<p>I have been accepted to my local csu campuses but im thinking i would rather get a degree from a UC school. preferably UC davis. i heard that it is hard to transfer from a csu to a UC school...is that true? and is it possible to do only one year at a jc and then transfer to a UC?</p>
<p>It is pretty hard to transfer from a CSU to a UC but not impossible. Yes you can graduate from a community college to a UC school in one year but you must complete 60 units which is around 26-30 courses so it is a lot of work. In order to be done in a year you will have to take several summer and winter classes and take over twenty units a semester which I believe you will have to petition for to take that many units. </p>
<p>If your goal is to get into a UC school particularly Davis, do not go to a CSU school. if you can get above a 3.2 GPA you can get a guaranteed admission contract with Davis and several other UCs so I strongly suggest going to a community college.</p>
<p>So I couldn't just take the usual amount of classes my first year at the JC and then transfer to UC Davis to finish my general ed courses?</p>
<p>No. Take at least 60 units in a JC (about 15 units per semester to get out in 2 years) to transfer as a junior. Lower-Division transfers have a lower acceptance rate due to limited spaces available in most UC's.</p>
<p>should i just apply as a sophomore with only about 30 units completed anyways and if i dont get accepted then just apply again as a junior or will applying twice hurt my chances of acceptance? i am wanting to pursue med school so i want to go to a UC asap</p>
<p>Getting into Davis should be cake with a TAG(Transfer Admissions Guarantee). I know my school has one. Basically, you sign a contract with UC Davis saying you'll maintain a certain GPA(at my JC its 2.9-3.1 depending on major; less for College of Letters & Science and more for Engineering) and other criteria and you'll be admitted.</p>
<p>go to JC seriously! cheaper... and they got TAG program at JC so it's fairly easy to get in! Gluck!</p>
<p>You could apply as a sophomore but Davis will look at your high school and college record equally. Also I believe that some majors are closed to sophomore applicants, so if your major is not is not closed to sophomore applicants then you can go right ahead.</p>
<p>Most majors are closed to lower division transfer students. The only College that will consider lower division transfer students is the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences; even then some majors are closed to lower division transfer students. To be considered as a lower division transfer student you must be UC eligible as a freshman; this means you completed the "a-g" courses and took the ACT plus Writing or SAT Reasoning and the SAT Subject exam requirements. If you have further questions to aid in making your decision please contact a UC Davis adviser at (530) 752-2971.</p>