<p>Hey all.
So im about to finish my first year at Berkeley city college and my grades are fine, but my planning isnt.
Summer class sign up starts tomorrow and there was no counselor available today..
Right now, i wanna be a bio major, probably at uc berkeley, but im also liking davis/la/sd.
but the problem is my planning is so bad. I ran out of time, the bio majors have just too many prereqs and then i have to do the IGETC.
Right now, looking at Assist.org there are too many classes that i have to take.
My GE's are about half done, but my bio prereq i have just started. Even if everything goes according to plan, i wont be able to finish them. And there is also the possibility that my school wont offer the classes i need.
So right now, Im wondering what to do.. should i switch majors?(i really dont!) or is it ok to have some GE or prereqs unfinished?</p>
<p>im pretty sure for bio major you do not need to finish IGETC. im an engineering majorer and i also had tons of prereqs to finish, but didnt need to finish IGETC. </p>
<p>if you have to choose between prereq and GE courses, go for the prereq. for bio major, completion of major prereqs are the most important factor in admission for UC’s, especially la and cal. also, know that the more you complete the prereqs before applying the more competetive you become among applicants. its true you can cram your major prereqs in spring prior to transfer, but admission people like to see that you have competence in your major courses.</p>
<p>anyone who does bio or engineering, i would highly recommend to finish the prereqs as many as possible before applying.</p>
<p>You could always finish up IGETC the summer before you transfer if you need to prioritize major pre-reqs, especially for biology. How many GE would you be missing if you took care of all pre-reqs?</p>
<p>thanks for the reply guys…
im actually not that behind in GE’s… maybe 1-2 classes left.(If i did the things right)
but my biggest problems are, my school and the ones around it dont offer certain math/physics which is really screwing me over in prereqs =/ my prereqs look all scattered.
the only one that i will be able to complete is UC davis’s prereqs, and even those i had to leave out math 16 b and c because it wasnt offered.
what should i do? =(</p>
<p>edit:
i also thought that you couldnt do any more classes during the summer i transfer.
going to sleep now! ill check back tommorow!</p>
<p>Sorry to be a downer bro but there’s a high possibility you’re not going to finish the bio prereqs within 2 years. The good news is that the reqs for bio are similar for all four of the schools you’re applying to.</p>
<p>They all require</p>
<p>2 yrs of chem (inorganic/organic)
1 yr of calc
1 yr of physics ( i think this isn’t totally mandatory because you can take these courses at the university you transfer to)
1 yr of bio</p>
<p>Bio is an impacted major so you’re going to have tons of people signing up for these classes. Considering the up in enrollment rates in CCCs and the budget cuts, it’s very likely you won’t get every class you need every semester unless you’re in some program that gives you priority registration.</p>
<p>If you really want to transfer quickly, only take classes that’s absolutely required and take the rest at university you’re transferring to. I don’t really recommend that since it’ll probably be much tougher at the university and you’ll be dishing out more $$$ for the same credits. But it’s up to you.</p>
<p>I assume you’ve checked out assist.org? If so, only take equivalent classes on the bio-transfer list that transfer over to Berkeley and Davis. Do not take anything else, right now. The transfer institutions probably already know if your CC does not offer certain prereqs, and they’ll have you take those classes during your first term after you transfer.</p>
<p>Hmm… but assists says that it is required that I finish all my prereqs, but in another section, it says to do as much as possible.
then some other site says that i have to to them
but then another site says to do much as possible
lol …</p>
<p>Judging from your inability to make a competent schedule, it seems you will probably fail if you try to cram everything in 2 years. So do the right thing, change your major to say…Women’s Studies?, and enjoy all of your acceptances.</p>
<p>i was missing 1 year of organic chemistry and I got accepted to ucsb and ucsc. Im waiting to hear back from ucla and ucsd. Make sure you have a strong gpa and complete igetc if you are not able to finish your pre reqs.</p>
<p>If biology is absolutely the major you love and you very very very much want to go to one of the UCs - then do yourself a favor and plan out the bio sequence over an additional 2 years. As long as you only have CCC credits (no units from a 4year college such as a CSU or a private), then it is okay if it takes more than 2 years or 60 credits to finish up before transfer. No penalty or disqualification from transferring to a UC.</p>
<p>Go ahead and try to apply this fall - and if you get rejected, use that 2nd year to finish everything up and apply the following fall instead.</p>
<p>Even kids going straight into 4 year colleges out of HS often do not graduate in 4 years. You aren’t really behind. Some things just take time, and better to do it right than to jump on some fast moving train (ie: switch majors) if you aren’t passionate about the destination! Besides, it will be much cheaper to finish up all lower div and pre-reqs at a CCC.</p>
<p>Hi, thanks for the reply.
i actually spent a quarter at ucsc before going over to a CC, so i have to finish up my stuff in 2 years i think.
right now i am in my 1st spring semester so i have about 2.5 semesters left after this.
Summer( i count it as half), fall 2011 and spring 2012.</p>
<p>Hey guys, sorry for the double pst, but i wanna bump this thread.
So, someone in this thread said that physics isnt totally required.
My school dosnt offer physics anymore, and the next one that does is 2 hours away.
my question is, how will admissions look at that? will they think i was being lazy or something.</p>
<p>It might pay high dividends if you go ahead and meet with either a counselor, or the head of the biology department at your local CCC at your first opportunity. In fact, it might be better to talk to the latter first, as the head of the bio department is responsible for making sure the CCC bio classes line up with the UC bio classes for transfer eligibility.</p>