<p>hey guys i'm currently a CC student and wanted to transfer this year, but now i'm having second thoughts. I'm planning to do dentistry and the pre-reqs for dental school are pretty hard. Does anyone know if the bio classes at csuf are easy in comparison to UCI (got accepted, but idk if i should decline)? I was planning to stay another semester at my community college to take classes required to transfer to csuf then apply to USC/UCLA for grad. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>CSUF bio courses are easier than UCI or any other UC bio courses.
CSU to UC is not easy as CC to UC
CSUF to USC is same as CC to USC, but in CC you will be saving lots more and prevent yourself from taking courses that might not count for UC/USC credit.
CSUF student’s will not like you if you publically state that you are transferring, especially those in the same fields of study as you, and attaining recommendations (if needed) are much more difficult.
If your goal is to get into USC/UCLA you should just stay at CC and save the hassle.</p>
<p>If you got into only CSUF and UCI as transfers (that is what I assume) and you are a first year community college student, stay for another year in CC and you could potentially be able to transfer into USC/UCLA because they accept a lot more junior transfers than sophomore transfers to maintain the 60/40 upper/lower division ratio (at least UCLA, not USC, but still). If you have a 3.7+, you should probably wait for another year and try your shot again at those schools (if they are where you want to go).</p>
<p>UCI will prepare you better for UCLA or USC graduate school because the theory they teach you is basically the same at all UCs although the student body and the resources and research quality varies somewhat between the UC’s, with Cal being king. You can still go to CSUF and get into USC/UCLA for grad school, but it might be a little tougher. </p>
<p>For grad school admissions, research or internships and recommendations matter more than GPA or the school you are applying from. As long as you have a 3.5, you should be competitive for USC/UCLA grad school, but those who get in usually have a lot of research. Research will be MUCH easier to come by at UCI than at CSUF (even easier prb. at UCLA/Cal/USC if you can get in), although if you do a lot of REU’s (which are very competitive), you could get good research experience at a CSU as well (it is probably very difficult, though) and score grad. sch. admissions at UCLA/USC.</p>
<p>what are REU’s? it’s my second year as a cc student</p>
<p>i was planning to get my B.A. at UCI and do pre-reqs for dentistry then transfer to USC, but i’m not sure if i would want a B.A. at UCI or CSUF. UCI is more theory based and CSUF will probably help me get a job easier in the business field. so what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Have you taken into consideration the DAT’s, and your background in the subjects that are covered on the DAT’s? I feel like you should have gone to UCI, and stayed there, as their biology program is pretty good, especially if you’re trying to get into a grad school for dentistry.</p>
<p>my dad is a dentist and my sister is currently at USC grad to become a dentist. From what my sister said, dentistry school is REALLY hard. If you can’t handle UCI course, i doubt you will be able to handle anything at UCLA/USC. she almost dropped out of school because it was too hard.</p>
<p>REU’s are programs funded by the National Science Foundation. They provide opportunities for undergraduate/community college students to experience state-of-the-art mentored research, to develop research skils and to get connections with faculty that could help in grad school applications (especially Ph.D., even M.D.). </p>
<p>If you want to go to grad school at USC/UCLA, go to UCI. One of my friends went to UCLA graduate school for CS and found the coursework and research to be relatively easy because he had good undergraduate preparation. CSU’s are fine, but if you can get into a UC, esp. one of the better ones (even the “lesser” UCM/UCSC/UCR are OK), you will benefit.</p>
<p>The pre-reqs for pre-dent at USC aren’t that bad. I have almost half completed, i just need to finish up the chemistry. I guess I will attend UCI since their biology program is supposed to be good</p>