<p>hi. i am currently enrolled in a california community college & i've just finished my first semester. i plan on transferring to UCSB after two years. in order to save myself from the hassle of taking the wrong prerequisites & dealing with withdrawls on my transcript, here are my questions:</p>
<p>through assist.org, i recently have found out that my intended major, Global Studies (Culture & Ideology) & the major Law & Society have similar prerequisites (sociology, anthro, poli sci, statistics, women's studies, etc.) except Global Studies, in addition, requires 4 quarters of a foreign language.</p>
<p>i did take 3 years of spanish in high school but this last semester at my ccc, i did not a foreign language since class times conflicted with other classes. so even if i take a foreign language this next semester, i will only have completed 3 semesters by time of transfer. for this reason, when i apply for fall 2006, would you suggest i put down Law & Society as my first choice major & Global Studies as my alternate then try switching later? which major is more impacted? also, do any of you know how heavily the UCs consider this foreign language prereq for transfers?</p>
<p>Law & Society sounds interesting but i don't really wanna be a lawyer. i wanna be a speech pathologist (psych therapist that works with children who have speech abnormalities or learning disabilities) & i'd like to do this someplace abroad & internationally. i've applied for internships with non-profit organizations around my area that work with kids & concentrate in this field. i really haven't had any EC opportunities at my ccc so does this look good to the UCs? what else would you recommend for my field?</p>
<p>also, i plan on studying abroad over the summer in Paris as part of my ccc's art history program. i was planning on taking German this next semester but would it be better if i take French since i can use it when i study abroad? the only problem is this particular French professor is called 'moody' on ratemyprofessors.com so he could hurt my GPA & i've heard from friends the German professor is really fun! what should i do?</p>
<p>French would also be offered as part of this study abroad program but with art history, 8 units may be a lot & of course i wanna see as much of France as i can. has anyone taken a language abroad? or know if the UCs consider this good since your immersed in the country your studying?</p>
<p>there's also an International Developmental Studies major at UCLA which i like but that's a bit of a stretch & i absolutely fell in love with UCSB's campus when i last visited. & i heard UCSB is headquarters of the study abroad program, is this true?</p>
<p>i took 18 units this last semester with a GPA of 3.3 but i had taken 6 units during high school so my overall GPA is a 3.2 which i hope to bring up to at least a 3.5 by the time i apply. i'm taking 6 units during intersession & 22 units next semester so i may have enough to transfer winter quarter but i'd kinda like that last semester to just chill & gain more work experience. so, do my chances look good?</p>
<p>okay, that's all my questions for now. haha. just wanted to make sure i included enough background for you guys to offer suggestions! please help if you can! & big thanks in advance!</p>