Congrats to all Transfers!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey There. I'm a new CC member and while I have only made a few posts, I've been lurking around the board since I first started community college. This isn't exactly a post that asks a vital question or includes any incredible information regarding college admission or so forth. I guess I just wanted to congratulate everyone on their truly amazing accomplishments. In two-three months we will all be attending four year universities, and by the look of it, excellent ones at that.</p>

<p>I have noticed that some people are quick to judge the quality of transfer applicants, as well as the intensity and difficulty of junior college courses. Sometimes, I feel like we are somehow viewed as a step below members of the entering freshmen class, especially at UC powerhouses like Cal and UCLA. But the truth is, we worked just as hard, if not harder than our fellow university newbies. Some of us boast impeccable gpa's, all the while volunteering at women's crisis centers, holding down a full time job, and serving as the Vice President of our community college (not exactly my story, but just an example of how involved we really are).</p>

<p>I graduated high school when I was sixteen, and while I had a stellar gpa/stats and plenty of AP classes behind me, my parents and I agreed I was too young to move away to college. Junior college was the best option for me. Once at my local JC, I was continuously impressed and inspiring by my professors. My American Literature teacher turned down a great job at UC Davis to continue teaching at the community college level. So you see, us JC kids are able to study with some of the best. I worked hard throughout my two years at JC, worked a great job, and got involved with some amazing things outside of the school. I am now well on my way to UC Berkeley, where I will majoring in English Lit, in hopes of someday becoming a college professor....at UC Berkeley, of course - haha.</p>

<p>The point is, while that is my story in a nutshell, each and every one of us embarked on our own journey, and we all have a story to tell. We are a determined and intelligent bunch, and I just want to make sure we all go on to our four year university of choice with a sense of pride and accomplishment. In other words, Rock on Transfers!</p>

<p>My Apologies for cheesing up the transfer board,</p>

<pre><code>Izzie Bear
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<p>hm. Not all transfers are from CCs.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I realize that. Congrats to transfers from every type of school. I have just noticed that community college transfers seem to be the majority, from what I have read.</p>

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<p>There's a decent amount of people who start at a CCC and end up in grad school at Harvard etc. And the stats consistently show that transfer students do just as good as those who enter as freshmen. Our governor even went to a CCC, hah.</p>

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<p>If not better. I heard reports of non-traditional students consistently outperforming their younger counterparts because of better time-management and a pragmatic perspective of life in general.</p>

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<p>Yes and to reference the comments above: CCC transfers are BY FAR the majority.</p>

<p>I think there should be a campaign that turns the tables and makes CCC transfers look like the awesome students they are.</p>

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<p>thanks for backing me up. and yes, I agree with your proposal. haha. :)</p>

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<p>Ha, maybe we should do it?!</p>

<p>I would put together a website and contact some schools about it...</p>

<p>I want to put together a list of all the prominent people who attended CCCs.</p>

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<p>Thanks. Congrats to you too. CCC isnt as dumb and pointless as everyone else seems to think. I'm going to Berkeley too. When do you go to CalSo?</p>

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<p>Seriously. It would be great to see who went the junior college route. I think it would inspire so many students.</p>

<p>I wonder if there is any way to get involved (perhaps at the four year university one will be attending) and join some kind of team/organization that visits community colleges and conducts workshops on successful transfer processes and the importance of an education and preperation at a CCC. While I really did love the CCC I attended, I did feel like something was lacking once I found myself occupied with college visits and applications. Not to say that my advisors didn't help me out, but I think it would be great if there was some sort of peer system that heavily supported transfers to top universities.</p>

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<p>Oh, another Bear - hurray!</p>

<p>I will be going to CalSo on June 30th, what about you?</p>

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<p>Yes, that's a really great point. This is something that could be lobbied for. I know that they have been trying to improve the advisement system for transfer students. </p>

<p>My CCC has a club at Berkeley created to advise students (MiraCostans at Berkeley). Obviously assist.org was designed to be a big help for CCC students. I think it definitely would be great to have a student organized website though...we could have a forum like this but SPECIFIC to CA.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I agree - assist.org was pretty helpful when choosing classes to satisfy requirements in my major, and at my intended university overall.</p>

