CSU To UC

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I’ve been admitted to UCSC, still pending for UCD, UCSD, and Cal.</p>

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<p>@rapca </p>

<p>May I ask which CSU, your GPA and any ECs, and intended major?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>@xelink - that’s amazing! how did you do in high school in terms of studying and doing homework?</p>

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I spent more time asleep or playing videogames in class than awake and alert.
I never really did homework or studied except in frantic rushes during the 5 minute break before class. Had something like a 3.7 weighted GPA and never really tried. I was apparently quite a discussion item for teacher in the break room from what I’d heard given my complete apathy and my tendency to outdo everyone else on tests.</p>

<p>I’ve gotten better about it in college but not by much.</p>

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going to a CC will help. you might need to spend some time there though. If you really want to go to a UC, say UCI, UCSB, UCD or UCSD it’s very achievable.</p>

<p>if you haven’t already retake every course you got below a C in and do academic renewal for it this will exclude the original grade from your GPA calculation when it comes to the UCs(it will come back to haunt you if you want to go to grad school though)</p>

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<p>pick your major and where you’re coming from, do everything you can to complete EVERY prereq and all of the IGETC transfer requirements. If you have AP credits this makes things easier. These don’t need to be completed at the time of application, but you should plan on having them done before going to the UC. I’d argue that completing IGETC is more important than completing the prereqs though but if at all possible knock out things which overlap between the two. Do you know that work at a UC will be more theoretical(read: deep thinking) and less practical(read: common sense)</p>

<p>depending on your situation you might be capable of doing this:

  1. plan out all of your courses very well, have a backup plan for things if at all possible and don’t overlook enrolling at multiple CCs if that is viable
  2. take summer courses, as many as would be practical, I’d say 8 semester units over a 6 week period would be pushing it(if it’s a 10 week session, 10-12 units is a lot) but if you’re comfortable you might be able to do more, scale to what you can do and work hard
  3. enroll in classes and pwn them. Teacher/course selection is key, it pays to spend time researching what is easy.
  4. apply to UCs in october- november(that is just a few months away)
  5. continue pwning your classes
  6. sit back, laugh and have a burrito
  7. get into a mid tiered uc come March or April.</p>

<p>things to note, your fall 2010 grades ARE reported and ARE factored into things, winter are not factored into the decision process but if you do poorly your admission can be rescinded. upward grade trends ARE looked favorably upon. for UCSD, UCD, UCSB, and UCI, GPA and prereq completion matter most(after completing igetc and a minimum of 60 semester(90quarter) units, both of which I’d say are mandatory) you can probably get into all of them with say a 3.2 GPA or at least a few, I’d aim to be higher just to be on the safe side though, gambling with your future is bad.</p>