Okay so i did a bit of research about community colleges
Me : Asian
Want to get into : UCB [Most probably]
Major : CS [Pretty good in CS] [Learned machine learning and a heck load of things i am 18]
So i am obviously wanting to save money
The thing is , i searched a lot , what i got to notice is that major of threads say one of the following :
-Get the nearest ones to UCB they have best connection
-Get the one which has Comparable Freshman course at your CC
- Get one which is cheap it hardly matters
- Get SMC because of highest transfer rate
- Get Foothill or de anza for CS
Well i looked at the threads they were pretty outdated like from 2016 or maybe 2-3 years before that
i looked at the trasnfers from one CC to UCs , SMCC and SBCC have pretty high rate
but the thing is I barely get to see threads on CS major getting transfer to ucb or a discussion about it
or from which CC he or she graduated. So if you guys can help me out with your opinion pretty quick because getting passport renewed takes a month then I-20 then Visa classes start in october HEHEH .
DVC has the highest number of students that go on to attend Berkeley. Check assist.org to see which cc offers all the classes you need for transfer, that will give you a huge advantage. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Definitely go to the one that offers all classes frequently.
Two CCs near UCB (Diablo Valley and Laney) do have better coverage of the UCB CS 61 series courses than most others. See http://www.assist.org .
California CCs have the same tuition, though with minor differences in campus-specific fees; differences in cost would mainly be in whether you have to live at the school (instead of where you are now) and the cost of living in each area.
Santa Monica, De Anza, and Foothill may have large numbers of students prepping for UC transfer, but they do not have good coverage of the UCB CS 61 series courses. See http://www.assist.org .
Note that the UCB EE 16A, 16B, and CS 70 are unlikely to be found at any CCs, although many CCs have a discrete math course (listed as equivalent to UCB Math 55 on http://www.assist.org ) that can be used as a preview of much of the material in CS 70.
Be sure to consider course coverage for the CS major at other UCs and CSUs, since UCB admission is highly competitive. http://www.assist.org will help you with other UCs and CSUs.
Does location really give you a better chance? I always thought as long as you go to a college with all the prereqs articulated, and you get a high gpa and TAP you’re good. I guess location does matter when you’re talking about TAP tho since not all schools have that agreement with Berkeley and/or UCLA
As far as race goes, I don’t believe that being Asian gives you the same “disadvantage” as it does when you’re in HS, esp. when you’re applying to a public college like Berkeley. As an Asian myself, I looked at the admission rate for various CCs in my area according to race, and Asians had a pretty high admission rate to Berkeley. I could be wrong tho
@ucbalumnus thanks for the reply and helping me out i am for sure gonna take DVC for sure
It has good courses for UCLA transfer too
@flaminhaute thanks man , i will reach out to you for sure if i have any doubts in future
DVC! Thats my CCC and I have really enjoyed my time here. They have the highest transfer rate to ucb out of all the CCCs, and they actually have quite a few professors who also teach at Berkeley and even Stanford. Campus is pretty nice in comparison to other ones, lots of classes, brand new cafeteria and science buildings. Only thing that sucks is the counselors, so do your own research and use their advice as a general guide.
Attending a local CC matters for many CSUs. https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/documents/csulocaladmission-serviceareas.pdf
Otherwise, there is a tendency for a CC to emulate the course offerings at a nearby CSU or UC more so than distant CSUs or UCs, because CC students often prefer the nearby CSU or UC (many are non-traditional students who cannot move to the school as easily due to work or family obligations).
The UCs and CSUs do not use race or ethnicity in admissions.
@ohbeebee yup I’ve been to quite a few counselors at DVC who have given me false info, do your own research and make sure to use assist.org + the website/counselors if wherever you want to transfer to!