<p>How well would you have to do at a junior college in order to transfer to UCI? is it that much easier than getting in straight out of high school? also, if transferring from a JC, would the UCI admissions still look at your high school stats? and if you do get into uci and get your degree after another two years, would it look bad when you're trying to find a job that you went to a JV for your first two years of college? because is the education at a JC anywhere close to as good as a real college?</p>
<p>I've always stressed over getting into college straight after high school, but never considered the possibility of a community college, so i'm really not familiar with how transfers work. so if anyone knows, it'll help alot.</p>
<p>But to answer some of your questions, its easier to get into any UC from a california community college. As you probably already know the minimum GPA is a lot lower when you're coming from a CCC. A lot of the CCC has gauranteed admission with the UC system if you meet a certain GPA. If not gauranteed admission than they have programs such as TAP to increase your chances of getting in. However, it aslo depends on your major. Also, CCC gets prioirty admission over people transfering from CSU, out-of-state colleges, and other 4 year instiutions.</p>
<p>They do recieve your high school stats, but they're not as imporant as your CCC GPA, extra activities in CCC, and such. I know many people who've dropped out of highschool, kicked out, or didn't take it seriously that went to a CCC and maintain a high GPA and got in.</p>
<p>I say go the CC route and transfer. If you were a good student in hs, you'll be able to hack it at CC no problem. You'll probably into some better schools than UCI but if thats where you want to go, go for it. </p>
<p>As far as transfer requirements, find out what GE's you'll need to fulfill at which ever 4 year university you want to get into and take those classes at CC. Ask the counselor at your school for better insight as they are probably more knowledgable than me. They'll get you on the right track to transfer to any university you want.</p>
<p>IMO a typical 2-year CC transfer to UCI is much easier. However I transferred after one year so they still took my HS grades and testing scores into account.</p>
<p>Especially if you go through PAIF, the guaranteed transfer program, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. :)</p>
<p>In a general sense, transferring into a UC after two years of CC is much easier. However, I've seen an older post of your stats. You really shouldn't worry. But, to be safe, you will fare well in a transfer since you've accomplished much in high school :D.</p>
<p>okay, thanks for the posts, so i guess the point is that it is indeed easier to transfer from a CC. but while at a CC, how is the education? do transfers typically have a rough time adjusting to the more rigorous coursework at a 4-year college and thus fall behind their peers who are just regular students there?</p>
<p>I've been taking classes at a community college for one year, and my other friends have been doing it for two years. We are part time hs/part time CC students and take about 12 units at a CC per semester (yes, semester system). I have never been to a UC class, so I don't know how it is. Normally, we take easy classses, and they are insanely easy... I barely do anything and get a A or B(<--senioritis!) I've actually used my physics lecture class to gain extra Zs in the morning before I have to go to high school, lol. The "harder" classes we've taken are: human heredity, chemistry with lab, physics with lab, english 1A, english 1B, US history, macro econ, micro econ, sociology, and calc 1 to differential equations. We've all found these classes to be insanely easy... We got a lot of Bs in our senior classes due to senioritis though. However, I heard UC Davis has a differential equations class that is much easier than the one at my CC. These are words from an incoming Stanford student. I didn't believe her for awhile...but then I thought...all my incoming Davis friends struggled in calculus 1-2...so maybe UCD gives leeway for their students in math ;) (<--JKJK don't hurt me UCD students). All in all, I'm not too sure...but I think CC would probably not prepare you too well.</p>
<p>If you're just taking GE's, you mind as well take them at a CC. Its about the same level as a 4 year university and would be much cheaper. Besides, you'll probably never remember most of the stuff you learn in GE classes after you've finished. Take care of the easier classes first then go ahead and transfer if you're planning to got from CC to UC.</p>
<p>It can pretty much be agreed that the transfer route is the easy way to get into the UCs, since transfer applicants get preference/priority. A little detail some people don't realize is that you don't need to spend two years at a CC to transfer. It's true that the UC application states only junior level applicants will be approved, but what people don't realize is your accumulated units is what determines your class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.). So if you're going the transfer route, you can transfer in one year if you can muster the units.</p>