<p>Hello all. For this year I have applied to only UCSD because of their acceptance for students that have IGETC completed and a maintenance of a 3.0 or above GPA for non-impacted majors. My intention is to apply for the biochemistry/chemistry major with chemical engineering as an alternate major. My question is this. By the end of this year I would be missing 4 pre-reqs so should I stay an extra year at the community college to complete them or if I get accepted should I go to UCSD?</p>
<p>Why would you pay UC prices for prereqs that u can take for about 25 dollars a unit?</p>
<p>take 2 of them over the summer if you can.</p>
<p>Depends on what these 4 pre-reqs are. If its chemistry and physics then yes stay another year. </p>
<p>For chemistry you won’t even be able to start p-chem until you finished your physics/math series. If you didn’t finish your o-chem you won’t even be able to start on your upper division.</p>
<p>For engineering, if you didn’t even finish your physics then I wouldn’t bother. You would have to take the physics/math there. Then finally you can start taking the engineering sequence which would probably take at least 3 years to finish.</p>
<p>I would save the $ and stay another year. Getting into UCSD again is not a big deal if you can TAG again.</p>
<p>As long as you aren’t going to med school I would stay at your CC for another year, because if you transfer missing your prereqs you will probably end up at a UC for 3 years anyways. If your parents can afford it, why not? But, if money is an issue I’d stay at a CC. The reason I bring up medical school is because *most med schools, from my understanding, want you to take your science courses (chem, ochem, physics, bio) at a university.</p>
<p>Make sure what you’re missing isn’t calc/chem/physics. I applied as a CompE major last fall and got in missing a couple of CS classes (assembly 1 & 2, discrete math, and something else). If you’re super intent on transferring out this year, then might as well give it a shot if you already completed the calc, chem and physics series.</p>
<p>I would be missing physics 2 and 3 along with calc 3 and linear algebra. But the main reason for wanting to transfer is to get out of my house.</p>
<p>It should be fine if you transfer as a chemistry major then. You should be able to graduate on time. Go for it if that is what you really want.</p>
<p>I’d do it now, if you’re about to go over the threshold (what is it, 90 units?) where classes start counting as electives (I know, they pick the stuff that doesn’t matter and you’re probably safe to about 120 units), you’d be better off at the uni.</p>
<p>That, and if you qualify for calgrants then you wouldn’t have to worry too much about the admissions costs lol.</p>