<p>List your CCC and what school[s] you aim to transfer to [if applicable] and your major!</p>
<p>Los Angeles Pierce College - biology
USC AND UCLA</p>
<p>College of the Canyons!!!-english
UCLA,Cal,Cornell or Stanford (yeah right for last two)</p>
<p>Santa Monica College
UCLA earth science</p>
<p>i plan to take a winter course @ smc. are you planning on any courses highschoolda?</p>
<p>Diablo Valley College (norcal)
GPA (av) 3.78
Major: Econ/International Econ
Hoping to transfer to UCB, UCLA, NYU, or Cornell</p>
<p>Kevin
I am doing either Anatomy or Physics in the winter. The anatomy teacher is really easy/good in the winter, his name is Fink.</p>
<p>For spring, i'll be doing </p>
<p>OChem 4 units
Ochem Lab 2 units
Econ 3</p>
<p>maybe 5 units of microbio or bio at ucla ext</p>
<p>if u need help selecting a class or something, send me Private messg</p>
<p>I was thinking of taking biology 22 with colavito? its molecular biology. I might take the anatomy teacher. But my priority is getting major prep done, and pharmacy prereqs after I transfer in.</p>
<p>Have you heard of colavito?</p>
<p>two things.</p>
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<li><p>Every CC has different bio sequence. SMC's consistents of three classes 21,22,23. If the place where u took urs is different, u might face probs getting credit for it. I heard students having probs w/ it. Check assist.org. Thats why they tell people to finish their sequence at one place.</p></li>
<li><p>SMC is really the last place u should be taking bio classes, to be honest. Some say bio is harder there than most univ, as crazy as it sounds. </p></li>
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<p>UNfortantly i don't know about Cavolito, but his ratemyprofs ratings are good, so maybe it might be a good idea.</p>
<p>Oh trust me, biology here at pierce college is NASTY! Thats why our biology department is well known by UCLA and UCI. I know if i can get through a biology class here at pierce, I can definitely get through with it with a teacher like Covalito [assuming her ratings are accurate].</p>
<p>As with the bio sequences, a counselor says they're all interchangable. I have the equivalent of Biol 21. Have you decided anatomy of physics?</p>
<p>My SMC registration date is so late :[</p>
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<p>Not yet really. I hear good things about both teachers. I might also take bio at ucla ext.</p>
<p>This sounds pathetic but the thing that holding up my decision is if I am going to major in earth science or change my major once i get into ucla. I still don't know. I am hesitant to major in bio b/c i heard so many negative things about bio majors at ucla. How it's so competative and everyone hates each other in classes, huge classes, etc.</p>
<p>If i do major in earth science, it makes sense for me to do anatomy, Phyio, and micro bio at smc rather than physics.</p>
<p>So many classes to take, so many unknowns. I want to graduate in 2 years after transfer too UGHH. </p>
<p>Kevin, how many bio classes is ur sequence at pierce?
HOw are ur chem classes there? What percent of students get A.</p>
<p>I am just curious b/c SMC is pretty damn hard and i study a lot, and sometimes wonder if going there was a good decision.</p>
<p>Well, the Pierce biology is very tough here. But at the end of the day, you get a GREAT grasp of the material, which would benefit you if you're planning on taking the MCAT. </p>
<p>Chemistry here at Pierce is great. Chemistry isn't easy, but we have teachers that are great lecturers. I'm currently enrolled in organic chemistry 1 with Dr. Ono. [You can check out his ratings if you want]. He breaks everything down which allows to grasp the concepts one at a time. And he ends the day with a chemistry demo which is fun. And I'd say the precentage of people who get A's are about 40%? There will be few students who are lazy and end up with C's and such.</p>
<p>The biology sequence is General Biology I and II, and the course at SMC Biol 22, is broken into a 3 unit molecular biotechnology class in the winter and a 3 unit genetics class in the spring. I figure I can get both out of the way in the winter if I take it at SMC. </p>
<p>I'd say the difficulty at Pierce is above average, but the transfer rate is pretty good too.</p>
<p>And for your choice in majoring in earth science or biology, I would choose the major that you think you'll get a higher GPA in. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the PharmCAS GPA includes your bachelor's GPA also.</p>
<p>Maybe I'll see you around in the winter. I just hope the class is still open for me to add.</p>
<p>Btw, where are you from? or live?</p>
<p>Oh and about graduating in two years post transfer - you can definitely do it as an Earth Science major. And you can go back to SMC to finish up the prereqs.</p>
<p>I live in Westwood, 5 minutes from UCLA.</p>
<p>SMC is about 6 miles from my house. </p>
<p>Went to Santa Monica High School-Walking distance from SMC.</p>
<p>Have WLA CC also located fairly closely.</p>
<p>I am trying to finish in 2 years w/ all my pharm prereqs and bachelors.</p>
<p>Not easy considering i have yet to take speech, stats, physics.</p>
<p>I might finish Physio, Anatomy, Micro in the end of this year.</p>
<p>Then finish bio next year.</p>
<p>Do physics senior year.</p>
<p>Go to summer school every year of course...</p>
<p>Will this work? Hopefully.</p>
<p>MT SAC CC .. </p>
<p>BIO SCI MAjor? i think im gonna change this to psych cuz bio is to competitive.</p>
<p>goal: transfer to uci.. or ucla. whichever if i do well.</p>
<p>Santa Rosa JC</p>
<p>Computer Science major</p>
<p>My goal is to transfer into University of Washington</p>
<p>CardinalFocused,</p>
<p>If it makes you feel better, I got into Cornell from Pierce College/SMC.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Chabot College</p>
<p>Economics at UCB / UCD / SFSU / maybe Stanford</p>
<p>UCLAri, when did you attend Pierce college? What were your stats here?</p>