Can someone help me understand this

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>hello, i am currently a high school senior and i am hoping to transfer to UC berkeley next year, as a college freshman at my state university. i do not live in california, i live out of state.</p>

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<li>On collegeboard, when I look at the transfer admissions for UC berkeley, it says:
"Transfers accepted at these levels: Sophomore, junior, senior"
I am having trouble interpreting this--does this mean that at earliest I could only transfer when I am in my sophomore year in college, or that I could transfer to be a sophomore in the term I am applying for</li>
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<p>-how i would attain the 60 units:
for the UC's, it says that an individual needs 60 units. I already have 4 credits from a community college course I took last summer as a junior in high school, and I also will have additional units from AP courses that I have taken throughout high school. In addition to this, I am going to take two or three classes during the summer at my local state university. Hypothetically, let's suppose that this would come out to 30 credits. And to satisfy the rest of the 30 units, I would attain these credits during my two semesters as a college freshman.</p>

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<li><p>Realistically, if I were to get a 4.0 and receive only A's at the college I attend for my freshman year (this is a state university that is not AMAZING, its ranked ~120th on USnews college rankings), would I have a very good chance of being accepted as an out of state transfer student? Would I be better off just attending a California Community College or UCSB or UCSD (the UC's i was accepted to)</p></li>
<li><p>If I were to successfully transfer, would my GPA from the community college courses and state university courses transfer to berkeley, or would I just start out with a completely new GPA.</p></li>
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<p>my goal is to transfer to UC berkeley as soon as I possibly can</p>

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<p>chances of transferring into Cal from a CSU/UC already is very slim and trying to do it from an out of state university will be even harder. if you really do want to go to Cal, you are better off moving out here and attending a local JC.</p>

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<p>ah alright. i figured it would be very difficult to do. but still, if i were get a lot of credits right now during the summer after i graduate HS, would i be allowed to send a transfer application as a freshman?</p>

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<p>I don’t think so, no. If you’ve taken college classes post-High School you’re considered a transfer.</p>

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<p>technically, yes. with 30 units pre-CCC and you take 15 units in fall and 15 units in spring, you could apply as a transfer.</p>

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<p>Nero is right; I misread your post. You’re asking about transferring in one year. It’s possible, but tough. UCs give priority to junior transfers, so you really need 60 units to be competitive.</p>

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<p>all the UC’s have been accepting more and more out of state students, but unless you have 60 units, you’re not getting it.</p>