@goldencub I’m really excited for it. I went to UCLA for their transfer student conference and the CogSci student association was having a lunch that day, so I popped over and sat in on their discussion with one of the professor. He talked a lot about the field and cool research with virtual reality they are doing.
I come from a marketing background over the past 6 years, so I’m interested to see how I can apply a degree in CogSci to get another job in that field. Perhaps I’ll get into data science, user interface work, or software/user study. I just am hoping for some good internship or research opportunities.
I’m transferring from an OOS university. After two years I decided to leave the college, and have spent the past year at a local CC.
GPA/Major GPA 3.8/4.0
Major: Art History
IGETC: Completed by spring
Prereqs: Completed
Lots of EC’s back at the OOS university I attended, good summer internships, and I currently am a manager for a retail store at the local mall. Also major grade upwards trend. Freshman year of college I had a 3.6. Since then I have had straight A’s, which boosted my GPA up to a 3.8. Attended the transfer conference in October, and met with the Art History rep.
I’m super nervous because the acceptance rate for OOS students was only 8% last year. The admit rate for my major is around 60% though, so I’m not really sure how to weigh the two of them. Also, the average GPA for Art History students is 3.6. AHHHHH I have no idea what to think. UCLA is my dream school, I’m sick of this waiting game.
Major: Biology
GPA: 3.85
IGETC: Complete with CERT
Major Prep: unfortunately o-chem is only offered in the fall so I couldn’t take it, everything else complete
AS in Biological Sciences-Natural Science
Completed Anatomy and Microbiology
ECs: John Muir HOSA, 3 jobs, volunteer for many organizations, Oakland’s Children’s Hospital (intern), 4 years high school swimming, pre-med society, CERT
Can anyone chance me? SUPER nervous that I am missing the first semester of O-Chem
Hello!! I hope everyone had a successful application process!! I have a quick question about dropping a class. I put on my Transfer Academic Update that I will be taking a Psychobiology class however, with the semester in full swing, I’ve realized that I have overloaded on courses. Will it look bad if I drop this class? I won’t receive a W since it is so early in the semester. I am a Gender Studies major so it is not a pre-req and I will still be taking 12 units. If anyone could get back to me that would be so wonderful! Thank you so much!!
@lwoods96 I don’t think it will affect you too much, but if you decide to drop it make sure you email UCLA admissions about it. If not you could have your acceptance rescinded.
I submitted the TAU before the Jan 31st deadline, but i updated it again on February 1st, which was when my winter session course grade was made available. Will I now be considered a late application because I updated it after the deadline, although I posted the initial update before the priority date? Also, in my application I accidentally put that I will be receiving an ADT when it will actually be an AA…should I email each UC I applied to directly to address this error? Thanks in advance!
@CATransfer2016 No, your app won’t be considered late. I believe if you update it after the deadline, there is just no guarantee they’ll see the new info you’ve put in- but since you filled out everything prior to jan 31 you are golden! Also, you can email docs@applyucsupport.net to explain that you are recieving an AA. In the email you need to write your name, date of birth, and uc application ID THEN you need to put the information you wish them to see in a DOCUMENT, not in the actually body of the email
It was my birthday yesterday and my girlfriend made me a UCLA blanket. She said, “I tried to find Berkeley material but I couldn’t. I was going to make one side Berkeley and one side UCLA.” :x Haha I was/am leading toward UCLA, anyways. If I didn’t know she was such a sweetie I’d think it was bribery in an attempt to have me nearby (we live in Orange County). =D>
@CATransfer2016 regarding the TAU - you’ll be ok! I did the same thing. What’s going to happen is if they’ve reviewed your application already, they will receive notice that you’ve made a change. so they will go back and review that change, whatever it was :))
Has anyone here transfered to UCLA Business Econ major with GPA below 3.9? I believe the average is 3.92 for last year. I am really nervous since I have a 3.88 GPA. I got a B in Photography and Calculus I.
@itakenotes Many students get in below that GPA. Peers of mine who transferred to UCLA with me had 3.5 GPA’s for that major and got in and are graduating with me in one more quarter. Keep in mind though, they were TAP certified, were working (part time), involved in clubs as presidents and wrote really good personal statements.
