<p>I have done some heavy reading and researched quite a bit.</p>
<p>Here is my situation....</p>
<p>I finished highschool with a 3.2 and applied to my local State School. my SAT's were 1450...</p>
<p>To be honest I didnt care much about anything when it came to academics or higher education...</p>
<p>My last few months of highschool my whole outlook on life changed and I realized that I want to go to college and learn. I LOVE LEARNING haha. The problem is I half assed highschool and SAT's...</p>
<p>So now im about to start my freshman year at this CSU...but I want bigger and better things for my self. </p>
<p>I want to go to Haas. </p>
<p>I know it is nearly impossible to transfer from CSU to UC.</p>
<p>SO here are my questions.</p>
<p>Should I just go to Community College my sophomore year and start planning my transfer to a UC?</p>
<p>Stay at the CSU and deal with it?</p>
<p>Try transferring from the CSU to the UC?</p>
<p>Will my SAT's and Highschool GPA affect my acceptance into Haas or anyother UC?</p>
<p>Should I retake my SAT's?</p>
<p>Dang this play is super busy, didn’t realize how many people post here in one day !</p>
<p>You are correct about the difficulty of transferring from a CSU to a UC. I recently saw a table that someone recently posted showing that while UCLA accepted about 35% of transfer applicants from CCCs, they accepted less than 4% of transfer applicants from CSUs.</p>
<p>Since I do not think the Fall semester has started at any of the CSUs yet it may be possible to cancel your enrollment at the CSU and start at a CCC now. On the other hand, you may want to be certain you can do college level work and attend the CSU for a year and if you do well, transfer to a CCC for your sophomore year with the intention of then transferring to a UC for your Junior year. If you find that you are just barely getting by at the CSU you still have the option of staying at a school that you can get a BA or BS from without taking the chance that you will not earn a high enough GPA at the CCC to be accepted at a UC and end up stuck at a school where you can not earn a bachelors degree.</p>
<p>I do not see any point in retaking the SAT. You will not be applying to a UC as a freshman and whether you can transfer to one will depend on your grades from the CSU, CCC or both.</p>
<p>I agree with Lemaitre1’s comments, though I’d push a bit more strongly for the CCC.</p>
<p>I’d also suggest… If you’re going to get anything less than a B, drop the class. You want as many A’s as possible. If you can get more at a CCC, go there. </p>
<p>Honestly, CCC is really amazingly great. It gives students who blew off high school a second chance to get into some of the best schools in the world–and get priority admission! If your heart is set on a top-tier UC, just go to a CCC, get a 4.0 and TAP (Berkeley does have a TAP program, but only at a few CCCs), and you’ll be there before you know it. Plus, a lot of people think the lower division classes are better at CCCs than at CSUs or UCs.</p>
<p>stay with CSU! i went to a CSU and now i’m transferring to UCSD this fall…it may be more difficult but if you work hard and stay focused you’ll be able to transfer<br>
i think when you go to a csu you build a good, solid foundation in a university atmosphere…it was definitely a good stepping stone
i was really determined to get into a UC and i ended up leaving csula with a 3.98, which helped me get into 2 UCs and USC </p>
<p>and the good thing about transferring is that the UCs don’t even look at your SAT scores or high school grades so don’t even worry about that…focus on your college grades and everything should work out fine :]</p>
<p>If you are completely set on Haas then I would without a doubt drop out of your CSU ASAP (after the Fall Semester/ Quarter), and attend a CCC.</p>
<p>While you can probably transfer from a CSU to a UC with a 3.8+ GPA, it is nearly impossible to transfer from a CSU to Haas. Even transferring from a CCC to Haas involves a certain measure of luck, simply because it is so incredibly competitive. There are many, many students already attending UCB that are not admitted into the program each year.</p>
<p>The specific reason why a CSU to Haas is legitimately nearly impossible is because Haas requires you to fulfill every single prerequisite, and if you miss one it is an auto-denial (they don’t even look at your application beyond that point). This becomes an issue with CSU transfers because many CSU courses do not articulate with UC courses, so even if you think your Biology 100 course should equal UCB’s Biology 1A, it very well may not. If this happens to ONE of your courses, you are automatically denied.</p>
<p>If, however, you are willing to attend other UCs then you may consider staying at a CSU. If this is the case, then I would consider your Fall term a test-run. If you manage to pull off a 4.0 and feel confident that you can continue that for the next year and a half, then stay. If however you end up with something closer to a 3.5, then I would absolutely transfer if you are still set on a UC.</p>
<p>Remember you may also find that you enjoy your CSU =). They’re good schools.</p>
<p>P.s. None of your high school grades or test scores play any role in applying for transfer to a UC.</p>
<p>Thanks for all that information guys.</p>
<p>Here is the ultimate question.</p>
<p>How much better will UCSD’s Business program look on my resume compared to my CSU?</p>
<p>This is obviously the ultimate reason why I would be transferring…and the better education. If it really is.</p>
<p>If I manage to pull off a 4.0 this year. I will drop out and go to a CCC and then transfer to a UC</p>
<p>You would need to first state which CSU you’re attending. UCSD’s Business School is not one of their top programs, so chances are it is about equal to any of the higher-up CSUs like the Cal Polys, SDSU, or CSULB.</p>
<p>Transferring to UCSD solely because its Business School may look better on your resume is a pretty shaky decision though, considering it isn’t exactly a destination for business majors.</p>
<p>I see what your saying.</p>
<p>Right now im at Sacramento State.</p>
<p>So IDK how UCSD compares to its program.</p>
<p>I wish I had a book of some sorts to lead me to the perfect business school</p>
<p>If you’re completely set on business school you’re going to get your MBA anyway, so don’t worry about your undergraduate school. You’d be better off thriving at Sacramento State than doing mediocre at UCSD.</p>
<p>The saying that your undergraduate school doesn’t matter, but your graduate school makes all the difference, is quite true. And you have an equal chance of getting into a top 25 MBA program from Sacramento State as you do from UCSD.</p>
<p>In fact, many people recommend not majoring in business for undergraduate studies because it teaches you to think in the box, but this depends on who you ask. I don’t know if I believe it, but it is worth considering.</p>
<p>Finally, that book doesn’t exist because that type of school doesn’t exist =). There are just as many very successful people from the top MBA program as there are from the #25 MBA program because each program may be a better fit for different individuals. If I were you I’d focus more on doing well at what you’re doing now and less on worrying about business school. If you do well now, everything will work out. While you should keep an eye on the future, I wouldn’t make it your priority.</p>
<p>I’m currently attending my first semester of sophomore year at CSUF and am wanting to transfer into either USC or UCSD. I was wondering for your gpa is it just your freshman year or both freshman and sophomore year? What were the steps you did to get accepted? did you do any extra curricular activities or just do the basic GE requirements? and did most of your credits for csu transfer to USC or UCSD?</p>