<p>^ if you can work on your prerequisites and wait it out one more year at a CCC, then you will probably get into a good UC next year. the IGETC and Prerequisites are becoming very important for all transfers. Next year you will have them all completed and the coming year you can take the minimum number of units and maintain a very high GPA, right? i had to wait an extra year for my transfer because of one math class that i was missing, but i took all my prerequisites and was admitted to two UC’s so far this year. it is hard to adjust to waiting, but you will be just fine! transfer next year. school is really more about sticking it out, and dealing with regulations, that it is about intelligence. but if you can wait it out, you will do great.</p>
<p>@north</p>
<p>i would wait another year if it was possible, but this really is my last chance for UC. i wont have the resources to live near a UC after for fall 2013. long story, private information. </p>
<p>my IGETC will be done by the end of my spring term. i already have a high GPA, and so far have mostly A’s in my classes which imo is quite an accomplishment since my taking 20+ units. </p>
<p>i may consider an appeal. i feel rather bitter, because i was under the impression i met all the requirements and had a solid explanation as to why i hadn’t finished math/english earlier. apparently UCSB didnt read my essays, but they will read an appeal. but according to the appeal process, you aren’t supposed to mention anything in the past, even though i was told my essays - which relate directly to my spring semester - weren’t considered in the original application process.</p>
<p>appeal date is middle of june. most of my classes will be finished by the first week of may. </p>
<p>tldr, ill be done with 60 units IGETC, and 2 pre-reqs for my major (only 4 pre-reqs, and only 2 are offered at my CC) by spring. </p>
<p>my counselors are suggesting i appeal. ive called UC but they haven’t been really open about the process, keep directing me to the website. </p>
<p>for emphasis, i will still have a strong GPA at the end of spring. i hope UCSB would see passing nearly 10 classes in a single semester as a demonstration of my competence in a college-level environment.</p>
<p>Wow it’s nice to see I wasn’t the only one. I got rejected with a 3.66 GPA for political science, 2-3 pre req’s done (4.0 major gpa), math/english done. Going to UCSD since I tagged</p>
<p>i really really feel for you. and good luck with the appeal. even if they did not read your personal statements Before, they will probably read it(them) once you appeal. thus the request for no repetitiveness? and you might want to take the chance in your appeal to just state additional positive things about yourself and why you want to attend that particular school and particular Department. it is brutal trying to get into a good school when you are poor—like most of us. Ms. Sun’s blog has tons of info on appeals, hope you will check it out. hang in there. i have been literally starving for two years while attending a CC, so i totally understand what you are saying. [Ms</a>. Sun’s UC Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://askmssun.livejournal.com/]Ms”>http://askmssun.livejournal.com/)</p>
<p>p.s. even if you don’t think you can actually attend a CC, APPLY anyway. you must reserve a spot for yourself just in case you get the chance to go later, because even the CC schools will be turning away people next fall. Santa Barbara city college is the number one ranked CC in the system. if you can possible get down (or up) there. check out Ms. Sun! i keep telling myself, “at least i am not in india” you have to be a genius to get an education there. we gotta fight a little harder than we used to, but we are tougher than we know.</p>
<p>i can go to CC, just not sure if i have the motivation. i dont really need to take anymore classes. there would be no point unless my local CCs started offering other pre-reqs for my major. </p>
<p>i wonder if i just finish this semester, not do fall/spring, and apply for fall 13 (hypothetically, if things change which they probably wont) if UC will look down on that? i rather intern or work than take more units i won’t need.</p>
<p>^^ why don’t you take some non transferrable courses? like yoga and some other dumb classes so it won’t look bad, that’s what I would do.</p>
<p>^ uchappytrain
what would look bad about not taking any classes? isn’t it okay to take a semester off? curious. i have loans, so i can’t take time off in-between because then i will need to start repaying loans. thanks.</p>
<p>@northbeach I have no idea how admission officers perceive taking semesters off, I was just suggesting my thoughts to sfkid bc he said he was worried about not taking any classes. but I’m sure it’s totally fine.</p>
<p>From personal experience taking a semester is fun while it last but when going back its hard to get motivated for school. I think its better to do what happytrain is suggesting that way you don’t lose touch with school and studying.</p>
<p>uchappytrain: oh, that makes sense. i often miss portions of threads. thanks so much for responding, i was curious about that myself. i love your handle. and hope to meet you in the fall at the UC of our choice! it is hard waiting to hear from the schools, but fun and exciting as well.</p>
<p>by the way sf-kid. this entire semester, for me, is pretty much courses that i don’t need. they put me over the 70 transferable unit limit. the only class i can actually use is advanced french, which i will need for a graduate degree. but not my BA. boy, i really do feel for you though because i had to wait an entire year, and accrue more debt(!) waiting to get into a UC. i hope you can find your way as well—keep thinking of ideas that might work. i even applied to UC Santa Cruz this semester to guarantee that i would be able to attend at least one UC. it is a great school, but i hope to get into a few other UC schools as well. i am babbling a bit. but good luck. i worry about all the posters on here and want everyone to achieve their own goals.</p>
