Hey I just wanted to know what would be my best choice in community college. I am deciding between Mt SAC CC (Which is like 5 minutes from my house) and Pasadena CC . My main goal is to hopefully be able to transfer to UCLA and major in Dentistry. DO u guys have any suggestions on what i should do? Ill apreciate any comments. thanks.
<p>go to the college you'll be happiest at. It is where you are happiest that you will get the best grades, and only with good grades will you transfer to UCLA. Ive never been to pasadena, I went to Mt. Sac once for the hugeass cross country meet they have every year, it seems nice enough, if you can get over the fact that its located in scenic Diamond Bar, california...</p>
<p>Well Santa Monica City College has the higest transfer rates. I'm currently waiting for an admissions decission from UCLA, and I attended (well still am in the process of attending) College of the Canyons. We've got a decent honors program, and we do send a handful to UCLA every year. Sorry I can't be of more help with the two your choosing between.</p>
<p>coc is way too far a drive for him. If you really want to go to ucla go to the closest school and work hard. you dont want to travel all the way to santa monica because its the best transfer school. i go to smc... trust me... it's only the best transfer school because there are soooo many students. Factor in travel time and traffic.. thats all time you could be studying.</p>
<p>Mt. SAC is an awesome CC. but in terms of your local CC's, mt. sac would be like UCLA, excellent but overcrowded, and fullerton CC would be like UCSD, very good but smaller. since mt. SAC is closer, i'd recommend it (i believe it is one of the top CC's in california), but so is fullerton CC if you're looking for an alternative. i don't think there's really a need to go to PCC, as mt. sac is good enough already. </p>
<p>as for personal observations, i have seen someone at ucla wearing a mt.sac sweater. also, there is a facebook group for UCLA students who have transferred from mt.sac.</p>
<p>Go to Pasadena CC. They have a program called the Scholars Program that guarantees you priority consideration for admissions to UCLA. While not a flat out transfer guarantee, it makes you very competitive. The classes and instructors are excellent, in fact some of the best I've had to date, and the atmosphere is very collegiate if slightly crowded.</p>
<p>I followed that route during the mid 1990s and transferred to UCLA in 1996 -- it's an excellent cc and almost has the feel of a university. In terms of number of transfers to UCLA, it's second only to Santa Monica CC.</p>
<p>dont all the cc's have this scholar program ur talking bout? isnt it called like TAP or something like that?</p>
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My main goal is to hopefully be able to transfer to UCLA and major in Dentistry.
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UCLA has no undergrad major in dentistry, nor can you transfer into UCLA and automatically be admitted into their DDS program. So its unclear what you're trying to do.</p>
<p>If you are interested in xfer to UCLA from a CC, see the page <a href="http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_tr/ADM_CCO/tap.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_tr/ADM_CCO/tap.htm</a> for a list of CC's they give preference in admissions.</p>
<p>saddleback college</p>
<p>what do u mean they dont have dentistry as a major in ucla? i thought they did. Does that mean i have to take like some related undergrad major. then do post grad for dentistry?</p>
<p>brownfx, check out the link mikemac gave you. each CC calls their transfer program something different. </p>
<p>dentistry is not an undergraduate major at any university. its a professional degree earned at a dental school, and that requires you to have a bachelor's in something first, such as biology or biochemistry (and anything else-- preferably science related so it can help you on your dental admissions test (DAT)).</p>
<p>I would check each cc within reasonable driving distance and ask to speak with their honors or sholar program (or whatever they call it), and find out what their individual transfer rate is to UCLA. I know of one school that claims place 90% of their honors students into UCLA, so you want to look for a high number. Plus, it helps that the program counselor knows UCLA very well since they place so many kids there.</p>
<p>Here's a link at the American Dental Association that will give you the full scoop on the education required to become a dentist:
<a href="http://www.ada.org/public/education/careers/dentistry_fact.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.ada.org/public/education/careers/dentistry_fact.asp</a></p>