Chance me? I got 2 B's and a C in my MAJOR course.

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I'm a math major and so far I've gotten an A in stats, a B in precalc, a C in calc1, and a B in calc2...In calc1 I underestimated the final because I thought I knew everything plus the teacher was very old fashioned and difficult. Calc2 was just a teacher that gave hard tests, I truly thought I earned an A!</p>

<p>Other than that I haven't gotten anything less than a B in my other courses, my current GPA is a 3.44 and I plan on getting a 4.0 easily next semester, which would put me at a 3.6?</p>

<p>I applied to UCB, UCSD, UCD(TAG), UCSC(TAG).</p>

<p>Berkeley is pretty much a longshot after getting a B in calc2, but do I still have a chance at UCSD? I mean...not many people a apply as math majors.</p>

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<p>Why didn’t you TAG with UCSD? It greatly lowers the GPA requirement to get in =&lt;/p>

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<p>cus they required me to take english2 the fall prior to transferring but i just happened to take english1 this semester…didn’t know that was a requirement early enough.</p>

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<p>Of the Calc 1, Calc2, Calc3 series, Calc 2 is generally considered the most difficult so the B will not hurt you nearly as much as the C in Calc 1. Upper division math courses are going to be vastly more difficult than the introductory three semester Calculus sequence which math majors would normally be expected to get As in. What was your SAT math score?</p>

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<p>Never took the SAT in high school, didn’t care in high school; I had a 2.4 cumulative. Hence why I’m at a junior college trying to transfer.</p>

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<p>Funny, funny, I thought Calc 3 (multivariable) was harder (now that I’m just about finished).</p>

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<p>I’m gonna own calc3. I’m already starting it over winter break. Not like it will matter, the UC’s wont even see our 4th semester grades -___-</p>

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<p>just got my final grades; All A’s except the B in calc2 -____- this is maddening.</p>

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<p>What are you so maddened about? Not being perfect? Great, you’re not perfect. Only God is perfect.</p>

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<p>lol no, if I could get into UCB and UCSD with all B’s then so be it. I don’t care about perfection I just wanna get in.</p>

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<p>Looking at the statfinder, for UCB -UC ELIGIBLE- transfer applicants to the Math major: </p>

<p>below 3.39: 13/62 admitted
3.4-3.59: 21/33
3.6-3.79: 31/38
3.8-4.0: 52/58</p>

<p>In other words, if you manage to keep a 3.6, you’d stand a very, very good chance of getting in. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>aw wow!</p>

<p>thanks, i’ve been looking for that site!!!</p>

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<p>[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/)</p>

<p>Here, be careful with it though - it’s kinda vague and if you ignore the uc eligible aspect you’ll see really low acceptance %s that’ll depress you.</p>

<p>Regardless, it’s good to talk with your counselors and get a real feel of your chances - they have a better idea. I remember talking to my counselor + a UCB rep and they said my chances were decent for UCB if that’s what I wanted, but I passed on that after realizing most of my worst lab partners were dead set on UCB lol :smiley: </p>

<p><em>hides</em></p>

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<p>What I hate about statfinder is that it doesn’t tell you how many prerequisites were finished before the applicants transferred</p>

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<p>I just looked up transfer rates for math students; UCB about 50% and UCSD about %70! wowwwwwww that is good.</p>