<p>I'm a UC-UC, one year transfer student who really wants to get into UC Davis. I'm applying for Electrical Engineering. I know that CC students get priority, but if I have a higher GPA than them (I'm transferring from UCSC), would Davis still accept them over me? For example, if I have a 3.7 or higher at UCSC and a CC student only has a 3.6 or a 3.5 or even lower, would Davis still accept the CC student and reject me JUST because they get "priority" and they made it over the 3.1 minimum GPA requirement? Thanks!</p>
<p>CCC applicants are always given prioity over transfer applicants already at four year universities. You may not like where you are but you can earn a bachelors degree there which is something a CCC student can only accomplish by transferring to a four year college or university.</p>
<p>Really? I thought I remember reading somewhere that a high GPA student will always be considered over a low GPA student regardless of their current college type. That’s why I posted this thread lol… to clarify that point and verify if its true or not.</p>
<p>LOL no. don’t listen to what other people say about how uc-to-uc transfer don’t have priority over cc students. i go to a uc right now as well, and i got accepted to all of the uc’s i applied to, and my gpa is relatively low. like a 3.1 gpa. and if you can find it, there’s a uc-to-uc transfer 2012 thread somewhere on the uc transfer forum, and the vast majority of people got accepted somewhere. a 3.7 at a uc is REALLY good, with that gpa, you can get accepted to probably all of the uc’s (maybe not berk or la)</p>
<p>Well, there is a UC-to-UC transfer thread I started since the beginning of the transfer process (Don’t know where it went I haven’t posted on it in some time). I have some friends who successfully transferred to other UC’s from last year and I have also gotten into UCLA transferring from UCR. I had a 4.0 though the time I applied, finished all my major pre-reqs, and will be finishing my GEs this quarter. I feel like you will have a good shot at UC Davis, just be sure to do some clubs or interns and try to aim for a 4.0. Also, keep in mind that you must finish all GEs and also major pre-reqs to be considered a strong applicant. If you have a 3.7 or higher you are more than qualified for Davis in my opinion, I think you will be fine.</p>
<p>I know everyone tells you UC to UC transfers are impossible, but really in my opinion I don’t think it’s true and schools always will want to accept the best candidate. CC students have priority, but it doesn’t mean they don’t give chances to UC to UC transferees. It really comes down to finishing your major pre-reqs, GEs, and a high GPA. Clubs and interns I feel are not necessary, but will definitely help.</p>
<p>Hope that helps, you can ask me questions if you want :)</p>
<p>That’s great to hear! 
The thing is, I won’t have my GEs completed by the time I transfer because I’m a one year transfer… So I’m planning on going to UCSC next year as a freshman and transfer out to Davis for Fall 2013. I can do this because I have 36 units right now from AP tests. Is finishing GEs really THAT important? I’ll have all my prerequisites completed, its just that I won’t even attempt at my GEs because I just won’t have time in the one year timeframe. I do know that some of my APs can be used towards GEs though…</p>
<p>thread is right here, most people here got into top-tier UC schools: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1215914-2012-uc-uc-transfer-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1215914-2012-uc-uc-transfer-thread.html</a></p>
<p>I go to UCR right now, got into all UC’s, will be going to Berkeley in Fall 2012.</p>
<p>@ strive - I haven’t seen you around, but mainly because I haven’t been on college confidential that often this quarter. Glad we both made it to top tier UC’s :)!</p>
<p>@cinnabon - For Berkeley and LA I think it states you must finish your GEs. I’m not sure about Davis, Irvine, and San Diego. I had around 36 APs units too and it really helped me. Try to take summer school if possible, completing GEs make you a more competitive applicant and will increase your chances greatly</p>
<p>EDIT: I forgot to mention, I do believe you have to have 90+ units to transfer? I thought they didn’t take 1 year transfers unless it was a major such as dance or art. I’ll try to find the link for you</p>
<p>Lower-division transfer</p>
<p>While all UC campuses welcome a large pool of junior-level transfers, most admit only a limited number of lower-division transfers.</p>
<p>However, it can happen. Here’s how:</p>
<p>If you were eligible for admission to UC when you graduated from high school — meaning you satisfied the subject, examination and scholarship requirements — you are eligible for transfer if you have a 2.0 GPA in your transferable college coursework (2.8 GPA for non-residents).
