CSU to CC and then to UC transfer

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I am currently a first year in SDSU, and I want to transfer out into a UC like Berkeley, or Davis. The way I plan on doing this is by transferring into a CC next year, and then transfer again into the UC I want. I alright know this can be done because I called the schools, and they said that it may even be easier than transferring straight from SDSU. </p>

<p>What I want is a third opinion on this, I still am not sure if I should stay another year then transfer, or If I should transfer right away after this year.</p>

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<p>I am in the same position as you.</p>

<p>I am in my first year in CSU Chico. Currently Spring Semester 2012.</p>

<p>I wanna go to UC Santa Barbara.</p>

<p>I am planning on leaving CSU Chico after this year, and enroll in my local CC, aka SMC, and gonna stay there for 2 years then transfer with my units to UCSB.</p>

<p>Reason I can’t transfer within 1 year is because I only have 12 units from CSU Chico, and I need 30+ units to apply for TAG as a transfer student…</p>

<p>My advice for you is go for it buddy.</p>

<p>CSUs are getting crowded and its almost not worth it.</p>

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<p>I see, that makes sense. Thank you so much for your opinion. I suppose there really isnt anything wrong with doing this. I was scared that I may be doing something really dumb, I looked at other College Confidential threads related to CSU to UC transfers, all they said that it was a bad idea and never gave any reasoning to it.</p>

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<p>Btw, make sure you don’t take too many units at SDSU.</p>

<p>If u have more credits in SDSU than ur local CC then you’ll be considered a CSU transfer student.</p>

<p>Not a CC transfer student.</p>

<p>K? </p>

<p>Good luck to both of us!</p>

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<p>oh jeez I didnt know about that, thank you so much for tell me. Does that include the units you got from highschool? or does that not matter? I have a total for 30 units from this and last semester so I think that if i take summer sschool in my CC and then have atleast 15 units each semester i should be fine.</p>

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<p>the campus by campus rules are on page 14 of <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/ETS10_TransferQA_final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/ETS10_TransferQA_final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you fit under the unit cap then you can even do the TAG program at Davis, which will guarantee your admission.</p>

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<p>Great, Thank goodness for that. Will transferring from a CSU to a CC and then to a UC look bad for grad school or any other schooling I may need to apply to after college?</p>

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<p>Not really. You’ll do the upper division classes at UC and those are the ones that matter much more than lower division intro and breadth classes</p>

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<p>Hey I talked to my counselor and asked her if I could go to SDSU for the first year, then community college the 2nd year to transfer to UCSB as a junior and she said that most UC"s would look at CC transfers as 2 year community college students. </p>

<p>I’m worried about that…</p>

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<p>@amysmilesle</p>

<p>Worried about what?</p>

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<p>Hey I am about to be in the situation as you sometime in the future. I’m about to attend SDSU this fall, but I’ve been wanting to go to a UC in the first place. So I was thinking also of transferring to a ccc my 2nd year, then transfer to a UC 3rd year. Tell me or update this post on how everything goes for you, and probably share any advice and experiences pf how things went I wish you good luck!</p>