<p>Which UCs would I have a shot at getting into as a transfer</p>
<p>Major Political Science
Out of State, from New Jersey</p>
<p>Freshman Year: </p>
<p>Fall
Suny- Binghamton
Poli Sci 115- A
Macro Econ 162- A
Writ 111- A-
Stats 147- A-</p>
<p>Spring:
Bergen Community College (went home because my father was dying and I wanted to spend his last months around home)
Micro Econ 220- A
Korean 1 (Flan 165)- A
Art History 135- B
Acct 110- A
Golf 1- A</p>
<p>Sophomore
Binghamton
Fall:
Phil 105- A
Chinese 1- B/B+
Psych 111- B
Math 220 (Calc for business) W- needed a B- to major in econ, which is what I thought I wanted to to, was going to get a C so i withdrew to try and bring up my other classes
Poli Sci 117- A</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Sigma Alpha Lambda honors/community service society
-member of fundraising committee
Whitney Hall Green Games coordinator
- oversee programs designed to promote environmental awareness in my living community
Over Summer worked almost 50 hours/week, worked 20 hours/week at community college</p>
<p>forgot to mention, I’d really like to go to Irvine, but idk how possible this is</p>
<p>oh yeah, high school grades- 2010 SAT, 1390, 3.5 GPA mostly honors and AP</p>
<p>For out-of-state it might be tricky. What in-state transfers have to follow is the IGETC.</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Counselors](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/adminfo/transfer/advising/igetc.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/adminfo/transfer/advising/igetc.html)</p>
<p>I would try to stay as close to that as possible. Also, as a political science major you should try to complete as many comparable courses to the pre-reqs for the prospective camouses you’re applying to.</p>
<p>For example, if you’re applying to UCLA I would try to complete courses comparable to</p>
<p>American Politics
Comparitive Governments
World Affairs
Western Political Thought
Statistics.</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) has the listing of pre-reqs for every major at each UC campus.</p>
<p>High school grades and stats have no weight in transfer admissions. There isn’t even a space in the application to enter in high school grades, SAT scores, etc.</p>
<p>I hope this helps. It seems like it would be kind of confusing for out-of-state transfers.</p>
<p>I took American in high school, 115 is similar to if not equivalent to western thought and 117 is comparative. Does that mean I’m in good shape?</p>
<p>Are you applying to Berkeley? I am at Berkeley and I know they are trying to increase their out of state students. Not sure about Irvine, but they might be trying to do the same thing. (The UCs like out of state students right now because they pay more and the colleges are strapped for cash). I think you will have a good chance at Berkeley, based on your grades. Be sure to keep the grades up if you can, I don’t think they like to see a downward grade trend. A “W” or two won’t hurt you, so I think it was smart to withdraw from the class you were not doing well in.</p>
<p>I would call the UC you are interested in applying to/have applied to and ask them about the courses you should take to keep up with transferable coursework. They may be able to help you better than we can, since most of us are instate. I believe that IGETC won’t directly apply to, because it is mainly for instate Community College transfers. It is still a good guideline for the general classes you might be required to take to fulfill breath requirements.</p>
<p>For Berkeley, take a look at this page to see what the Poli Sci major requires: <a href=“http://polisci.berkeley.edu/undergrad/requirements/[/url]”>http://polisci.berkeley.edu/undergrad/requirements/</a> . You might also be able to talk to the counselors in the department if you have questions. I don’t know much about Irvine, but go to Berkeley, so I might be able to answer your questions if you have any about Berkeley. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hey usdenick,</p>
<p>I’ve read about Berkeley trying to increase the # of out of state students, but the articles never say anything about whether they’re increasing freshmen OOS, transfer OOS, both…?</p>
<p>Do you know of any articles that say specifically they’re increasing OOS transfers? You’d think that they’d want to get out of state full payers by any means necessary [= by accepting more OOS freshmen AND OOS transfers], but due to Berkeley’s commitment to take a lot of CCC transfers, it could be the case that their transfer admission will remain unaffected.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Well, you have good stats, so I think you have a shot even if their admissions targets are unaffected. I can’t find an article that talks about OOS transfer students specifically, but here is one that mentions a large increase in international transfer students (these are most likely international students that attended california community colleges but still pay the non-resident student rate): [Campus</a> Enrollment Data Show Increase in Number of International Students - The Daily Californian](<a href=“http://www.dailycal.org/article/107648/campus_enrollment_data_show_increase_in_number_of_]Campus”>http://www.dailycal.org/article/107648/campus_enrollment_data_show_increase_in_number_of_)</p>
<p>If you have any specific questions, I would not hesitate to contact the admissions office at the college you are interested in transferring to. If you’re still trying to figure out your springs schedule, they might be able to tell you what classes you should be looking at/what classes transfer.</p>
<p>irvine: match
riverside: safety
santa barbara: match
san diego: match
berkeley: good chance
ucla: good chance
merced: safety</p>
<p>I’m an OOS hopeful for Berkeley as well. Are the UC’s fairly picky about transferrable coursework? Seems like since there’s an insane amount of CC’s in Cali, they are willing to transfer in a broader range of courses. I’m ultimately wondering if GPA is the big factor for OOSers, or if it’s more on the transferrable course. Maybe it’s an all-around thing, and if you’re a fit for the campus, they don’t care as much about how closely coursework aligns. Thoughts?</p>
<p>berkeleygirl u 4got</p>
<p>davis: match
santa cruz: match</p>