<p>So I applied to transfer for Fall 2014, to 10 schools, CSU and UCs. For the CSUs I applied as Business Admin major, and for the UC's I applied as a philosophy major. I have an overall GPA of around 2.8 so far (higher now because I passed a 3 unit class for winter session with a B.) Some info about me:</p>
<p>ECs:
- Accounting Club Vice President, Commissioner, and Event Coordinator (one semester per position)
- Part time Member-leader/Community Organizer for a non-profit organization (4 years)
- Worked full-time as a bartender/lead bartender for 2 years
- Received extensive leadership training through institute program part of non-profit organization
- Working for the State of California as an in-home caretaker for the elderly</p>
<p>Awards and Honors:
- Certificate of Recognition from a California State Assembly speaker (received at HS Graduation 2006)
- Dean's Honor List (one semester)
- Certificates of Appreciation from Accounting Club (one for each position)</p>
<p>Other:
- 1st in my family to go to college
- Completed over 90 units at the community college level
- Family experienced financial hardship throughout college
- Performed academic renewal at one of the schools I attended
- Worked full-time/part-time throughout college
- Will be applying for Financial Aid
- Will be CSU-GE certified and IGETC certified (minus the 2 semesters of a foreign language)</p>
<p>Schools I applied to:
As a Business Major:
- CSU Fullerton
- CSU Long Beach (Wasn't Accepted)
- San Diego State
- San Fransisco State
- CSU East Bay (Conditionally Admitted)
- San Jose State (Conditionally Admitted)</p>
<p>As a Philosophy Major:
- UCB
- UCLA
- UCR
- UCSC</p>
<p>Only posting to ask about this mostly for the UC's, but would also like to know about the CSUs (why not). Just want to get a general idea of what I'm looking at so I can plan ahead. Thanks!</p>
<p>I also want to add my UC personal statement answers, maybe what I wrote will help me out? Here is question number one! </p>
<p>What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field — such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities — and what you have gained from your involvement.</p>
<p>Growing up, everyone told me I was extremely good at arguing and solving problems. What I didn’t understand was why some people would win arguments more than others and what their thinking process was. It wasn’t until I enrolled into my first logic and philosophy classes that I began to understand more about what was behind the “magic”. It was also at that moment that I knew I had found a passion in academia. It was this moment, along with other experiences outside of school that helped develop my interest in philosophy. </p>
<p>Working in the restaurant industry led me to become an organizer at Restaurant Opportunities Center of Los Angeles after seeing many of my co-workers suffer moral and political injustices. It sickened me how business owners would violate certain workers’ rights by propagating utilitarianism in the workplace and making seem like they were doing them a favor. Their action’s made me question if certain actions the owners would take were moral or not. This made me dive into philosophical works and debates like Immanuel Kant’s metaphysics of morals in which the whole basis of what makes something moral is argued and ask more and more questions as to why these things were happening. I would later attend my philosophy class and be eager to discuss this with my professor. This helped me gain a better perspective of peoples opinions. Finally, my experience with my upbringing also fueled my fire toward philosophy. </p>
<p>Living in a low-income household also brought many challenges and problems to my family that as a child I wanted to solve. Most of the time my mother would tell me to leave the solution to god. My experience in taking both courses made me realize that to some, my mother’s answer would not suffice. One of the classic problems in philosophy is the problem of evil. If god is all powerful and knowing, why is there evil? Peter Geach, a philosopher and a Christian, himself did not believe that god was all-powerful. So what is the right answer? These kinds of questions made fall in love with philosophy and also made me raise a few questions myself.</p>
<p>Part 2!</p>
<p>Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?</p>
<p>I’ve always expected the highest standards for myself. This is sometimes a problem because in the past I have set the bar too high sometimes. It also discourages me to fail. Now however, a personal quality that makes me proud is being resilient. This quality makes me proud because I know that I am very capable of succeeding and pursing my dreams no matter what setbacks or problems I will have to face. Certain experiences have made me develop this quality and make me who I am today.</p>
