<p>It seems to be the consensus at Santa Monica College that if you attend SMC you are more likely to be accepted by the UC's because of SMC's reputation. Is there any truth to this? BTW I'm an engineering major looking to transfer to UCLA, UCSD. </p>
<p>I'd appreciate any help.</p>
<p>I have ask via email to the UC before, they said that it doesn't matter. If i knew this from teh very beginning, I would have go to a more easier CC compare to where I'm going to now. Some CCC have more reputation over some other CCC but however GPA is look at the same when you apply to UC. Some CCC, you can get some very easy A compare to others. My CCC does not offer online classes or even short term (5 weeks) for like major courses like English 101/1A, Math - any thing above stat, accounting and some CCC even offer speech online, now wth!! I find it easier to pass if you can take so many major courses online, at least it's not that much time consuming. My institution have a great CCC reputation and alot of peopel refer it to a challenging CCC compare let's say West Los Angeles College or like ELAC (if any ppl are from these institution please do not be offended)</p>
<p>All CCC are treated equally, and they even go so far as to take into account if your given CCC does not offer a prereq, they won't hold it against you.</p>
<p>And to what nancie said:</p>
<p>Although some CCC may be easier than others, and they are, I find it to be much more rewarding going to a CCC that actually makes you work. If a student is, in fact, transferring to somewhere like UCLA or UCB, some of the top public universities in the world, it is absolutely imperative that they understand what hard work is, to be successful. And in my case, I attend a CCC that is located within miles of a top CSU, and many of the professors teach at both schools, and test similarly at both. It is all about the quality of education. I mean, do you really want to take an online course, granted if you're paying the same, than if you could be taught by a PHD?</p>
<p>ofcoz they said it doesn't matter
but problem is... is it really true...
when ur applying for lets say MBA/med/law school... they say it doesn't matter either... so only ur GPA counts...
but if u ask them does it matter they say it won't matter
so compare an MBA program with 2 business admins coming from CSU and marshall
the marshall curve killlllllllllz u... how is it fair considering the way they curve it?
do they know which CCC inflates grades? ofcourse they do</p>
<p>but its an unwritten thing that they'll never admit to... but yes it does matter...
says every counselor at my school</p>
<p>Hm, I had a little trouble trying to decipher what you actually said there Guardiangel, but from what I think you said, you're referring to postgraduate school admissions? The question being asked is if UC consider different California Community Colleges (CCC) to be equal. And the answer to that question is unequivocally yes. Although, they may look at some school's trends, such as the percentage of accepted applicants that persist to graduation, but even then if an applicant has the competitive stats the difference between College X and College Y is nominal.</p>
<p>And in response to students transferring from a four year school, or any OOS, the UCs are obliged to consider CCC students first. Therefore, even if one were to entertain your assertion that on the basis of attending a university there is deflation in GPA, the CCC students will be accepted ahead of those who have an identical GPA from a non-CCC.</p>
<p>i don`t know the numbers for any ccc other than smc, but at smc the admission rate into ucla is about 50% and almost 100% for the scholars students. these numbers are from the information flyers i got at the smc scholars program workshop, so they are pretty accurate.</p>
<p>doesn't matter and some cc are easier than others, my first cc that i went to, the first transferable english class was 4 units and you also had to take a lab with the class that doesn't count for any units and doesn't show up on your transcripts, my cc right now is within 10 miles of a csu that the teachers teach at both</p>