<p>Are there any uc transfers that maintain a 3.5+ GPA after transferring from a cc?<br>
For these people, what is your major and school and what do you do to stay competitive? Do you just study more often? Please explain. :)</p>
<p>I have a friend who maintained a 3.8 (UCLA Poli Sci) since transfer. She graduated in two years. Very involved (student life, i.e. clubs, greek life, community service, work), very smart.</p>
<p>i’ve got a ~3.7 (philosophy) here, which is .2 better than i’d done in CCC. fall quarter, 12 units, B+, B+, A-, and that was doing EVERYTHING the night before, which i really wouldn’t recommend. winter quarter, 13 units, A-, A-, A+. this time around, i started all of my papers a few days before, and generally kept better pace with my reading. spring quarter (now), 17 units, and i predict nothing short of a 3.7, likely with another A+ (very handy for law / grad school apps). </p>
<p>also, i transfered in sort of unit heavy (102.5 quarter units / 105 max allowed) and, with only one quarter consisting of 4 classes, i’ll graduate on time in spring '11, taking 3 classes per quarter for each quarter in my senior year. if you’re taking a minor / double major, you probably won’t be able to do this… </p>
<p>to stay competitive… i don’t really know… i think being good at writing good papers helps more than anything else. if i could give advice to anyone in the humanities, it’d be to learn how to write a REALLY solid argumentative essay / research paper. ++ don’t dream… you should not think that because you got A’s on papers you wrote in CC, that you’ll get A’s on papers in big boy college. </p>
<p>as for studying more often… i can say that while i study more than i did in CC - probably two or three times more - i still don’t study nearly as much as anyone pulling half decent grades on south campus (hard sciences). that **** is way more competitive and almost all curved, unlike most of my classes. </p>
<p>also, a big difference between CC and UC that could potentially help you, either if you’re struggling, need a better idea for what he prof / TA is after for a test or paper, or if you’re just looking for an LOR down the line… OFFICE HOURS. utilize them. they’re invaluable. i personally don’t go as often as i should / told myself i would this quarter, but i hope to change that. anyone looking to go to some sort of higher-higher education should absolutely attend office hours at least every other week; preferably more. </p>
<p>that’s my experiential advice as a ~3.7 guy. </p>
<p>if you’ve got any other, more specific questions, i’d be glad to give them a shot.</p>
<p>pinker, do you have to write essays for every single philosophy class?</p>
<p>these posts are uplifting. i would like to here from some of the people who transferred as bio or other science majors seeing as how that is my direction</p>
<p>Hmm how is gpa calculated at the uc’s? I know a+ is a 4.0, is an a a 3.7?</p>
<p>i think an “a” is 4.0 still but an “a-” is a 3.7. please correct me if wrong</p>
<p>that’s correct.</p>
<p>Yeah, any UC science students with good GPA’s who wanna comment?? </p>
<p>I’d be really interested in hearing how they keep up and how much they hafta study.</p>
<p>“a” is 4.0 still but an “a-” is a 3.7 that is correct only in the UC that helding a quarter system like UC Davis, but the UC helding a Semester system are still using the normal GPA calculation A, A- are still 4.0 and so on…</p>
<p>^So at berkeley and merced, if u get all A- that’s still a 4.0?</p>
<p>No, all A- at Berkeley is not 4.0. However, earning A+ is just 4.0.</p>
<p>I had a 3.96 GPA from my CC years and I’ve maintained a 3.93 GPA at Cal, so far. Was really surprised to earn 4.0 my first semester here. I worked VERY hard that semester, so shouldn’t have been too surprised. I’ve slacked a lot since then, but I am still earning A or A- in each class. This is my final semester and I might earn a B+ in one of my classes. I don’t care, I really dislike this one class and I’ve already been accepted to a top rated grad school and only have to maintain a 3.5 GPA as part of the agreement. :P</p>
<p>I’m a cultural geography major, transferred in with 70 units, and have been able to take 11-12 graded units and 1-2 Pass/No Pass units each semester, so my load is not as tough as it may be for others. However, I also work 14-16 hours per week and commute from San Francisco, which takes at least 10 hours per week. Most of my classes involve reading a heck of a lot of pages with a midterm and final as the only grade. I’ve had to write 6-15 page essays for only 3 classes, but this semester I have group papers due in 2 classes (which is more difficult, I think). </p>
<p>In short, it is totally possible to maintain a high GPA after transferring to UC as long as you step up your studying to the minimum UC level. It also helps to live closer to campus, or even on campus, your first year.</p>
<p>These arts/humanities people can easily get As and stuff . It is we , the engineers , who have to study really really hard.</p>
<p>i transfered to CAL last fall from a cc. My cc gpa was a 4.0. I got in for econ, did all the pre-econ classes first semester, but ended up declaring a double major in political econ and sociology (I intend to teach). First semester, I actually got a 4.0, but I worked so hard. This semester I too have become more lenient about my grades, and prolly will end up with like a 3.7. </p>
<p>and yes, the engineers and science majors do get pwned. </p>
<p>The KEYS to success are (at least for me):
- Do everything early. That is, do your problem sets and readings early.
- Study a week or so before a test.
- Work on your writing skills before you transfer.
- Ask your gsi for help whenever you get stuck; you can only do this by starting everything early and asking your gsi when problems arise.<br>
- Find out whether your class requires that you are to actually read or whether you can survive by taking tedious notes during lecture. Buy a recorder if you can’t keep up with lecture.
- Courserank.com is your best friend. Grade distributions! Be selective about your professors. sign up for like 4-5 classes and sit in on another 2 or so during the first week, and then choose the 3 or 4 best ones.
- Most importantly, watch this video: [YouTube</a> - A Honey Bear Visits the UC Berkeley Campus](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK5Dqtjeim8]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK5Dqtjeim8) because it’s funny.</p>
<p>subscribing to this. I have a question: someone told me that your GPA starts all over after you transfer. is this true? thanks!</p>
<p>^yes. but if u intend on going to grad school they will look at EVERY college u went to, even community college</p>
<p>Have not heard of courserank.com… only ratemyprofessors.com so thanks for that!</p>
<p>I, honestly, have not done so well since I transferred… mainly because it turned out I don’t like my major (history) here as much as I did at my CC (and I didn’t like it at CC because it was easier, I liked it at CC because my history instructors where a thousand times more passionate about the subject matter than most of my lazy-ass history professors at UCLA).</p>
<p>My GPA went from 3.6 (when I applied, I don’t even remember what it was when I left CC) to a 3.4something now. I figure I can bring her back up with a few more good quarters, so probably (hopefully?) I will graduate with the same-ish GPA as when I came in. </p>
<p>And, do add a ray of light to my otherwise depressing tale, most of the transfer students I know have maintained, or often improved, their GPA since coming here. </p>
<p>Except for the science/engineering/math crown. ;)</p>
<p>NOOOOO Don’t say THAT! </p>
<p>I’m part of the science/engineering/math crowd! Crap…I really need to hear at least ONE success story from a science major, seriously. ANYONE??</p>
<p>I’m a math major at UCI, and i have a 3.7 gpa. Its nice to see my name in rowland hall under Dean’s honor list. </p>
<p>The classes are tougher but like you just have to have a little imagination and good comprehension. And math is very social so talk to people about your problems.</p>