Confused international transfer Girl!

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hi! I am an international student from Denmark. </p>

<p>Currently I am attending a little college in Connecticut. I got recruited for swimming, but the swim program in no where near what I was hoping.
To be honest I am miserable here, and I have already told everyone that I will not be returning after this semester. (Fall 2013) (I cant mentally stay here, since my swimming shape is being ruined here)</p>

<p>Therefore I am looking into new bigger schools, and scholarships. - Mostly schools in warmer areas, such as California, South Carolina, Arizona, Florida etc.
(NC State, UCSB, LMU) </p>

<p>I am already talking to many of the coaches, but just to make this process easier I would like to get some help on the academic aspect of it. </p>

<p>When I have finished this semester in December I will have 15 credits(I take 5 classes). If a miracle happens I will have a new scholarship at a new school, but if not my plan was to go home until the fall 2014, and then hopefully I will have a new scholarship then. </p>

<p>Cal Poly's admissions office says that "Transfer students with 60 or more transferable semester units only." What does this mean? </p>

<p>Would you advice me to maybe find a community college in California and stay there until fall 2014? or go home and find the right college. </p>

<p>Hope someone can help!!!</p>

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<p>I go to City College of San Francisco, and it’s really nice over here. If you aren’t satisfied in Connecticut, I’d highly recommend moving out to CA. </p>

<p>California’s public schools have quarter units and semester units, but for community colleges, semester units are more common. You need 60 semester units to transfer to a 4 year. Each class you take counts for some number of semester units, between 1 and 5. Classes you’ve already taken probably count, but you have to determine what you learned and what it’s equivalent to when you move to a new school. Counselors can help you with that. </p>

<p>Anyway, you can start going to a CA community college at the start of any new semester. Check out their web sites and form yourself a plan. Applications are probably open right now for next semester.</p>

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<p>California’s OOS fees for international students will apply at the community colleges. You need to contact the schools you’re interested in, and ask for tuition rates. CC’s might not carry swim programs that would give you scholarships. You need to ask.</p>