Cogsci Major wondering about his chances about getting into either UCLA or Berkeley

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<p>Ok, so here is the deal, I am a Cognitive Science major and currently attending Pasadena City College I will have a 3.7 GPA when I apply this fall and will have IGETC done by the time I transfer. I have a few extracurriculars - I am currently VP for External Affairs on Associated Students(student government), I am a design team member for a Pilot High School in LAUSD, I volunteer at my former HS, I am a CCCP (Center for Community College Partnership) Scholar, I have been a part of a few clubs (Feminist, Students for Social Justice, Seeds of Change- it's a sustainability club). </p>

<p>But, it appears that when I apply I will only have 1/2 of the transfer requirements for UCLA (I will not have the 2 Calc classes and the Computer Science class, but I will have Psych,Physics,and Bio) And for Berkeley I will not have the only 2 major requirements they want (Calculus and Discrete Mathematics) </p>

<p>So, with all that said what are my chances of getting into either UCLA or Berkeley without the major requirements.</p>

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<p>Well, think about it this way…even if you get into UCLA/Cal, you’ll still have to complete those regardless. If I was in your situation, I would simply wait to finish those courses so I wouldn’t have to waste time when I am at the UC and could go straight into my upper division coursework. Of course, that’s my opinion, I’m sure students get accepted without all of the courses completed but I would rather not pay so much for classes I could have taken at CC.</p>

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<p>it appears I made a typo. I meant to say that it appears to be that when I transfer I will not have those major requirements for those schools. In other words there is no way that I will be able to finish the major requirements by the end of Spring, however for Berkeley there is a chance that I could complete the major requirements the summer between the end of spring and fall when I would start at Berkeley (presuming I got in). So should I still try to transfer (would I have a good shot of getting in?) or should I stay another year to be more competitive?</p>