<p>I talked to a college counselor today and he said it normally takes 3-4 years to successfully transfer to a community college. Is this true? Also I need help regarding classes to take. I am trying to take enough classes at Pasadena City College in order to transfer to a UC (preferably UCLA or Berkeley). I tried calling their offices regarding this matter and it went straight to an automated message.</p>
<p>If you go full-time and carefully take only classes that are equivalent to courses at the institution you are transferring into, then it may be possible transfer in 2 years. You need to speak to a counselor at Pasadena and obtain info from UCLA or Cal regarding which Associates degree transfers best. If you complete your Associates degree with courses that constitute the general education requirements for a university, I don’t see why it would take 3-4 years to be ready to transfer. Of course, those are competitive schools, so you will need to have high grades and SAT scores.</p>
<p>From what I remember, transferring into UCLA or Berkeley does not require SAT scores.</p>
<p>comaprison is correct…transfer students generally dont require SAT scores unless its IVY.</p>
<p>2 years is the avg amount it takes to transfer.
3-4 years if your major is highly competitive or impacted or both.</p>
<p>you need to complete 60 GE units (IGETC)
and whatever major pre-reqs are required</p>
<p>go here [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) and fill it out and it will give you a list of courses you need.</p>
<p>other reasons for taking 3-4 years to transfer are…
- being lazy
- not having a good registration date
- not having money
- working
- parent
- taking classes that dont transfer
- having a low GPA
- list can go on and on…</p>
<p>just focus, join the honors program *you get priority registration at PCC if i remmeber, and take the CORRECT classes. pref ones that knock out a major pre-req as well as a GE</p>
<p>specifically for UCLA. I’m gonna look into that.</p>
<p>You will find that many Community College students are part time. Most have to work and go to school at the same time, due to financial/family reasons.</p>
<p>There are still plenty of students in C.C. that take 15 credits per semester, going full time, and transfer when they get their Associates after two years. But C.C. is not like your typical 4 year State/Private University. You have a much broader range of student; from 18 year old freshmen to 60 year old’s that want to get a degree as a life goal.</p>
<p>The average age of a C.C. student is around 25 to 27. That alone should tell you these students have other things going on in their lives.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible if you follow IGETC to the T, and take your major prerequisites while taking 15 units per semester.</p>
<p>I had a part time job and did this fine. My only problem was I changed my goals from doing a trade-type major at a CSU towards going to Cal – so 3 classes (9 units) didn’t transfer. I studied abroad in Australia instead, finished up a few classes and shadowed a nurse in a hospital during my third year. This really helped my application when I applied to Cal. Focus on being involved and doing a good job. It’s more important than rushing to get through in the “traditional” amount of time of 2 years. </p>
<p>Though that is very possible if you have one goal that doesn’t change and you’re focused and organized.</p>
<p>In terms of what classes to take…</p>
<p>Cal especially wants you to finish IGETC. They even ask for a certification that it was completed from your CC. It basically fulfills lower division general education requirements.</p>
<p>IGETC page for Pasadena:
[Pasadena</a> City College - Transfer Center - IGETC Requirements](<a href=“Which PCC Courses will Transfer? - Transfer Center - Pasadena City College”>Which PCC Courses will Transfer? - Transfer Center - Pasadena City College)</p>
<p>Find your intended major. Make it work for both UCLA and Cal – by taking as many overlap classes as possible first.
Use assist.org (A website you will hear the name of endlessly from counselors.)</p>
<p>From Pasadena to Cal
[ASSIST</a> Prompt Page](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>From Pasadena to UCLA
[ASSIST</a> Prompt Page](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>the transfer program you are thinking of is TAP (transfer alliance program)</p>
<p>basically you finish scholars/honors, maintain the minimum GPA, and fulfill the rest of the requirements and you get “priority” admission over other NON-TAP students.</p>
<p>for the most part…i have rarely seen TAP students be rejected, but it does happen.
keep in mind, some majors are extremely competitive/impacted and its the students who are pursuing those majors that get rejected if they are not in the top percentage of the applicant pool. </p>
<p>i suggest IF possible, finish ALL major pre-reqs, ALL GE’s (igetc), qualify for TAP and get some outstanding EC’s going (starting/joining a club, research, internships, volunteer, student gov, etc etc)</p>
<p>if you do all those while having a competitive GPA for your respective major, you will get in.</p>