<p>I am a 20 year old, African-American Female, CC student in California. My Aunt and mother are convinced that because I am Severely Emotionally Disabled ( I qualify for SSI, but I chose not to take it for various reasons.....) I could involve myself with the Disabled Services department of an UC ( I am looking at UCLA, UCI, and UCR) and through them because of my Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder, I could transfer as a Sophomore. </p>
<p>I don't think that this is possible. </p>
<p>My High school education was strange and odd. I flunked most of my 1st semester Freshman year because I couldn't concentrate, was taken out of school and given a private teacher (who came to my house.) by the School district for the second semester, in which I did fine. ( A's and B's) Then my parents moved me to a different High School where I flunked almost everything again and had emotional problems besides. Then the school suggested that I be placed in a school for Emotionally Disturbed Children. I kept a 3.2 GPA during the year and a quarter that I was placed in the school. During that time, I was put into a group home. Then I was moved to a Group home where I wasn't put into school for the last quarter of my Junior year. Then I was moved to a different group home which put me in Summer school where I made up the missing credits for my Junior Year. Then I was put into a different group home where I was put into school for Senior year. ( All of these schools were for the Severely Emotionally Disabled.) I was planning to graduate on time, when I was told that I would not graduate for about two more years. I told them that I'd find a way to graduate in June 2002, just as I had alwayts wanted to and then I went to an Adult High School ( I had turned 18 in February) and completed 20 credits in four weeks ( with all A's) to graduate on time. Then my group home threw me out and I went into the California Conservation Corps for a year and into a CC immediately after. </p>
<p>I have completed My English and Foreign Language Requirements for transfer and I have 20 UC/CSU transferrable Quarter Units at this time. My GPA is 2.8. </p>
<p>I think that I have to do the normal 90 quarter Units to Transfer and not anything else. My Aunt took 24 Semesester Units for 2 semesters in the early 1990's at a CC and transferred to UCR, so I guess that she thinks that if she was able to do it, I probably can as well. I think that the rules have changed but I don't know how to convince her of that because I can't find the proof in print. What should I do?</p>