I really don't know what to do now...

Transfer Students
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Currently I am a second year community college student and am applying right now to transfer next year. My intended major is Mathematics, but I don’t want to continue with this major anymore. I have already taken mutlivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations and am currently finishing up general ed courses and other “suggested” courses (eg. general biology, general chemistry, general physics, etc.). I strongly dislike going to community college where I’m located and have no intention on staying here longer. I’ve always wanted to do something in a field concerning the environment, maybe geology or ecology, something on those lines and have realized that math is a field that I don’t enjoy enough to have as a major. The plan that I had was to transfer to UCLA/UCSB, get a math B.S. and go for a masters in a field concerning the environment, but now I know that this isn’t the route that I want to take. I did have a recent idea to transfer as a math major and switch afterwards but I’m not certain if it is possible.

With the current courses I planned to take in CC I would end with ~61 semester units/ ~92 quarter units, along with this my currently GPA is roughly 3.6. I would be more than willing to transfer out of state (California resident) but have absolutely no clue what colleges I would apply to. Normally I don’t like asking for help but I’ve come to a point in my educational career/life where I’m facing a brick wall and really have no idea what to do

To sum it up:
What choices do I have now?
Would it be possible change majors and finish in four years after transferring?
What are some good out of state colleges that I could consider?

Also I looked at previous UCLA transfer profiles and the average admitted units for math was around 109, will ending with only 92 hurt my application?

Any advice/help is greatly appreciated.

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Just because you are a math major at CC doesn’t mean you can’t apply for some other major for transfer. You will need the bio, chem, and physics for an envior science degree, so get them out of the way where you are, and then apply for a major in that field.

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^^^^ what they said. The degree you get when transferring in whatever major does not tie you to that major for the rest of your life. You can apply it to the environmental field. I would recommend finishing out your time, apply to schools with the major that you really want, get out of there and then earn a degree in what you really want to do.

I personally don’t recommend applying to out of state schools. I wanted to in the beginning, but looking at the amount of debt you would be bringing on to yourself is not worth it, IMO. You live in California and are a resident, take advantage of that. There are great schools here. The hoops you have to go through to get residency is stupid.

I’m not sure about units, but transfer students are capped at 70. It doesn’t really matter how many units you have as long as you have 60 and above.

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Most of the UCs have environment-related majors, including Berkeley and Davis, off the top of my head. Frankly, they all do. Spend some time checking out the major listings. You probably have most of the pre-reqs completed.

And at 3.6 Berkeley could be in your sights.

All you need are 60 UC- transferable units.

Update: UCLA’s geography, geology, and environmental sciences majors are within your GPA range:
https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14_mjr.htm

Davis majors:
http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/majors/majors_by_c_and_d.cfm

Berkeley majors
Environment: http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/environmental-earth-science/

Full list:
http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/