<p>Hello everyone!
First of all,sorry for my poor English.
I will try my best to improve that =(</p>
<p>I would like to ask a few questions about transfering to UC from CC.
I am going to study in foothill college in the coming September,and my target is those biological subjects in UC Berkeley ,UCLA and UCSD.(esp UC Berkeley toxicology!that's looks very interesting for me.)</p>
<p>1.Is biological science popular among those UC?(If possible,I would like to know which subjects are more popular while which subjects are less!=))
2.What result I should got inorder to get into those subjects ?(I am an international student....)
3.Besides those 3 universities, can you guys give me some advices on other universities which are good at biological science?(Of course,there should be possibility of transfer!)
4.Do I need to finish all course that listed on the assist.org?(I find it is impossible to finish all course on the listed for some of the subjects.....they're just too long to be finished within 2 years)
5.Besides,some of my friends told me that the only way for me to get into berkeley is getting a GPA of 4.0.Is that true?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot=)</p>
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Yes. Molecular biology, toxicology, and all sort of things. I assume your goal is med school. You can go with neuroscience, bioengineering, etc. and still reach your goal</p>
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This I don’t understand… if you want to start at CC, you don’t need anything to declare your major. After you transfer to UC, some school require you to file a petition and declare your major after your first or second semester, depends.</p>
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UC Davis</p>
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Nope. Finish as many as you can. The more pre-reqs you complete, the better chance you have of getting admitted, especially at Cal and LA. UCSD sometimes allows you to miss 2-3 pre-reqs, that is, if you complete IGETC.</p>
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I always lol at this stupid folklore. No, you do NOT need 4.0 to be admitted. Just do your best and complete as many pre-reqs as possible. You are already an international student, which makes you stand out from the rest. Now do your best and complete most pre-reqs in two years. That way, you would be more appealing to admission staff and show them that you have good English skill.
If you find that intense though, just relax and spread your schedule out in 3 years. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for you reply sparkyboy!</p>
<p>I choose biological science just because I love it,and I haven’t think about going to the med school.Maybe I will think about it later!</p>
<p>For the second question you don’t understand, it is just a silly one…I just want to know about the GPA that an international student should got in order to get in those subjects.I remember that it is a lot higher than for the resident(is that true???).</p>
<p>Finally,WHY being an international student makes me standing out from the rest?I doubt about that.</p>
<p>If I do well in the placement test(No ESL !!),I think I would still stay only 2 years in CC…$ is so important factor for me to make each decision!!!</p>
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In most cases, yes. You need to have a higher GPA than normal applicants. GPA requirement? Can’t tell ya, just do your best. “Don’t worry about the destination, focus on the journey and have fun!” If you focus on your study, you would get the highest GPA possible, that is.</p>
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Because you need to overcome the language and culture barrier. That’s what you can talk about in your personal statement. Assuming that you pass the placement test and get into the highest math and english classes possible (Calculus 1 and Freshman Composition respectively), you’ve already shown the UC that you are a very well-prepared student, despite English is only your second language. That’s what make you stand out!</p>
<p>Oh，I see what you mean!! But I’m afraid that I have to take the ESL course for english,hahaha.</p>
<p>I want to finish all prereqs before transfer to the university but I figure out that I only have 5 quarter .When I look at the requirement of molecular and cell biology in UC Berkeley,I found that it requires 6 courses of chemistry.(1A,1B,1C,12A,12B,12C!)</p>
<p>From assist.org,
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br>
Track 1 - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology<br>
Track 2 - Biological Chemistry (Requires Chemistry 1B)<br>
- Cell & Developmental Biology<br>
Track 1 - Cell Biology,<br>
Track 2 - Physiology<br>
- Genetics, Genomics & Development<br>
Track 1 - Genetics & Genomics<br>
Track 2 - Developmental Genetics<br>
- Immunology<br>
Track 1 - Immunology<br>
Track 2 - Infectious Diseases<br>
- Neurobiology </p>
<p>Can I omitted those course which related to Chem 1B if I doesn’t take biological chemistry?
Or I get it wrong?</p>
<p>Tks=)</p>
<p>It’s possible to leave organic chem to complete at Cal, but if you can do it at CC, it will be much better. Usually, the course that I see most students leave to take at a UC is physics. Can you try to add 1 more quarter to your schedule to make it 6? Or you can take one of those courses during summer session :)</p>
<p>You most likely will not be accepted as a bio major without organic chem at Cal. You MUST finish the bio, calc, and general chem series as well. Physics can be left to complete once you transfer somewhere.</p>
<p>it seems that I have make mistake…when is the time for applying for transfer?is that after spring? I found that I
Should be able to take fall2011,winter2012,spring2012,summer2012,fall2012,winter2012 and spring 2013 if I want to transfer to university in2013…and I correct?</p>
<p>@killmyentourage: Thanks for someone from Cal clearing that up lol</p>
<p>@OP: you apply in November, and if you stay and enroll in a CC for 2 years, you get exactly 6 quarters. Furthermore, since you are an international student, you must always be a full-time student ( 12 units or more each quarter) so I don’t see any way you would get 5 quarters or less (unless you start late)</p>
<p>I see…hope that I can do well on the placement test .:d I am working very hard on them these days! Thanks to all of you!
(though I do not think I can do well on English…sigh)</p>
<p>Seriously, it doesn’t matter if you take a few ESL courses and then proceed to English 1A. Even native students have to take remedial English courses to better prepare themselves for Freshmen Composition. Just do your best and don’t stress out. If you cannot get to the highest course possible, be happy that you are going to take an easier course and earn an easy A, rather than those other international students that have to work their @$$ off just to barely pass English 1A because they have never done a 10-page MLA-style research paper in their life before lol.</p>