Help me find safties (UC) =)

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm currently at a ccc right now. I will be applying for Fall 07. I was wondering if UCI and UCSB are good enough safties for me or are they matches for me. Should I also apply to UCR?</p>

<p>I really don't want this time to be a repeat of the time i applied as a freshman, where I was rejected from all the schools I applied to. I didn't really think about safeties then and I had ccc as my option. But this time around I really don't have any options left, so i'm really considering safeties. </p>

<p>I'm a biological science major.</p>

<p>Stats:
current gpa is 3.88, but that could drop because i still have ochem and bio to take.
I will finish all prereq's and igetc by the time i transfer.</p>

<p>I will apply as a biological science major for uci, and physiology for ucsb.
Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>ha, they are both safeties for you. I'm pretty sure you'll get the invite to UCSB honors, as I did, and my gpa is quite lower than yours (3.7ish at time of application) </p>

<p>Hopefully, you're aiming for Berkeley :)</p>

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<p>don't waste your 60 on ucr.</p>

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<p>Yea I agree with CardinalFocused... you should be aiming at either Berkeley or UCLA. You'll most def. get into UCI, but I didn't apply to UCSB so I have no idea about that school.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply guys. Actually UCLA is my first choice. I will be applying to Berkeley and LA. I'm just looking for safeties in order to keep my options open.</p>

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<p>If you're in the honors program at your school, then UCSD will be a good safety for you too.</p>

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<p>I'm not in the TAG program, even though my school offers it lol. I would do it if the classes they require overlap with the classes i need to take. Its even more work than the TAP program with ucla lol (which i'm not in either :)). I need to take more classes, such as two semester of a foreign language. Since I'm a science major, I have enough classes to take already. I would probably do it if i was a different major. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.</p>

<p>Btw, it just occured to me. Isn't there a guarentee program with uci? Does anyone know how that works?</p>

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<p>dudeee with a 3.88 gpa in a non impacted major you really have nothing to worry about. I say you're in at SD and I for sure and you have like a 99% chance at UCLA and CAL.</p>

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<p>I hope so. Then again anything can happen, which is why I'm trying to keep my options open. Thanks for the encouragement hobo.</p>

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<p>Isn't biological sciences impacted? Hmm...i thought it was...</p>

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<p>that would be a good piece of info to know... does anyone know this?</p>

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<p>If you have a 3.0 overall GPA you will get into any major at UCI. Provided you took the pre req's for the major.</p>

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<p>you should get into ucla hands down if thats your top choice...</p>

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<p>thanks for all your replies and suggestions.</p>