<p>Someone recently told me it is easier to transfer into Berkeley from a community college than say Santa Barbara?</p>
<p>How tough would it be to transfer from UC Santa Barbara?</p>
<p>Please any input is really appreciated, I'm really stressing because I have to decide between going to SB and taking loans or going to a community college.</p>
<p>Yes, it would be easier to transfer from a ccc than from UCSB. I believe the order of preference in first dibbs to ccc, then cal state, then uc, then the rest. I could be wrong on the order, but I know that ccc gets the first shot.</p>
<ol>
<li>CC</li>
<li>UC/Cal State</li>
<li>Out of state</li>
</ol>
<p>Still, I would suggest that you go to UCSB. If you keep up a 3.5, you have a great chance of getting into the Colleges of Arts and Sciences at UCB. You might also decide that you want to stay at UCSB. Its an excellent school academically.</p>
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and taking loans
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How much in loans? Sometimes it's worth it to take out the loans because by going to CC, you're missing out on the college experience.</p>
<p>I just spoke to admissions officers at UCB, UCLA and UCSD:</p>
<p>This is the order of preference for transfers:</p>
<ol>
<li> Two year CA community colleges 90 to 95 % of spaces are reserved for community college students.</li>
<li> Other UCs</li>
<li> State Universities (e.g. San Jose State, S.F. State etc.)</li>
</ol>
<p>The reason is because historically, there has always been a commitment to accepting community college grads. That's simply how the UC system was set up. Also, you have nowhere to go after you finish at a 2 year school.
The hardest place to transfer from are the CA state universities because they are already in 4 year schools for one and the students there tend not to develop very strong records in a particular field, which would justify transferring to the more elite world-class research oriented UC campuses.</p>
<p>Transferring from another UC campus is easier than from a state university but much harder than from a two year community college because you don't really have to transfer since you are already in a 4 year school. You can, however, transfer successfully if you have been a great student (high GPA at the UC you were in) and if you decide to go into a "non-impacted" major at another UC. Also, if you show superior performance in a particular major and can explain why going to another UC will help you pursue that major, your chances will be much better.</p>
<p>That's straight from the mouths of UC officials.</p>