Huge problems, 1 unit off of being an official "California community college student"

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p><a href="http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/ETS12_TransferMatrix_final_05142012.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/ETS12_TransferMatrix_final_05142012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>According to the link above, </p>

<p>"A California community college student applying for admission to UC as a junior transfer will be given priority admission over other similarly qualified applicants..."</p>

<p>Since I am in my third semester into community college right after high school, I figured that I was a "California community college student" because I am a student at a California community college. I enjoyed the idea of having the benefit on having priority over other non-CCC applicants. However, my further research indicates that this is not necessarily the case. </p>

<p>According to the same link, </p>

<p>"3) he/she has completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) UC-transferable units at one or more California community colleges."</p>

<p>I am feeling extremely stressed out from this matter. In my first semester, I took 12 units whereas in my second semester, I took 17 units. In total, I have 29 community college semester units, only ONE off from 30. The reason why I took the minimum amount of units required to be a full-time student in my first semester was because I did not want to experience any academic shock in the shift from high school to college. I also had no need to take any more units as I had formulated a 2-year plan that already took this into consideration. I had already been accredited with loads of AP credit (40 quarter units or 26.67 semester units) with a vast majority of my IGETC as well.</p>

<p>Applicants are apparently required to have 30 semester units to be considered a California community college student. Therefore, if my assumption is correct, not only will I not be able to receive the priority that California community college students have over the rest of the transfer applicant pool, I will now be at a DISADVANTAGE competing against those who are a CCC student due to not having that one unit. I will also not be eligible to complete my IGETC (despite completing the entire list of subject criteria) AND I will not be eligible for TAG for a vast majority of UCs due to all of them having the same 30 semester unit requirement.</p>

<p>Please, I am asking if there is anything I can possibly do to solve my situation. I do not want a repeat of my freshman application and get rejected to every single UC school I applied for again. I wished so badly that AP scores could contribute to the unit count, but it just doesn't work like that.</p>

<p>For more background information, I am an electrical engineering major applying to (in order of priority):</p>

<p>UCLA
UCB
UCSD (TAG/university link, if remotely possible now)
UCD
UCSB</p>

<p>I have a current cumulative GPA of 3.83 and by the end of spring, I will have every single one of my major preps completed for UCLA. This means I will have about 80% of the major prep completed for the other schools. </p>

<p>I really want to attend UCLA and I believe I can do it. But it would absolutely devastate me if the only reason why I wasn't accepted to UCLA (or any other school) was because someone else who was considered a "California community college student" had the higher priority over my application and not because my application was any worse.</p>

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<p>First of All, UCLA does not have TAG, secondly u dont have to worry about the shortage of units…your GPA is good enough for most majors in Letters and Science. Keep up the good work.</p>

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<p>Thank you, but I am not applying to the College of Letters and Science. I am applying to HSSEAS under an electrical engineering major.</p>

<p>Also, I know UCLA does not have TAG. The issue is that UCSD has TAG, which is my fallback school just in case I do not get accepted to UCLA or Berkeley. In addition to that, UCSD uses IGETC, which will not reciprocate over if I do not have 30 community college units. </p>

<p>So say I don’t get into UCLA or Berkeley, but manage to get accepted into UCSD. I would still have an issue over IGETC not transferring and trust me, I do not want to repeat all of my GE’s just because of one unit.</p>

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<p>Just apply as a regular applicant. With your GPA, you should be just fine. and if you’re one unit off…i think its what you will report on your application including courses in progress. What u’ll do is do a update in January of your fall grades +Spring schedule. You’re fine, dont worry!</p>

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<p>You have misunderstood the policy. You do not have to have completed 30 units at a CC before you apply. Its before you enroll. If you already have 29 CC units and are enrolled this semester, then you will be above 30. Keep in mind when you apply you don’t just tell them what you took, you tell them what you are planning on taking.

The same information is also present on [University</a> of California - General education & IGETC](<a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors)</p>

<p>If you are still unsure about this I suggest you meet with a xfer counselor at your CC. That’s what they are there for!</p>