<p>i am a freshman at UCR trying to get my B.S in chemical engineering. I highly regret going here, but was forced to by monetary concern (not b/c i got rejected). What should i due to transfer out after two year. Current Gpa is 3.92.
My schools of choice would be CAL,ucsd,ucsb,sal state San luis obispo, ucla.</p>
<p>1) Very good grades.</p>
<p>2) Very good relationships with the professors who will write your letters of recommendation.</p>
<p>3) If possible, work experience related to your major field.</p>
<p>But, before you get to excited about transferring, you have to deal with just exactly why you were “forced to by monetary concern”. If that doesn’t change, you may be better off staying put.</p>
<p>By monetary I mean that my sister is know going to attend college and parents make a lot less money now, so I should qualify for somethig as my efc was about 4000</p>
<p>I agree with the advise from happymomof1.</p>
<p>You may also need to decide how to best and constructively explain your reason for wanting to transfer. What resonates best is a reason that is based on getting a “better” education in chemical engineering at the colleges in your list. So you may want to compare the courses in engineering at your target schools (Cal, Cal Poly, etc.) with those at UCR, and explain concisely and convincingly why you’re looking for a transfer. Be objective in the comparison, and emphasize that UCR provided a good foundation and that your target schools would help build on that.</p>
<p>With you excellent grades, you may also want to see if you can get a summer position with a professor at one of your target schools.</p>
<p>I take it that you’re a California resident, so your tuition would be in-state, and essentially the same as that at UCR and at all the schools on your list. You may lose the $4000 aid, but a college loan for 2 years for an equivalent amount shouldn’t be a big burden once you graduate and get a job in your field.</p>
<p>Thank you very much fog city and happy mom, very helpful thank you, I will take ur advice</p>
<p>Good advice so far, but I’ll add a bit more.</p>
<p>1) The schools you listed will not require nor solicit letters of recommendation. This then would not be a requirement. </p>
<p>2) Good grades are a must. It appears that you are able to handle the workload at UCR in your major. You will be competitive for the schools you listed with a 3.5ish and LA + Berkeley a little bit higher, but those two are always a bit of a crap-shoot. </p>
<p>3) Learn about the pre-requisites required to transfer, in particular the breadth requirements for Berkeley. Without completing these, your application will be canceled. </p>
<p>4) Stating a reason for transfer is a topic that has been beaten to death. Berkeley is the only UC to say that it is a good idea to a state a reason to transfer if you are not transferring from a CCC. None of the other UCs say this. In the general guidelines on the UC website for 4-year to UC transfers, there is a short blurb suggesting applicants provide a reason to transfer. Personally, I do not think it is necessary unless your reason is very legitimate. Most of the UC-UC transfers on this forum this year and the past did not provide a reason even though we all of course have our reasons. It is a judgment call. </p>
<p>5) Finally, weird **** is happening this year with the UCs and budget cuts. Even I am a little concerned about my chances of transferring and I have a very competitive application (fellow UC-UC transfer here, though a sophomore). This process is not a sure thing and who knows what will happen in the future. If you absolute cannot stand UCR, you should consider going to community college (since you stated money was an issue afterall) and then be guaranteed at most of the UCs. It is up to you, but it is something to think about. </p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>go to community college.</p>
<p>you’ll save tons of money and will double or triple your chances of transferring (assuming you maintain the same gpa and finish pre-reqs).</p>
<p>To transfer out, you’ll need to complete all pre-requisites for the school you want to transfer to, and get a great GPA.</p>