I’m debating transferring again to UCSB from ASU, but I am from Wisconsin, where I’m a resident and started my college career as a freshmen at UW-Milwaukee. I missed this last fall semester (sophomore year) due to a foot injury from wakeboarding and it pretty much just changed a lot of things in my life that I’m just not that happy at ASU.
I’m looking at going to UCSB for economics or business economics. Any input on these programs? I currently got roughly a 3.2, most likely a bit higher after summer school ends. I should have 60 credits by the end of this coming fall semester… and am looking at starting at ucsb for the spring. I am not sure how residency for me would work in Cali, as my parents have a home in Palm Springs. I’ve heard of students parents that have homes here in AZ moving all their bankings to AZ and then claiming in-state for ASU… not sure if the same would work in Cali. Chances, anyone?
<p>I dont know about the residency thing. It seems iffy, but you could always look into it later. And youre paying out of state tuition right now, so it shouldnt be a huge change. As far as the business econ major goes, Ive heard only good things. Apparently its very well respected. As far as your chances, I dont know if your GPA is good enough (particularly for business econ), and it isnt good that you already transferred. Although UCSB does accept applications for the Spring semester, they accept fewer people for Spring than for Fall and it is more difficult. But you never know. Its worth a try. Just be sure to apply in November for Fall also.</p>
<p>As for transferring, UCSB normally accepts during the fall, and they say that the ability of winter transfering (UCSB is on the quarter system) is decided on yearly basis, and even then, winter transferring may be reserved only for California Community Students under the tranfer agreement program, so there's a chance you might have to spend another semester at ASU.</p>
<p>UCSB's average GPA is 3.2 for tranfers, and it accepted 55% of 4 year/out of state students, so be aware that you'll want to get as high grades as possible and right a good essay to get in.</p>
<p>the residency part will not work. According to the UCSB site one of the requirements for CA residency as a student is " Establish a physical presence in California more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested."</p>
<p>Does anybody have any experience w/ the physical presence "rule"? I think it would be quite the rule to actually follow/enforce, and might be a place of leniency? If everything else is from CA-- drivers license, bankings, home paying taxes on... but I really don't know, so that's why I'm asking :) Thanks.</p>
<p>Residency won't work. All of the UCs are brutal about checking. The fact that you go to college out of state will confirm you are not a resident. They will also easily see where your parents pay income tax (or don't).</p>
<p>Friends of ours recently tried to establish residency for a child living with her mother in Oregon while the father lived in Cali. The fact that the child didn't live with her father and went to school in Oregon nixed it. In many states, they would have let her in. The UCs are good and so many people try, so it just doesn't work.</p>
<p>To be honest, it's cold, and it's Wisconsin. It is a good school, and I do have many friends there, but they happen to be huge drinkers and I'm sure I'd have trouble getting things done there.</p>