<p>That's pretty neat about the student organization at Cal. Do you currently attend UC Berkeley?</p>

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<p>Well, I went to CalSo this past Thursday. It was interesting. Im just glad to be registered for 2 classes now. Oh and I LOVE the campus even more than I did before. The only things that were weird were that A) I was almost the only person who brought a parent and B) I was literally the only American Studies major there. I had a whole hour alone with my advisor. </p>

<p>Are you going to be living on campus? I think were supposed to hear (if you applied for housing) about housing assignments in the next week or so.</p>

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<p>Haha..well, I plan on bringing my dad, since he's been along with me throughout the entire process and is almost as excited as I am. I hope he doesn't feel too alone. I might have seen your troop trudging along around campus, as I saw the Calso kids there this past Thursday and Friday. I was staying with someone who goes to Cal and is working there over the summer. </p>

<p>The campus is totally beautiful, I love it more and more each and every time I visit. I live in Santa Cruz, which is only about 1.5 hours from Berkeley, so I'm there every so often to visit with friends. </p>

<p>Yes, I'm going to live on campus. Being a young transfer student will make it easier to adapt and blend in with the majority of the students living in the dorms. Besides, I'm excited about having the whole dorm experience. I requested a double in Clark Kerr as my first choice, but I also a requested a roomate who will be a sophmore at Cal this coming fall, who already stabilized a double in CK at the end of the spring semester - she just needed a roomate since the girl who was supposed to room with her is leaving Berkeley. It looks like we are probably getting paired up, but who knows. I'm so eager to find out! </p>

<p>What did you request for housing? For my other choices, I put down some other Clark Kerr options, as well as some rooms in Stern. We'll see what happens.</p>

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<p>Wow youre lucky. I live in Santa Clarita (where Magic Mountain is) in Southern CA, so I had only been to the campus once, and it was like 4 years ago. </p>

<p>I wish I had friends already on campus, but no such luck. All my friends from high school went far away (think NY, VA, MO, etc.), so I will be getting some random roommate. Im excited about the dorm experience but pretty nervous about it at the same time. Im also young (I'll turn 19 on the first day of Welcome Week) so i think thats good for me. </p>

<p>My first choice was the Wada apartments in Unit 2, then my second and third choices were doubles in minisuite in Units 1 or 2. My 4th choice was a double room in the Transfer Halls, and my last choice was a double in Foothill. The only thing I really care about is not having coed bathrooms, so I hope I dont get the TUD. Im not too picky in general though. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I know what you mean about the co-ed bathrooms..I'm kind of iffy about that situation myself. I hear you get used to it..but who knows.</p>

<p>Clark Kerr does have the dreaded boy/girl bathrooms, but I adore the dormitory. I don't know if you've seen it, but it's in an spanish mission..really beautiful building. It's supposed to have the best dining hall food, and great amenities. </p>

<p>I really liked the suite style rooms at the units, although the traditional double/triples were way. too. small. I hear the wada apartments are also pretty nice. </p>

<p>Foothill is very clean and quaint - I almost requested a room there instead of Stern. I really don't know how I ended up putting Stern on my list, because I was originally very against the idea of being in an all-girl dorm building. But I've visited and it's actually a cool building, and the new wing is very nice. Besides, I think it would be a great way to make a lot of new girl friends. Who knows what will happen. I just hope I get at least one of my picks. One of my friends didn't get anything he requested, and he ended up at bowles hall, but loved it in the end. Let's hope both of us get decent rooms! </p>

<p>American Studies eh? Awesome major, I was actually looking into it myself. I'm an english major, but going through a double major crisis. There's so many wonderful things I would like to study at Cal, but I can't decide.</p>

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<p>Kinda weird - CC seem to have credibility in Cali, but much less elsewhere in the country.</p>

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<p>I think it just turns out that way because we have decent community colleges that end up transfering thousands of students to the best public school system in the country (UC).</p>