<p>Hey all! I'm currently a freshman at UC Santa Cruz and I am seriously considering transferring out. For a variety of personal and education-related reasons, I'm just not very happy here and I would like to transfer out, ideally to Berkeley, as soon as I can. I'm majoring in Business Management Economics here at SC and would like to continue studying Economics.</p>
<p>Right now, I'm working on satisfying the lower division reqs for my major and getting as many GEs out of the way as I can, while keeping my GPA up. If I get the classes I want, by the end of sophomore year, I'll have fulfilled all my lower div reqs and around 9 out of 12 GEs. Giving some leeway for more difficult classes later on, I'll probably end up at between a 3.7 and 3.9 GPA. </p>
<p>As for extra curricular activities here, it's early but I'm pretty involved. I'm super active on my residential college's senate, and I'm a member of our campus's student government. I'm also an active member of our school's lobby corps that works on lobbying Congress on behalf of UCSA and USSA.</p>
<p>Can anyone give me some advice and kind of guide me on how to approach this whole thing? Will my grades be good enough, should I have more EC's, or is there anything else I should keep in mind? Is there anyone else here with similar transfer experience to Berkeley who can give me an example of what they did? Thank you so much!</p>
<p>Hi, intercampus transfers are possible but they’re a little trickier than normal CC to UC transfers. To begin with, you should focus on completing all of the prerequisite classes for the major you are intending to transfer into at Berkeley. In this case that would be Economics. Although intercampus transfers don’t have articulation agreements made public through the Assist website, you should look at which prerequisite classes are required for Econ at Berkeley and try to match them up with courses offered at UCSC.</p>
<p>It is important to be aware that the reason many intercampus transfers often don’t gain admission to the schools they apply to is because they fail to finish the prerequisites. Make completion of prerequisites a priority and make sure you also finish writing and math because your competition (CC students) will all have finished those classes.</p>
<p>Additionally, Berkeley, like all the other UC schools, gives priority transfer consideration to students coming from CCCs. Intercampus transfers will be considered but theoretically if a CCC student has an application of a similar level quality as yours, the seat will go to the CCC student. That being said, make it your priority to do very well in your classes, excel at your prerequisites, and if you have time leftover, finish your GE’s and the UC reciprocity will agreement kick in when you transfer which exempts you from having to adhere to the GEs at your new institution.</p>
<p>Furthermore, don’t forget that you have certain opportunities that are unique to your situation. You’ve already taken advantage of being involved in UCSA conferences; if you determine that you have time, consider doing some research at your home UC. You have access to opportunities that most CC students are waiting to be able to use when they transfer into a UC. While you’re at SC make sure you take advantage of your situation. You’ll be getting a true research university education and those experiences might just make you a more competitive applicant to Berkeley.</p>
<p>So in summary, it’s going to be hard but nothing is impossible, certainly not an intercampus transfer. Work hard these next few quarters and you’ll have great things to put down on your UC application. I do have one more small tidbit of advice. If intercampus transfer is your goal that’s great, but, don’t forget to take a look around and appreciate your campus. If you transfer you’ll only be at Berkeley for 2 years; as you’re already paying for a university education make sure that when you look back you’ll have good things to say about your time at UCSC. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hey @shubadubdub, If you don’t mind me asking, what about UCSC isn’t working for you?</p>
<p>Just curious as an applicant who might end up going there (:
I like to get varied points of views when I can.</p>