If you met the scholarship requirement in high school, but did not satisfy the 15-course subject requirement, you must take transferable college courses in the missing subjects, earn a C or better in each required course and have an overall 2.0 GPA in all transferable coursework to be eligible to transfer (a 2.8 GPA is required for nonresidents).</p>
<p>Found the link here:
[University</a> of California - California community college transfers](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/requirements/community-college/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/requirements/community-college/index.html)</p>
<p>Oh nono, I’m actually going to be a junior-level transfer after my first year… I currently have 36 units from APs, 14 units from the CCC I’ll be going to this summer, 16 units during Fall 2012, 16 units during Winter 2013, and 21 Units during Spring 2013. That equals… 103 units which is over the 90 units minimum. So yea, I’ll be transferring as junior, not as a lower-division transfer.</p>
<p>Ohh sorry, I thought you were going to be a first year transfer. Anyways, I think you will have a good chance 
Try to finish the GEs because if you don’t you may have to take their GEs from UC Davis and you will become something like an articulation student and may have to retake some classes. It’s just easier to transfer your whole set of GEs if you complete them at UCSC</p>
<p>@cinnabon: best of luck to you :)</p>
<p>@cheddar: I know! this thread isn’t that useful anymore, now that we’re done with the transfer process, so i rarely go on now. Let’s enjoy our last quarter ever at UCR :)</p>
<p>Hmm ok, sounds good. Honestly though I don’t think I can take GEs at Santa Cruz because my schedule is full already… I’m not going to be taking any GEs at UCSC so I won’t have to repeat any at UC Davis. and I really don’t mind taking my GEs at UC Davis because I’ll still have 3 years ahead of me over there + the summers in between those years.</p>
<p>bummmpppppp</p>
<p>Oh man thats lame. The official guys would say so simply because they have to deal with public and government, but when the evaluation start, there is no reason for them to pick a lower gpa cc student over a higher gpa uc student. Further, for some degree i even doubt that two students have similar background (major, gpa, classes), but one from cc and the other from uc, and the one from cc gets priority. Remember uc students tooked their classes in an absolute UC-LEVEL UNIVERSITY, this is the STRONGEST prove for one’s academic performance in uc. However they would never say so officially otherwise they gonna be killed by both government and thousands of cc students you know? And thats why even though people are continue to say uc-uc transfer is hard but most uc-uc students transfer successfully.</p>
<p>“Remember uc students tooked their classes in an absolute UC-LEVEL UNIVERSITY, this is the STRONGEST prove for one’s academic performance in uc”</p>
<p>As someone going to a 4yr non UC I tend to prefer this however I don’t know how true it is. I don’t see why Cali doesn’t do what other states do and just institute partnerships between community colleges and local 4 years without giving preference. Just easy transfer. I think it sucks both ways. It keeps qualified 4yr university students out and statistically the high level of acceptance/admission of community college students probably plays a role in why transfer students tend to have lower gpa’s upon graduation from UC’s compared to admitted freshmen.</p>
<p>What i said just my personal opinion, take it if you agree with it, ignore it if you disagree with it :)</p>
<p>^^^^ you do realize i’m agreeing with you right?</p>
<p>Of course I do, you are my buddy yupper lol :D</p>
<p>I’m curious about this too. What does priority really mean? Unless if the applicant has TAG, a 3.9 four year student should be considered more than a 3.5 CCC student. Atleast that’s what I see in my eyes. I have no idea what the admission officers would pick between those 2 people</p>