<p>When I graduated high school I was not encouraged to continue my education because of my family’s financial situation. I was encouraged to find any job I could find to help support my family financially. I didn’t want to give up school so I decided to do both. In my college career I have had many problems trying to do both at the same time, and it has showed in my grades. I have not given up however, and because of my resiliency I chose to push forward with my education to this point. Another issue that I have fought to overcome is the lack of family support.</p>
<p>I am the first to go to college and it has been difficult for me to help my parents understand what college is all about. My parents have expected me to fail in college because I am the first to go to college. During some of our hardest times, I did poorly academically but I never let that stop me from continuing. Over time, my family has seen me struggle and now they see that my education is something important to me. I have sat down and talked to my mother and father to help them understand the concept of college and doing so has helped me get some support during my recent academic successes.</p>
<p>Although I have struggled, I will not stop trying to continue my education. These situations have helped bring out the best in me and have helped me believe that I can succeed and achieve my goals of attending a University of California campus.</p>
<p>I think they’re good. Could’ve been a little more powerful trough specific examples, but overall okay. :)</p>
<p>Thanks Lilliana330, I am just worried about my gpa for the UC campuses though. I really want to get in to either UCLA or Berkeley, and from what I know/hear Philosophy is one of the easier majors to get into. Is this correct?</p>
<p>Its correct but I think it might be a bit of a reach for you with a 2.8. The average grade of admits to UCB and UCLA trend from around 3.6 to 4.0 and these are a big factor in your admissions decision</p>
<p>Is it possible that I could get conditionally admitted to UCLA/UCB and have to meet a gpa requirement by the end of my spring term? Im taking 20+ units this final semester and looking at my gpa to go up with that too</p>
<p>Also how about my chances at UC Riverside? I am assuming they are pretty good based on what I’ve read on the articulation agreement with my community college and UCR on assist.org. Heres a part of it:</p>
<pre><code> Articulation Agreement by Major
Effective during the 13-14 Academic Year
Based on the 13-14 UC Transfer Course Agreement
====Philosophy, B.A.====
</code></pre>
<p>Admission to majors housed in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social
Sciences is selective based on GPA in all transferrable coursework, with a
minimum GPA of 2.40. (This is a baseline GPA for consideration and not a
guarantee of admission.) Applicants with 80 semester/120 quarter units or more
(e.g. a combination of 4-year and community college course work) are subject to
additional screening.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think you’ve got much of a shot at the UCs due to your GPA.
Fullerton has a similar threshold to Long Beach. SDSU is a fair amuont higher so, I’d expect a similar result from both. SJSU and SFSU will probably take you.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Its not likely. UCB/UCLA get a lot of applicants who have a much more borderline GPA, so if anything, that kind of consideration would go to them first. If you have your heart set on a UC and you do well enough to bring your GPA up, you can always stay an extra year at CC and TAG or reapply for next Fall.</p>
<p>Regarding UCR, I have absolutely no idea what their transfer profile looks like, but you might have a chance.</p>
<p>Ah I could do that? Well I wasn’t planning on staying another year but maybe. Ucla is my dream school. Berkeley would be nice too</p>
<p>How about transfer from a csu/UCR?</p>
<p>Transfers from any CSU to any UC are tough to pull off - Unlike CCs, the courses don’t readily map between systems. It can be done but, you are likely to loose some units on the way by. You need to work with your target UC to be sure you are heading the right direction. Since you are a Jr transfer, it would be a waste of time.</p>
<p>To be blunt - your performance at the CC level suggest you aren’t a good candidate for a UC. That’s fine, not everyone is.</p>
<p>If I were you, I go to one of the CSUs that accepted you and make the most of it. I think you are seriously underestimating the quality of the CSUs - especially for Business. There are MILLIONS of successful CSU grads in the workforce today. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m honestly considering staying extra time and boosting my gpa, but I’m just going to wait till I get an answer from all the schools I applied to. Definitely will talk to my counselor at school and give it some thought </p>
<p>Just wanted to update this thread, last night I got accepted into UCR…how does this help gauge my chances of getting accepted to other UCs?</p>