<p>My S is out-of-state and considering transferring to a UC. He is a first-year, but went into school with 33 credits from AP and dual enrollment from a cc. All of his general requirements at his current university have been met. He will have all 60 credits after fall semester.</p>
<p>Here's the question, can he apply to a UC for spring of '13 or does he have to wait until junior standing and enter in fall of '13? </p>
<p>And do the AP credits count towards the 60 credit requirement, or do they have to be entirely from his university?</p>
<p>Sorry for the oos questions! I had no idea how complicated the UC transfer system was until I recently starting researching. It's a wonder that anyone transfers into a UC! :O</p>
<p>the UC schools count AP credit and dual enrollment credit towards reaching junior standing, which is what you need to have by the date an applicant expects to enroll in a UC school (not have by the time you apply).</p>
<p>Note that few UC campuses allow spring admits so he won’t have many choices, really just the bottom tier UCs. Further, and this is my personal opinion, it is seldom worth the OOS cost of the UC schools. For $50K or more per year there are plenty of private schools that offer smaller class size, more personal attention, and the like. Don’t count on financial aid, either; the UCs are planning to admit more OOS students because they pay higher fees.</p>
<p>thank you for clarifying the deal with the AP’s and that status is upon enrollment. I do see your point about OOS tuition/costs. It’s a long explanation as to why I am even considering spending that kind of money for his remaining two years of undergrad. He has not spent any of his college savings thus far. I’d like his nest egg to be there for grad school, but it’s unclear as to whether he’ll actually be going to grad school…long, long story, lol! thanks!</p>
<p>Since this is an advice forum, more advice. If he goes to grad school for a PhD, at top schools the students are fully funded and actually earn a salary while a student. They get this in exchange for being a TA or RA, but some schools provide the funding outright for some of the years. If he is looking at a professional school (law, med, etc) that $100K would come in pretty handy. And even if he is just entering the workforce, having money put aside would allow him to take part in internship programs and the like after college; many of these programs are unpaid or low paying, so without subsidy you can’t do them. </p>
<p>Overall point being that money put aside for college can be repurposed. But of course I don’t know your family or circumstances, I’m just suggesting think it thru before you spend it on a UC education.</p>