So I currently have a solid 3.0 gpa, I have not completed the biology requirements such as the pre-reqs bc I’m trying to transfer right away can I put undeclared? Or would I get denied as a bio transfer bc I haven’t completed most of the pre-reqs? Does anyone else know where I can transfer to either a UC or southern state schools that will most likely accept 3.0 gpa’s as a bio major?
I’m coming from a CSU
As a CSU transfer, the pre-requisites are an absolute must or your transfer chances are extremely low. Even if you do get in, you’ll have to make them up at the UC and possibly delay graduation or limit yourself academically.
How many units have you completed? What school do you currently go to?
- How many of the Biology required courses will you be missing by Spring 2019?
- Will you have 60 semester/90 quarter UC transferable units completed by Spring 2019?
- No you cannot transfer without a declared major
For 2017, the 25th-75th percentile for Transfer UC GPA Biological Sciences at UCSB was 3.32-3.75 which would make it a tough admit.
UCSC, UCR and UCM might be some target UC’s with your GPA. Here is the UC Transfer GPA by major and campus to see if you would be competitive: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
I will need 5 more class and yeah I have 60 units. My goal is to get a cumulative of 3.3 gpa by the end of this semester.
Will the 5 classes be completed by Spring 2019?
Here are some tips I copied from a successful CSU to UC transfer:
- Get informed and and make a plan.
Use assist and college confidential to get informed and go out to look for any answers you might have. From ASSIST you will get all the information you need for the prerequisites you need for your major. Look up the major prereqs for every school you are interested in transferring to. When you know all the information for which classes to take, make a plan. Plan out which classes you need to take each semester before you transfer and how you will reach those mandatory 60 semester units needed to transfer to a UC. This is probably the most important part of transferring. The faster you have a plan the faster you get to transfer and you will have a easier and clearer path. And look through all the threads on the website and get a sense of what you need to do and what it takes to get a UC.
- Don't lose sight of the goal!
I know how hard it has been for me to keep my grades up and take enough classes to stay on track. So when you are striving to get As in those classes and you want to give up, don’t lose sight for what you are doing this for. CSU students probably have to the most to transfer because the odds are against us. If you are not willing to put in the work and you do not have the heart then trying to transfer is not for you especially if you are a CSU student. If you do put it in the work, trust me it will be worth it.
- Applications have to be perfect.
When you are finally applying to those UCs, make sure they are perfect when you submit them. Call all the schools you are applying, talk to some counselors, going to workshops if you can… do everything to make sure they are perfect. And for your personal insight questions, start early and and get some expert advice on them. Every CSU has a writing center to my knowledge, go to them with your essays and have them go over it for you and they’ll help you. Talk to counselors because they know what schools are looking for in a good essay and what an applicant should write.
- Plan for the worst.
The truth is that CSU students have last priority for transferring to UCs right after 1st) CC and 2nd)UC students. Some of us will not get into the schools we want or might not get into any that we apply to and that is the sad truth. So make a plan for every outcome that is possible. You might go to a UC that you did not expect or you might have to stay where you are now.