CC transfer to Paul Merage? (i'm super stressed out)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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Hey guys, so i’m freaking out a bit right now so i’m sorry if this turns out being a rant instead of a real question. Long story short, i’m an indecisive, nearly 20 y.o., third-year (starting this fall term) community college student who has just set her eyes on being a Business Admin. Major and my preferred transfer school is UCI. I’ve been trying to get a counseling appointment at my school since April but there haven’t been any available- I know, that’s over 4 months and i’m angry.

I’ve finished all of the courses required for igetc except one for physical science which I plan to take this fall. I’ve taken a few of the courses that are required for transfer, the only ones I have left to take are microeconomics, managerial accounting, and single-variable calculus. I’m taking the former two this fall and I am planning to take the calc courses in Winter and Spring since they’re split into two.

Essentially, I can transfer for next year’s admission but I do feel my chances are relatively low. My current GPA is 3.03 after taking some regrettable courses and after looking at everyone’s transfer GPA’s on other discussions, it seems terribly low. I do have time to raise it but even if I can raise it a few points, I do feel as though my chances of getting accepted is unpromising. I haven’t had any D’s, F’s, or withdrawals on my transcript but obviously it’s still low. I did my research and I do know UCI’s transfer GPA minimum cumulative GPA is 3.0 so i’m literally at the minimum. I don’t really have any ec other than volunteering at the humane (I wanted to do vet-med) so that portion of my app will be dull as well.

This may seem like a dumb thought, but I’m not sure if I should wait to transfer until I can raise my GPA a bit and make my application even more competitive. I don’t have a particularly amazing story to share on my personal statement either. The only valid thing I can think of is that I have an online shop and have become business affiliates with a some-what major online company so that has some potential as a statement, but still my GPA is making me bang my head on concrete. I know some might say that UC’s want diversity in their applicants but I don’t necessarily agree with that which is why i’m being rather pessimistic.

I just feel like my chances are really low especially for such a competitive and impacted major. Sigh. 8-|

//rant lol (I made an account for this)

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You won’t know if you don’t try… Apply to UCI and a few other schools and see what happens. Apply to UCR. They have a solid biz program. Fullerton and Northridge also have solid programs in the SoCal area and are probably within your reach.

If you are already 2 years in, and can’t re-take Ds and Fs, it will be all but impossible to raise your GPA significantly. Do the math yourself - stacking 30 units of 3.6 on top of 60 with a 3.03 will only bring you to a 3.2 Well short what UCI will be looking for.

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Business is hard to get into iirc. You could always try business economics but you’d have to take micro/macro before transfer.

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Ive heard its nearly impossible to transfer into bus admin…

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Thanks for the answers everyone!

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Sorry I didn’t reply sooner, but I am looking into other schools now. I’ve never received any D’s or F’s but yeah, i’ll try first and apply to other schools in addition to UCI.

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I’ve heard that as well. I’ve already taken macro and am currently taking micro but at the moment i’m set on accounting.

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Same here

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No chance at that major, throwing your money away honestly. Even bus econ is a long shot with that GPA, but Bus Admin is no chance.

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Bus Admin is super hard to get into. They ask you for an alternate major on the application though. Pick one you like and then minor in Accounting?
From what I’ve heard, Business Economics and Bus Admin are not that similar.