<p>Im a transfer student from DeAnza College who applied to UCI, UCSB, and UCLA for Fall 2010 with a 3.6gpa into a Business Economics Major. Even with a pretty decent GPA, I was rejected from all schools. When I called in to find out the reason why, UCSB and UCI told me that I needed to take my English Area 1B class (that means critical thinking English courses) before the fall 2009 quarter. I had no idea such a rule existed and they told me to appeal because I was taking the class during my Spring 2010 quarter. So I finished the class with an A and sent in my appeal letters, but was REJECTED AGAIN because they reached their maximum on transfer students. </p>
<p>I want to know did this happen to anyone else and is this total BS? And to inform next year transfers to take your English classes early -___-</p>
<p>I suggest you post this in the UC Transfer sub-forum; it is very timely information.</p>
<p>The UCs and CSUs both are having to come up with ways to deal with the budget crunch. Both systems are forced to take less students during a time where MORE students are clamoring to get in. Thus, small glitches or missed deadline or pre-reqs that in the past might have not been a problem are now used for automatic rejections and/or rescinded acceptances.</p>
<p>Good luck with next year’s transfer app–will you be trying again? It sounds like it will go better this time around with the UCs, but I recommend adding a few safeties and/or expanding your list.</p>
<p>Is this total BS? No, not really. It is just what is going on–spots are rationed and were given to students who did manage to finish every small and obscure requirement. (The information about English 1B might not be the easiest to figure out or know but it is definitely a documented requirement.) Does it totally s*ck to get caught up in the machinery? Definitely, yes.</p>
<p>I know someone who had her acceptance to UCDavis rescinded because she dropped one non-required fluff class in the spring… dropping her from 60 transferable credits down to 57… and was not allowed to make it up during the summer session. This happened a year ago–so this crack down has been in full force for quite some time now.</p>