Hello! I am a California Community College student who applied to transfer this Fall, and I submitted applications to almost every UC. However, I have a strong feeling that every school that admitted me is about to rescind my application, and I am worried sick. I dropped a class during my Spring semester (due to personal reasons), and I thought all was well because I had over 60 units at my college, I was going to complete IGETC, and I am going to graduate in June. Anyways, about two nights ago I went to look at my unofficial transcript to see how my classes would transfer over to Berkeley (which is the school I planned on attending in the Fall), but I quickly realized that dropped that class put me at 57 transferrable units and I was in complete disbelief. I honestly checked and re-checked my math approximately 20 times, but it was true. I dropped my course without seeing if it would put me under the transferable unit count. So, I began to panic. The next day, I skipped my classes because I was extremely anxious, did not sleep the night before, and needed to inform all the colleges I applied to of my situation. I have had very mixed reactions from every UC I called. For example, when I called UCSB, they practically told me that they will have to rescind my application but I could apply for an academic appeal in the summer; while the gentleman I spoke with on the phone at Berkeley was so calm and told me not to worry too much because they want me there and he has seen this happen before. So I am very confused about what to believe. I have heard that UC’s legally cannot admit students who don’t complete the 60 units by Spring, but at the same time, I have heard stories of UC’s allowing students to finish/make-up stuff in the summer? Have any of you had any experience with this? What has happened? Are my admissions most likely going to be rescinded? Or will they let me make it up in the summer? Any and all advice would be helpful! I am truly lost, and I am not quite sure what to do next. I am extremely disappointed in myself for not paying closer attention to my transferable unit count. My heart is broken because I fell in love with Berkeley, and now I may not be attending any college in the Fall after working so hard. What should I do?
Forget about the opinions of strangers. First thing Monday morning, get on the phone with the transfer office at Berkley and ask whether you can transfer with 57. If the answer is no, ask about making up that course over the summer. Or some other course.
If the answer is still no, then ask about transferring in the spring after you make up that one course.
Some people up here have been allowed in under similar circumstances. Good luck.