<p>thanks. I’ve been in touch with some UC reps and was told i should appeal. still not sure if it’s worth it. i dont know if i could deal with getting rejected a second time.</p>
<p>Guys question.</p>
<p>I’m dropping out of a CSU this semester (I’m a freshmen).</p>
<p>Already taking English 130.</p>
<p>I can see through SFKid’s rejection that I might have the same problem if I don’t take care of the English/Math requirement before Spring???</p>
<p>So when I attend to my local CC this fall 2012-spring2013, what exactly would I need to take.</p>
<p>I am a bit confused on what you guys mean by Math and English requirement.</p>
<p>So like my major is Econ/Accounting, so I would need to take all the math requirements for that major?</p>
<p>And the 1 English class I already took here at CSU?</p>
<p>I’m soo confused. I just don’t wanna make the same mistake.</p>
<p>And for OP I feel really bad for you dude putting so much time and dedication and ending up being rejected for some stupid reason.</p>
<p>I think its fulfilling the IGETC / UC (so non-major) Mathematics and English requirements. I took Statistics, College Composition, and Critical Thinking about Literature at my CCC and completed those reqs the semester prior to the UC application deadline.</p>
<p>Good luck to you OP!</p>
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<p>@TonyStart93
as android says, you want to get a copy of the IGETC (General Ed Transfer Requirements) that is printed out for your school. they usually have them available at the admissions and records office, just ask for one. the IGETC sheet will list the requirements and the classes at your school that will fulfill those requirements. read the IGETC carefully. and make sure to follow IGETC for a UC (not the CSU). UC schools require a Foreign Language as well. but you don’t need to take some other junk that the CSU schools require. so don’t skim over the sheet. once you complete the IGETC courses, you will need to be IGETC certified through the admissions office. and they will notify the UC for you before you transfer. </p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org)
then check ASSIST.ORG and print out the “prerequisites” for your major for all of the UC schools that you want to apply to. for example: print one for UCLA, one for UCB, etc… then fulfill as many of those prerequisites that you possibly can before you transfer. UCLA and UCB state that you must complete all of the prerequisites for your major, especially if that major is “impacted.”</p>
<p>if you have any questions, call the department coordinators listed at the top of the page on the ASSIST pages for that particular UC and department and ask questions. </p>
<p>take time for this:
it is very important to take time for all of this research regarding your transfer to a UC. prerequisites for my major are totally different for UCLA than for UCB and i wanted to qualify for both. it is not difficult to figure this stuff out, but we need to spend time doing it and not be in a rush. counselors that i have met are TERRIBLE at figuring this stuff out, and their futures do not depend on it, but our futures do. </p>
<p>it is my believe that the kids who figure these things out get into the best UC schools because they qualify for transfer. that is key, we don’t want anything to disqualify us regarding the requirements portion–because we still have to compete for a spot at the school even after we qualify! </p>
<p>personally, i think getting the IGETC Math and English requirements should be the First priority. and feel that these classes need to be done and graded and not IP while waiting to get accepted. you also need 60 units that are transferable. and i did not take any NON UC transferable courses at my school. you will have to figure out which courses from your CSU will transfer to the UC you want to attend. and what those units fulfill. You may be able to do that on Assist.org as well. it might take an entire day, or two, for you to figure all of this out, but you need to get it done. then you can feel confident that you will be competitive for admission when you apply.</p>
<p>@Tony. That’s where the UC Counselor comes in. The Math and English requirements are only for the “core” general ed–not your major.</p>
<p>when i spoke with the UC admissions reps, i was told the 60 unit requirement matters far less than completing math/english prior to spring. </p>
<p>so yeah, what other posters said - finish math/english as soon as people. next year UC’s might up their requirements and expectations…maybe they’ll want more pre-reqs done for majors? who knows…</p>
<p>some schools are hard and fast on the 60 unit requirement. and others maybe not. i think UCLA and CAL are unmovable when it comes to the 60 unit requirement. so if you are going to apply to those UC schools, be aware of the eligibility requirements for those schools. i have seen some 4.0 kids rejected for that reason. there is a chart posted on this site from the UC system showing which schools require it, and which schools are flexible, i will post it here if i can locate it again. good luck.</p>
<p>Here is the chart! (originally posted by Jdom24)
<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/CC11_TransferMatrix_final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/files/CC11_TransferMatrix_final.pdf</a></p>
<p>Looks like only Merced and Riverside will take kids with less than 60 units. And one school of agriculture at Davis. But even UCLA and CAL will not accept those units getting made up over the Summer before admission. Chart is very helpful.</p>