<p>I’m white lol so they’ll probably give me the lowest priority</p>
<p>Are you an athlete? that could put you in the highest priority classification.</p>
<p>^i play tennis golf and footall.</p>
<p>was in jv football freshman yr in high school.</p>
<p>but thats about it lol</p>
<p>at my community college you can claim you have anxiety or ADD and get priority registration. a lot of people do it, too bad I didn’t find out until my last semester.</p>
<p>Are you guys serious???</p>
<p>I have a low income.</p>
<p>And if I do write I have ADD or something do I really get priority registration for classes??</p>
<p>Can someone that goes to Santa Monica College confirm this for me please???</p>
<p>Im sure its not that easy, you need to show proof on paper, wouldn’t you think everyone would say they had ADD for priority registration?</p>
<p>First of all, take a deep breath. Everything is going to be fine no matter which route you take.
Second, you need to prioritize before you get yourself lost in the anxiety of detail. Make a list of your reasons for leaving your current college, then follow that up with exactly how transfer to CC then UC will resolve each of those issues. If you find that the transfer will not resolve <em>all</em> or <em>most</em>, consider staying at your current school and discussing your options for making things easier. If, however, the transfer will resolve most of the issues, move on to a third step.
Third, it seems you’ve already selected the community college to which you would consider transferring. Community colleges accept applications essentially year-round, but you won’t be able to register for summer classes for most until about April or May. You should apply now, even if you’re unsure of your decision, so that you’re not left unenrolled when classes open up. With community colleges, if you apply but decide not to go, there is no trouble or extra work.
Fourth, you need to familiarize yourself with the MYTHS and the TRUTHS of community college. I, like you, had a great deal of shame regarding education instilled in me. This included, but was not limited to, false ideas of community college. This is a good place to begin: [Five</a> Myths about Community Colleges - Fastweb](<a href=“http://www.fastweb.com/college-search/articles/773-five-myths-about-community-colleges]Five”>http://www.fastweb.com/college-search/articles/773-five-myths-about-community-colleges). You will do well to dispel any education shame or misconceptions you have now, <em>before</em> transferring, because it only gets more difficult at UCs. If you’re anxious now, stringent UC expectations will be 100x worse after transferring. There are so many benefits to spending your first few years at a community college, and everyone interested in or currently attending community college would do well to read up on them.
Last, and this is very important once you’ve made a decision, familiarize yourself with all the literature on the community college you’ve chosen. Community colleges take a great deal of personal responsibility, accountability, and motivation. They do <em>not</em> hold your hand through each of the processes, unlike many admissions departments at CSUs and UCs. Counselors are not always the most helpful, which means you have to be responsible enough to plan out your educational career primarily on your own. I have been to 4 different california community colleges, meaning my registration priority was the lowest <em>each</em> <em>time</em>. However, I was always able to get at least 4, if not 5, classes, and they were almost always the ones I had planned on taking that semester. If you do not get into a course, attend the first day. Nearly <em>alll</em> of the time, kids will drop out and leave room for you. Do not worry about priority! It is something we all must contend with, and something we all must contend with FAIRLY. If you feel you have to lie to get special privileges, you will only be cripplingly disappointed when you get to the UCs and find that almost none of your classes are available, nor will they be for 2 semesters.</p>
<p>All-in-all, educate yourself. Read all the information that the SMC website provides, and become an active participant in your educational future. Your choice to go to a CCC is yours, not your parents’, so do not worry about their expectations. Best of luck, I know you’ll do fine whatever happens.</p>
<p>I should probably add something in response to your actual questions (:3); I’ll keep it short:</p>
<p>18 (or 12, for that matter) units are not enough to transfer to a UC. You need to use assist.org to see which of the courses you’ve already taken or are in progress are transferable to UCs. From there, you need to decide which classes you’ll need to take to make 60 transferable units. You MUST complete 60 units prior to transferring to UC. This is strict, and this is fairly non-negotiable.</p>
<p>You could always transfer to a UC as a sophomore applicant. I actually wanted to do that since I am a one year transfer, but my counselor recommended against it since I already had around 32 units when registering in the fall.</p>