<p>Hi! I am currently at UCI. I am doing really really bad there. I transferred into UCI as a junior and only completed 2 classes the whole year. My question is, can I leave UCI and go back to the community college and take a class or 2 and apply to UCLA as a different major? Furthermore, not having my grades from UCI follow me? When I apply, just unmark the box that says "have i been to a UC system school before?" Can i do that? I dont want my UCI grades to follow I want to be like a clean slate new Junior transfer to UCLA..Will they be able to do a background check and will UCI come up or if i dont put UCI down will they never know? please help!</p>
<p>They’ll know. Do not lie.</p>
<p>As far as I know, not listing all the schools you previously attended in an application is considered academic dishonesty and will most likely end up with moderate consequences. You are also already in the University of California system having attended UCI, therefore you would most likely show up as a prior student.</p>
<p>With that note, having to apply to UCLA with bad grades at UCI will not be easy. There are hundreds of applicants with GPAs ranging from 3.8-4.0 who have not already been in the UC system, and are more likely to be accepted. I think your best bet is to get your academics settled at UCI before dropping out.</p>
<p>damn so what can i do is there a way to start over? can i start fresh from a comm college and apply to schools again like as if i never went to school before?</p>
<p>Honestly, you’re probably just going to have to stick it out at UCI. If you go back to a community college and start new, you’ll have too many units when you try to apply.</p>
<p>I agree with the above; I think you should stay at UCI.</p>
<p>Try studying abroad or taking classes at other universities/colleges. Those units can go toward your Bachelors. This will help you graduate from UCI if you are having problems. And when you come back, maybe things will be better at UCI. Then again, I don’t know all the details.</p>
<p>Watch out for the costs, UCI’s policies for studying abroad or at other institutions, and UCI’s graduation policy.</p>
<p>@pokerwill</p>
<p>I’m just curious why you did so well in CC then transferred and did so poorly. What happened that discouraged you academically? By the way, what is your major?</p>
<p>ok what about this? I really want to attend UCLA and go into UCLA LAW, can I just start fresh at a comm college and start with 0 units? I want to load up and take like 18 units a sem and just retransfer but i dont want me old transcripts to follow me! whats the loop holes in that? or should i do a name change and then sign up at the community college as a “new identity” and just start fresh and then go that way? basically i want a fresh new start…how do i go about this!</p>
<p>lol buy a new social off the black market ;)</p>
<p>there’s no legal loophole-- and some lies are bigger than others. never deny that you did poorly at UCI b/c that’s easily verified. just make up a good story to explain what happened.</p>
<p>Your questions already been answered pokerwill. If you go to a community college and try to transfer to UCLA, they won’t accept you because you’ll have too many units. You can’t start over.</p>
<p>If you have a “good” reason for the poor UCI grades, simply report them on your application to UCLA. I think you will likely have too many units to transfer if you have attended a CCC, completed your general ed, AND taken more classes as a junior. There is no way to hide your record or to start fresh without disclosing your transcripts. One person I know graduated college with a few poor grades and went to a so-so law school for one year (could not get accepted at any “good” law schools) and did great. After his year was up, he transferred into UCLA Law, graduated with honors, and got a nice 12 hour a day job making lots of money.</p>