are pretty low</p>
<p>@navymike:
Well, apparently if you haven’t noticed that’s all the info. you need in order to answer my question about my chances of getting accepted. But I can go into much more basic details since you didn’t seem to understand the first time. </p>
<p>Transfer to UCI/UCSD/UCSB/UCSC for Fall 2013 from CC
Apply for TAG
OVERALL GPA: 3.5
Major: political science</p>
<p>There you go, that’s all that you would need to know to give me a prediction based on my chances of getting accepted.</p>
<p>^^The completion of your pre-requisites are equally as important as your GPA is in determining admission for the UCs. If you have a perfect 4.0, but completed only one of several pre-requisites, your chances of getting in at any of the UCs would be unfavorable. Also for universities like UCLA and UCI your personal statement and ECs play a significant, albeit more minor, role in your admissions decisions. </p>
<p>I have to agree with navymike792, in that you weren’t very thorough in your post and didn’t really provide enough information for someone to chance you accurately. You said you TAGed but didn’t even specify to which university you did so. Think about what an admissions officer is going to see on your application, there was a lot more information that need to be provided on the UC app than just your major and GPA. </p>
<p>Just to help you out you might want to start with this template:</p>
<p>Applied Schools:
TAG/TAP:
Major, Alt major:
GPA:
Pre-reqs:
IGETC:
ECs:
Essays:
Units:</p>
<p>I’m going to use the benefit of the doubt and assume xoxo does have IGETC + 60 units completed by 2013. You have a chance at UCI, SC, SD, and SB; but no to LA.</p>
<p>@lawlking: thank you, simple as that:) </p>
<p>@dl… From your standpoint, I understand where you are coming from. When I mentioned overall gpa i meant including the courses that were required from IGETC as well as all of the prerequisite classes that were provided from ASSIST (total of 65 units). But thank you for the tip and I’ll surely keep that in mind.</p>
<p>Applied Schools: UCB. UCLA. UCSD. UCD.</p>
<p>TAG/TAP: UCSD. (TAG)</p>
<p>Major, Alt major: UCB. (Sociology) UCLA. (Psychology) UCSD. (Sociology) UCD, (Psychology) </p>
<p>GPA: UC GPA: 3.73 Sociology Major: 4.0 Psychology Major: 3.75-3.80</p>
<p>Pre-reqs: Completed all that are offered at any of the CC’s in the Bay. </p>
<p>IGETC: Completed.</p>
<p>ECs: Hospital (Volunteer), Outdoor Education Camp (Volunteer), Senator (Student Government), Tennis Team (College), Global Hope (Secretary), Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society & Psi Beta Psychology. (In addition to working the last five years of my life at various places such as retail and the food industry). </p>
<p>Essays: 604 words in total. Very personal; I talked about how my father passed away, which in turn substantially increased my responsibilities within the household. I applied for my first job at the age of fifteen, and with the little income I earned, I did my best to help my family. I talk about having such a responsibility at such a young age made me mature and become independent. In my other essay I talk about how I became interested in my major by volunteering at the hospital. </p>
<p>Units: +100 Semester Units</p>
<p>Please chance me &nd I’ll chance you bacck :]
Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>guys i really think this “chancing” thing is just plain stupid. Be patient and wait for the decisions! I know of a guy who got into UCLA last year with around a 3.4 in polisci. There are SO many different factors and you just never know…so how about everyone meditates till may and stops fretting.</p>
<p>AB12345 - will you marry me? My thoughts exactly.</p>
<p>@uctrancfe712: Then why did you ask for chances a few days ago?</p>
<p>Honestly, it seems like you are just disappointed in the feedback you got, so you are choosing to dismiss it altogether. I’m not saying chancing is some exact science and you should take everything to heart, but don’t discard information just because it wasn’t what you wanted to hear.</p>
<p>word, CalGal36. chancing stems much of the anxiety felt by a vast majority of us while we wait for our decisions. plus, a lot of the individuals providing their assessment of your chances have been on these boards for a very long time, and have seen the admission trends for many schools. personally, reading other people’s chances helps me be more realistic, because I tend to be over-confident or completely lacking in any faith in myself at all. seeing where other kids are makes me feel better.</p>
<p>tl;dr: if you don’t like it, don’t do it!</p>
<p>I personally think chancing is irrelevant and only there to calm and build confidence to those who have anxiety about their stats.</p>
<p>Obviously it’s fun for many of us to overanalyze our college applications, which is why so many of us ask for people to chance us. It can help us build confidence and gain insight from people who know more about admission decisions. If you think chancing is a waste of time the maybe you shouldn’t ask for people to chance you…</p>
<p>In addition, the title of this forum is “Chance Me Thread.” If you don’t want to see people asking for chances, don’t enter a thread devoted to it.</p>