Also, the community college you come from plays into an admissions decision. Some community colleges are easier than others, that cannot be denied. If you go to a rigorous CC, the committee understands it is not as easy to do well. This is another reason why they may have gotten in, because the CC I came from was very rigorous but prepared me well for UCLA. It’s so funny; I left the CC with a 3.0 and I am currently at a 3.6 with UCLA.
Overall: there are many factors to consider–not just GPA.
@UCLAFFF I go to De Anza. I am an international student. I believe my personal statements are pretty solid. I mentioned how I struggled in high school because of the culture shock and language barrier. De Anza, I mean I would say it’s more rigorous than average community colleges. However, they don’t offer TAP. I have participated in a number of clubs but was never an officer since I work part time at a restaurant and clubs are usually on Fridays. I hope they take employment into consideration as well. @goldencub I am pretty sure they can just google it. I did it myself when I chose De Anza.
I’m not saying that it’s not possible they evaluate that, but personally I find it unlikely. I mean, I think they would understand that most of us didn’t choose to live where we do.
Would they honestly punish potential transfers just because the only college(s) around may be “easier”? Would they use Google and use the opinions of others as fact? I think that if they use something in evaluating someone for admission, they would stick to what is objective and has a credible source. Some students talking about their experiences at a particular college isn’t a credible source.
It’s not “punishing” someone for not admitting them with a 3.5 from an easy CC, while taking someone with a 3.5 from a difficult CC. Their logic might be that if the person who got a 3.5 from the more difficult CC went to the easier one, they’d have a much higher GPA.
It’s like how out of high school, the Ivies take more people out of better, more prestigious high schools even if they have slightly lower GPAs. It’s not that they’re smarter, it’s just that their slightly lower GPA is probably just (or better) as good as someone with a higher GPA from a less prestigious school.
@itakenotes Course number does not translate into rigor, and some classes at less well-known CC’s may be more rigorous than classes at CC’s with better reputations.
I was under the impression that CC units are generally looked upon similarly across the board, with exceptions of course (i.e. an A in Calc 3 bears more weight than an A in Pre-Calc, naturally).
@UCLAFFF 's statement, while possibly true, seems troubling - as there are no definitive rankings for CCC’s, nor are there definitive measures of rigor ascertainable from a transcript (i.e. an Intro to Philosophy class may be much more rigorous than, say, a Developmental Psychology class, with the former’s course number being PHILOS 1 and the latter’s course number being PSYCH 21).
FWIW, an admissions officer from Berkeley told me there was no way they could know how difficult a course is - an introductory course may be incredibly hard, while a course with a higher number may be fairly easy. There’s just no way for them to know (except for obvious examples of classes that are generally difficult, such as linear algebra, or organic chemistry). Also, given how pressed for time Admission Committees are, it seems all the more unlikely for them to scrutinize an applicant’s record, evaluating how rigorous vs. easy their CC is. It’s possible, but I highly doubt it.
They know because of the relative trends they see in transcripts from every student that applies from a particular school. We have “territory” adcoms that are responsible for understanding these trends. For example, an adcom responsible for CC’s in your area will become very familiar with the types of grades students, on average get in a particular course. I see why it may be hard for you to understand or believe this process exists when they are definitely pressed with time.
The answer is simple: adcoms are able to make these assumptions (and I want to put the word “assumptions” to be marked with great emphasis, being that’s what it is) because after so many years, they know what “looks” average and what “does not” look average. Year in and year out, students applying take the same courses or apply to the same major that require the same courses.This ideology is used with the many other territory adcoms that cover different regions of CC’s.
It is this approach that allows them to determine what schools are more rigorous than others. If more students from a particular CC are getting A’s in advance science courses, but students on average from another CC are not, then they can make an assumption. Also, students must report all the coursework they have taken, and many of these students will retake course at other CC’s and do better than the CC they are “home” to, allowing them to infer something about one CC versus the other.
Again, these are assumptions that are made by the adcoms, and are not nearly considered that much of a weight in an admissions decision. Adcoms believe that good students get good grades, so it doesn’t necessarily matter where the students takes courses, but adcoms are definitely interested in assessing school rigor across the board.
Major: Business/Econ
GPA: 3.954
IGETC: will complete by spring
Wrote a decent essay (if anyone would like to read let me know)
ECs: I worked full time at a medical office, and i was involved in some clubs at my CC.
Schools: UCB(Haas), UCLA(Biz/econ), UCSD(Econ), UCI(Biz), and also applied to USC Marshall
