<p>Im currently a CCC student and I'm hoping to transfer to UC Berkeley. Obviously, Berkeley is a very competitive school, even transfering is difficult to achieve. I currently have a 4.0 GPA, am a member of the finance committee for student government, I am the founder and president of Poetry Club, I work part-time at Bank of America, I'm an active member of the AGS Honors Society, and I'm on the Deans Honor list (if that counts for anything).</p>
<p>My problem is that I just realized my course load hasn't been as impressive of my afformentioned stats. I took 7 units during the optional summer semester, 12 units during the fall 2005 semester, (the bare minimum for being considered a full time student), 3 units during winter 2006, and I'm currently taking 13 units now during the spring. I'm worried that the courseload of my classes is going to affect my admission decision. Should I have taken at least a minimum of 15 units to be considered as having a rigorious courseload? Maybe if I take 15 units during this upcoming fall semester, they will at least see that for one semester, I can pull off a heavy courseload. I know Adcom's want to see that a student can handle a heavy courseload and I don't know how they are going to feel as far as my classes go. </p>
<p>Also, the difficulty of my classes haven't been great either. I basically took the easiest (at least what I consider easy), classes I could to fill up my general education requirements. This includes classes like Theatre Arts, Music Apprectiation, and Geography. I've also taken English Classes, Statistics, and Sociology classes too. I've received A's for all my classes, so the way I rationalized my classes is that the Adcoms will give me the benefit of the doubt. They might assume there were no other classes available, and resulted in me taking these classes.</p>
<p>I know this has become a rather long post, but all I really want answered is what's stated in the title. Thanks.</p>
<p>i am not being mean, but i really don't that a 4.0 at a CC is ANYWHERE ANYWHERE as difficult as getting a 3.3 at a reallly challenging college. Not only are the standards raised but the competition is MUCH higher. If you took the average SAT at ur CC, it could honestly range between a 500-900 TOTAL. At my college, it is near a 1400, so I think that the competition is A LOT stiffer. Therefore, when colleges are evaluating you, I think that your high school record matters a lot, and ur sat scores do matter. Good luck. I know i didn't really answer your question, i really didn't read all of it....</p>
<p>Well, I'm going to be applying to UC Berkeley as a transfer. Berkeley doesn't even look at high school records, SAT scores, or require any teacher recs. So none of that matters since I'm transfering as junior status.</p>
<p>I've always believed that course load and difficulty of classes factors in somewhere, but I don't think it's ever THAT big of a deal. Your other stats are great; I don't think you need to worry about this. If you were someone who was borderline to begin with, then maybe, but that obviously isn't you.</p>
<p>Thanks mrmuirc. And yes, I do realize Berkeley is going to be much much harder in all aspects compared to my current CC. I'm just trying to not cut myself short and not question if I fit in with the rest of all the Berkeley kids. The strongest tool I have against everyone else, is determination. If there's something I want to do, I will do it and not question if I can do it. Like the saying goes, "the sky's the limit".</p>
<p>i dont think you should worry much but maybe add a science class or something like that..also maybe take series of classes like if you have an english class ..take it up to the highest level</p>
<p>you will probably get into Berkeley. The UCs give major preference for transfer to ccc people over anyone else. Therefore, a 4.0 from a ccc is almost auto-accept to Berkley, or so it would seem.</p>
<p>That SAT is ********, there are a few people who went to my CC who went there even though they got into Berkeley and UCLA to defray the costs, and just get stuff done. An average SAT score of 500-900 sure why not, how about you consider for the most part the people who actually are gonna transfer out, which is going to be a lot higher. </p>
<p>Where the hell do you go to school?</p>
<p>In addition, if you're a bio major, premed, EE, it doesn't matter it's hard everywhere, and what i have seen even easier at a UC. Physics, O-Chem, Chem, and all the other classes that are requirements for the major are tough. Why is it easier, well the curve is outrageous at these schools, i've noticed that they don't usually curve at CC's, but UC's do in every class for the most part. </p>
<p>My GPA at a UC is higher than my CC GPA, and thats upper division classes. </p>
<p>So yeah youre an idiot, i didn't really care in high school, had a high SAT 1340, GPA was subpar around a 2.9. People grow up and thats why it shouldn't factor into transfer students. </p>
<p>If you a political science major, [sorry but they have it the easiest] and you take bio, physics, ochem for no reason that shouldn't help you get in its just plain stupid. </p>
<p>Just get the IGETC done, get up over the 90 units or 60 units.</p>
<p>um....if ur an admissions counselor, and u got a kid at a 4.0 at CC and a 3.5 at a top 15 nationally ranked school and who has a great high school record, who u gonna take?</p>
<p>the 4.0 CC is more of a liability, more likely to flunk out than the 3.5 kid at a top 15 school that proved he can do the work</p>
<p>I've heard that course load counts for a fair amount in terms of weight. And although I do not have solid evidence to back my statement up, it seems reasonable to assume that colleges will consider the quality of the institution you are transferring from when they look at the GPA.</p>
<p>I think you will have a great chance, but those weak course loads will definitely hurt.</p>
<p>I'm sorry but if you have above a 3.5 in taking OCHEM, CHEM, BIO, Physics then you have good chances,that is hard everywhere. And where do you go to school bball</p>
<p>Then again that's the reason why you don't know much about the OP's intent, this is a post for the knowledge of Californian's, thanks but don't come in a UC post again with your high school, CC sat crap. Especially with the lack of insight of CC here.</p>
<p>um...my post had nothing to do with her post, in fact i barely read it, i saw the title, and i was saying in general, with other colleges, not just UCs, i think that for a CC person, without a 4.0, ur in trouble</p>
<p>UC schools are different, b/c they have to take CC kids, its state mandated, but i am saying if the OP wanted to transfer to Upenn or Columbia or something...</p>