<p>Will this hurt or benefit you in the transfer process? Will having a lighter coarse load throughout your 2 years in CC look bad compared to others who have a heavier coarse load? How about when you factor in GPAs? Lighter coarse load w/ a higher GPA v. heavier coarse load with a lower GPA. Sorry, this whole admissions selection process has got me worried.</p>
<p>The more selective the school, the more it cares about your courseload. Mediocre public schools tend to use GPA cut-offs, without qualitatively assessing your courseload, while better public schools and private schools will examine what courses you took.</p>
<p>I asked a UC counselor and she told me it doesn't matter if u take 4 years to meet ur reqs for transfering. However, i heard a lot of grad schools care...</p>
<p>I came into smc w/ 10 units for HS, and i went to every sessions, winter, summer as well. Since most UC have taken out Spring and Winter transfers, i didn't c the point in taking too many units...</p>
<p>The average amount of units for CCC to UC transfers and CCC to Cal State(I think this is included) is around 90 semester units.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that grad schools care most about your last couple years at the UC--your GPA at the UC will be more important than any of your CCC work.</p>
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<p>I hope this is true!!! I am taking the hardest courseloads possible (maximum units, hard classes) and my GPA is suffering and will continue to do so for these two years at my CCC and I will probably have around a 3.6-3.7 GPA by the time I am done. I will also be applying to extremely selective schools, which is why I hope that statement is true.</p>
<p>A 3.6 or 3.7 is good for many majors. What's your major?</p>
<p>Still deciding...I thought it was going to be MechEngr, but now I have been slowly leaning towards Physics...and just recently I have been considering something that may lead me to law school, I don't quite yet now..and I need more classes (especially in physics) under my belt to make a sound decision.</p>
<p>The estimation that I posted was what I believe I will have as a Physics major. I am doing the scholars program for the TAP with UCLA and I will have completed the IGETC by the time I transfer. Schools applying to near the end of this year: UCLA (TAP), Berk, UCSD (TAG, I think), and Caltech (following their agreement with my CCC and it is my goal, which is why I posted my last statement about my hopes for that statement).</p>
<p>Xcron, I think you have some great stats. I do not think there is any need to worry about getting accepted to UCLA or UCSD. As for CAL and Caltech, it is a little grey.</p>
<p>An advisor told me that schools would like to see a student who challenges his or herself with more units. It shows ambition.</p>
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<p>I don't have them yet but I think I can keep up an average of the way I performed this first semester...</p>
<p>As for kevintech's post: I am very happy that the schools acknowledge this. This allows me to worry less about how much my GPA is suffering...</p>
<p>this sounds like another topic where it all depends on who u ask. lol</p>
<p>I might have ******* myself over.</p>
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<p>Well then...tell us your story.</p>
<p>haha, thats an interesting statement.</p>
<p>Simply put, I think my light loads may cause me my admission to a school like UCLA. Thoughts?</p>
<p>EDIT: I just thought of this. How about those who take 3 years to transfer and still get into CAL and UCLA? I am assuming that they take light loads all throughout their 3 years at a CCC, right? Correct me if I am wrong. Well, technically this is not true for EVERYONE but those who take non-physical science majors such as the humanities or social science majors. Any other extra semester units for them would be almost "pointless".</p>
<p>Well, I'm one of those three yearers, and it really varies. I think you are really overthinking the light load/heavy load thing though; it's not a factor that I've seen listed anywhere, and I really don't think it's that big of a deal.</p>
<p>gabew42, I tend to overthink quite often =/. I just hope you are right. IF I think about it (there goes my thinking again), if I were an adcom for UCLA I would choose the candidate who challenged himself with 17 units per semester rather than the other candidate who chose to do 12 or less.</p>
<p>there are many paths to completing the required work.</p>
<p>gabew42, have you taken 12+ units for every regular semester in your enrollment at a CCC? How many units have you taken in the summer? Winter? I just want to get a feel for why you might disagree as to why having a light versus a heavy course load throughout your 3 years at a CCC will not make much of a difference.</p>
<p>I know this is not related to my thread but when do we update our UC applications with our Fall grades? TIA.</p>