I never realized I’d be able to hit 60 units by the end of spring semester.
For me to do so, I’d take 22 units in Spring.
When I apply do I need to just show these units will be in progress?
Also do you need to have an SAT?
No SAT.
You’ll put those 22 units down as planned in your app. If you fail any of them and end up below 60 units, your application will be automatically rejected. Just something to keep in mind.
@briank82
Im afraid they will reject me because they will assume I will fail to pass 22.
What’s type of course loads were you doing before? I don’t think they’d assume you would fail unless something in your academic history would suggest that. 20+ units in community college isn’t unheard of or uncommon.
@briank82 That’s very uncommon actually.
@AgentXJP Not really. People who transfer in one year aren’t uncommon and they have higher course loads for obvious reasons. People under time and unit constraints, like the OP, take high unit course loads. I took 3 semesters with units ranging from 18 to 23 units, and know plenty who did the same.
It’s Berkeley. Overachievers taking high unit loads aren’t going to freak them out unless something in your academic history gives them a reason to be freaked out.
@briank82 The problem is, I’ll have a very low high school GPA.
And a 4.0 for the rest of the units.
High school doesn’t matter as a transfer. They don’t care about your HS grades or extracurricular. If they’re incredibly low, you can always work it into your essays or additional comment section, but overall they don’t care.
Your GPA in CC is 4.0?
@briank82 Yeah but it’s Berkeley… and they only have 1 semester to go off
People get accepted with just one semester of coursework … those who are planning on transferring in just one year. I wouldn’t not throw your name into the hat because of it.
@briank82 That’s wrong actually. Statistically it’s extremely uncommon to transfer in one year. You didn’t transfer in one year. You transferred in two as well has having TAP. Of course it happens, but it’s incorrect to suggest it’s common when statistically it’s not.
There are many reasons for it being uncommon such as it being impossible if you need classes for transfer that have pre-reqs themselves three levels deep, class availability constraints, obligations other than school, and so on.
2 year transfers are obviously most common as it’s the traditional route but 1 year transfers are admitted every year. It’s not going to happen with a physics engineer major for obvious reasons, but 1 year transfers happen every year.
TAP had nothing to do with me getting in, but okay.
Citing statistics but doesn’t actually offer any. Ok… Not sure why any of this matters. People get in every year with 1 year transfers. They have high course loads. Others who aren’t 1 year transfers have high course loads. High course loads are common.
OP, try to take some intermission courses. They usually last 4 weeks, M-F, 3hr classes, throughout January. In my case, its a bit risky, but Im going to take 12 units and try to get A’s on every assignment. If I can do that, I can go ahead and put those classes on my transfer app before the last day to update grades, Jan 31st. Not to mention, that’ll clear my IGETC and raise my gpa .12 as a final push. (4 weeks of hell, it’ll be worth it once I get that acceptance letter 
) Im sure you can do something similar in your town. However, you have to be careful because the unit totals will add to your spring semester. (Intermission unit totals add to your spring unit totals) Make sure you get the classes that fill up for spring semester fast first or try to get a unit cap waiver since the courses are not at the same time anyway, (intermission vs actual spring semester)
Good Luck!