CCC Sociology Transfer. USC or UCLA?

Transfer Students
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<p>NOTE: This exact same post is found under the College Admissions Thread. I think this is a better place to have it though. My mistake. Sorry.</p>

<p>Which would be easier to transfer to if I'm a CCC sociology major?</p>

<p>Here's my situation:
I wanted to transfer to UCLA because I know they have an awesome sociology program, but on their website, it said that the average # of units an admitted student has is somewhere around 97-102 units! I would only have 68 units by the end of two years at my community college(and trust me, I tried squeezing in as many units as I could in the two years I have), so I don't think I have much of a chance now.
From what I've read, USC is a little more flexible on units and their sociology program is great also, so I'm thinking I should apply there instead.</p>

<p>I'm in my second semester of my first year.
GPA: [Last semester] 4.0, [this semester] 3.4, but it should go up by the end of the semester
IGETC: Should be completed by the end of the two years
EC: 70+ hours of comm. service (more to come, of course), Phi Theta Kappa President, Student Government executive, honors program, study abroad France (2006)
Work experience: Working in parents mini-mart in Mexico (We live 5 minutes from the border.)
Other: I didn't do so hot in high school. My GPA upon graduation was a 2.7 and I only did 30 hours of community service.</p>

<p>I would REALLY like it if any of you would rate my changes. Do I even have a chance at either one? Is there any area I should focus on to make my application more competative? I still have a year </p>

<p>Many Thanks!</p>

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<p>97-102 quarter credits is equal to 64 to 68 semester credits.</p>

<p>UCLA operates on a quarter system and USC operates on a semester system. </p>

<p>If I’m not mistaken, CCC’s run on a semester schedule? I just checked a few in the LA area and they appear to be on a semester schedule so assuming they all do then that is why 97-102 quarter credits is the average that transfer have because most people spend 2 years at the CC before transferring to a 4 year such as UCLA or USC.</p>

<p>USC requires 30 semester credits to transfer so essentially two semesters of classes at your CCC. I’m pretty sure UCLA is roughly the same.</p>