Are Extra Curricular's important for Transfer Students?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>To make it short and simple, I graduated from high school back in June 2006. I had been accepted into UC Riverside, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara amongst the sea of public and private colleges I applied to during my senior year. I ultimately decided to opt instead to attend a local community college because during this time my parents were struggling financially and needed my support to various extents. </p>

<p>Up until my senior year, I have had an extensive list of extra curricular activities that occupied my time outside of the classroom, all of which went on my college resume. I earned a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, which I had done since I was 8 years old, and had begun instructing young children. I have played the cello for years, and was the first cello at my church, I was part of my Church youth group, was president/co-president of my share of student clubs during high school, participated as part of the Principal's Advisory Council, wrote for the school website, did Mock Trial, volunteered as computer docent at my local library, worked part-time, and won several awards (I think my highest honors were two presidential awards)-the whole nine yards basically. After I started attending community college though, the needs of my family have restricted the amount of time I could commit to doing E.C. activities, and truth be told I was not too excited to take on so much again after essentially being "burned out" after graduating from high school. </p>

<p>Besides school, I am not part of any sort of student run clubs or organizations (save for supporting Senator Barack Obama on his presidential bid-but thats something else). I should note that I will also be a part of my school's Honor Transfer Program starting this summer. The question I want to ask you guys is should I be worried? I mean, I always thought that for transfer students, the schools weren't as scrutinizing as they are with graduating high school seniors; my perception was always that you do the lower-division courses, get good grades and fulfill and major-specific prerequisites-you'll be fine. Is that true or not?</p>

<p>Oh, and a side question I wanted to ask was that if I end up applying to lets say U.C. Santa Barbara again, would there be any sort of "favoritism" on their part for students who applied while as high school seniors and were accepted , and are now applying for admissions as a transfer student?</p>

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<p>well, having EC's will never hurt. Colleges usually like to see that a student isnt spending all of their time in a library, and that they are well rounded. However it depends on the school. Two kids from my High School who both applied to Harvard had almost identical test scores and GPA's. However, one kid had a lot of EC's (Chess Club, Tennis Team, Math tutor, etc.) while the other one had almost nothing, and thte kid with all the EC's got into Harvard while the other one didn't. You sohuld at least get involved in some clubs to a certian degree. You don't have to be the club president or anything, just get involved. </p>

<p>As for if you are re-applying, heres how it works....the school on their website or w/e will have a reactivation form. It's usually a pretty simple form that you just have to fill out your name and ss# just so they can find your application from last year. You also will have to send in a final HS transcript, and a college transcript. I don't know if there really is "favortisim" per se, but as long as you did fine in college, they will probably accept you if they took you out of HS.</p>

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<p>Ok many thanks.</p>

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<p>"Oh, and a side question I wanted to ask was that if I end up applying to lets say U.C. Santa Barbara again, would there be any sort of "favoritism" on their part for students who applied while as high school seniors and were accepted , and are now applying for admissions as a transfer student?"</p>

<p>from the website <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html%5B/url%5D:"&gt;http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>" The University admits some transfer students before they reach junior standing, if they have met specific requirements.</p>

<p>If you were eligible for admission to the University when you graduated from high school  – meaning you satisfied the Subject, Scholarship and Examination Requirements, or were identified by the University during your senior year as eligible in the local context and completed the Subject and Examination Requirements in the senior year  – you are eligible for transfer if you have a C (2.0) average in your transferable college coursework."</p>