<p>Hello there,</p>
<p>My early transcript right out of high school is great (got me a full scholarship into UH) and my freshmen year was great but then I discovered partying and well, my transcript looks terrible for a while since I decided to drop out once or twice <em>cough</em>. </p>
<p>Anywho, this last year I've gone back to my previous high school ways and have gotten mostly A's with B's sprinkled in but since I've changed my major I don't have much progress into the prereqs necessary to apply as a Computer Science major to the UC schools. I was planning on taking a full load Fall 2012, Spring 2013 and Summer 2013 before I move out to California in the Fall 2013 (I'm currently in community college in Texas).</p>
<p>Basically, I only have Spring 2012 and Summer 2012 under my belt that is worth anything to be proud about, nothing in terms of internships since I work full time, and I'm scared this isn't enough for me to apply in November. Should I wait one year or try my chances now?</p>
<p>Edited to note: I will have most of my prereqs done except for the Physics requirement for CS by the Fall. I was planning on taking Physics in Spring 2013. </p>
<p>Thanks fo reading</p>
<p>While the UCs look at ECs, LORs and your personal essay, the biggest factor for getting into a UC is your total GPA. If you are not reasonably within the range/target GPA for your particular major at a particular UC, then you may want to have some other transfer plans in progress as well.</p>
<p>Note also that UCs only take “junior transfer” students. So you need a minimum 60 transferable units. At the same time, most UCs also do not take senior or super-senior transfer students if they have any previous “4-year college” experience.</p>
<p>At the same time, your pre-reqs for your major are fairly important, so finish as much of those up as well, too. The UCs are budget strapped and they don’t want to take transfer students that will take more than 2 years to “finish up” a major.</p>
<p>Check out the transfer gpa thresholds for the various UCs. For UCLA, in Fall 2011, the average GPA for computer science transfer admits was a 3.82. [Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2011 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof11_mjr.htm#SEAS]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof11_mjr.htm#SEAS)</p>
<p>Another thing to be certain about is if you can afford a UC. You will be paying the OOS price and the total package (tuition, room, board) is somewhere up in the 50K range per year for OOS students. There is very little to no grants/scholarships given out by the UCs for OOS students. And do not assume you can get in-state residency, the UCs make that almost impossible.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great reply.</p>
<p>Currently, my GPA is abysmal but 3 more semesters of A’s and B’s should fix that. I know that they ask for your Fall grades so that should help but it doesn’t really put my strongest foot forward yet. </p>
<p>I’m not moving to California for education purposes, I want to move there to live. When I move in May I was planning on getting my car registered and getting a new driver’s license pretty much as soon as I can. </p>
<p>Would my chances be better if I went to a LA community college while I’m getting settled in a new state then try to transfer out of there?</p>
<p>I just have to say that UC’s do not ask for/want LOR’s at any point.</p>
<p>It’ll definitely help your chances if you’re applying from a California CC, and if you’re here for a year before transferring (ie do one year of CC here) you should be able to get in-state tuition. I don’t know the exact cut off dates for residency, but you might wanna look into that if you don’t want an extra $20,000 in tuition.</p>
<p>Also, pre-reqs and GPA, super important. Do your best on those, and good luck. :)</p>
<p>I would look into the rules for gaining in-state residency. If you are taking CCC courses during that year trying to gain residency it establishes you are here primarily to go to college–which then disqualifies you for residency as the UCs define it. Think about it–if this was that easy to get in-state residency, tons of OOS students would go that route, defeating the purpose of having an OOS tuition policy in the first place, and then the UCs lose even more revenue.</p>
<p>annikasorrensen, I did a year out of state at a CC, moved here and attended a CC for about a year, and am now transferring to Berkeley. And getting in-state tuition. Granted, I was moving here anyways, but going to school after moving doesn’t affect residency. I believe the questions asked involve things like having a California state ID, being registered to vote here, how many trips you’ve taken out of state in the past year, and intent to stay after graduation. However, the deadline for needing to have been in the state was right around a year, so glorydotcom should be looking at those deadlines if he doesn’t want ridiculous tuition.</p>
<p>Also, transferring from one CC to another is a bit of a hassle, but definitely do-able. If you can, stay on the same system (semesters or quarters) so you don’t have to retake courses. The counselors at your school (or the department for the classes you want) can help you with things like getting pre-reqs to count. You probably won’t need to get most of your coursework officially evaluated if you do decide to go to a CC here, unless you’re going for an associates before you transfer.</p>
<p>The boyfriend graduated from UTs film school recently and we would like to try our luck getting him a job in the television industry. We know it’s a long shot but we won’t know until he tries right? Personally, I’ve lived in Austin my entire life and would very much like to experience something new. We’ve been wanting to move out there for 2 years now. </p>
<p>As far as my grades go, after I left UH to come back to Austin, I would go to community college and just not care. I would lose interest and drop out. Not the smartest decision at all but I’m trying to make up for it now. I’m on track to have a 3.0+ in the spring of 2013. </p>
<p>I appreciate everyone’s advice in this thread btw. I know this is an uphill battle but I’m willing to put he hard work in to see if I can make it.</p>
<p>You can try now to see what happens. But you should keep in mind that once you enroll in a UC as an OOS, it’s going to be difficult to get reclassified as in-state. You can always appeal, but it’s can get a bit tedious.</p>
<p>As and Bs will not raise your GPA to the extent you need, only As will.</p>
<p>Also, transferring from a CC to another CC is ridiculously easy. You just sign up and register like normal.</p>