Csu to uc transfer fall 2021

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hi guys, I am currently a sophomore at sjsu doing computer science.
GPA: 3.8
Extracurriculars: avg
Essays: subpar

Applied to UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB for computer science for fall 2021.

chance me?

has anyone been in a similar position of transferring from CSU to a UC successfully recently?

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to be honest, you have a couple of things against you:

  1. transfer priorities to a UC: cc>uc>csu. Community college transfers have the highest priority, next is UC to UC and last CSU to UC. Your chances would have been better if you had transferred to a community college and then applied to the UC;
  2. Computer Science is one of the most competitive majors to transfer to a UC, even for students closer to a 4.0 GPA.

I know of a person in almost your exact situation who is now a senior at SJSU. The person’s major is computer science with a GPA of 3.8. The person applied to UCD and another UC (Berkeley?) but did not get into either one.

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Damn ;/ yea im not too hopeful cuz I know CS is suuper capped

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I’m in a similar situation as well, I am trying to transfer as a Public Health major to Berkeley from another UC. Do I have a chance if I have a 3.9-4.0 gpa, pretty good reason to transfer, and solid ECs? I am also trying to transfer in one year because I have enough credits to do so.

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I believe you have a very good chance, especially with the high GPA from another UC. I know of someone who transferred to UCB a year ago in the biological sciences. The person had around a 4.0 in the freshman year at UCSC, but decided to attend a community college in the sophomore year just to be sure. The person had a 4.0 at the community college and now is a senior at UC Berkeley.

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I’m a Sophomore at CSU majoring in Geography and applied to some UC schools for Fall 2021

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use the TR GPA by YR tab to see how GPA for admitted UC applicants from each CSU.

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfer-admissions-summary
with this one you can use the Residency and Source School radio buttons to show how many non-CC california residents were admitted - most of those probably came from CSUs.

that will give you a sense of the transfer gpa for all admitted students by campus and major. As a CSU candidate, you need to be in the upper half of the GPA range to be competitive.

So, the certainty are some. I think you’ll find them all to be a reach.

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As an update: I got waitlisted at UCI for CS… waiting on UCSD, UCLA, UCSB but… idk not too hopeful if i got waitlisted at UCI hahaha…