<p>HI, i am currently a senior in HS and i am considering attending community college. I am not happy with the only one acceptance i got so i am thinking of transferring to another UC or maybe even USC after community college. I was just wondering if i would be able to transfer after one year of community college. I was thinking of using the AP classes i have taken and using them as credits in community college. I took 3 APs with a score of 3 or better and I am currently taking 3 and i am confident i will pass with a 3 or better. So that would be 6 APs in total. I looked up how many credits I can get for them at Pasadena City College and would be able to get 27 credits. so can i finish the other 33 in a year?
When transferring would those credits from AP classes also transfer?
BTW i am a science major.
Replies would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I’m not too sure about whether or not the AP scores transfer, but it is definitely possible to take 33 credits in one year. I’m about to finish my third year at a CCC and will have about 120 units.</p>
<p>That brings me to my second point, though. Whether or not you can get into a high ranking school after one year ultimately depends on what kind of science major you are. If you are planning on studying some type of engineering, physical science, or life science, chances are that you will have to spend at least two years at the CC because of the large amount of prereq’s that these majors have.</p>
<p>I have had friends that had the opportunity to transfer out after just one year when taking on these majors, but they all chose to stay another year because of the fact that Berkeley, UCLA, and some of the other high high ranked school rejected them even though they all had close to 4.0’s because they hadn’t finished their prereq’s. It was ultimately the best choice for them though, because they all ended up transferring to Berkeley a year later.</p>
<p>Just wondering, what school did you get accepted into? What’s wrong with it?</p>
<p>Doing 33 credits in a year is very doable. However, transferring after a year may be more difficult. Most schools prefer transfer students to have their lower level course work completely finished, and that wouldn’t be possible in a year for nearly any major. </p>
<p>As the poster above said, it depends on what kind of science major you are, but they’ll usually want you to have a full two years of lower level work completed. Additionally, it is usually better to take sequenced courses in the same institution. If you’re taking a calculus sequence for instance, you would be better off taking them all in one place. If you took Calc I and Calc II, then transferred, you might find that your transfer schools picks calc III up in a completely different spot. The same goes for a University Physics sequence. Some schools run Uni Physics as a 3 course sequence, others do it in 4 courses. </p>
<p>Another advantage to staying at a CC for a couple years is that you can usually complete your entire gened core before transfer. This is very beneficial. This allows you to focus almost entirely on your major after transferring.</p>