<p>If I could..I would want to transfer in one year. And SMC has a 16 units per semester cap??? ...Well that's pretty annoying, cause even if I take out econ 15, it'll still be 17 units!...</p>
<p>Kaidao, keep in mind that if you want to transfer in one year, you'll be applying this November and won't even have any grades posted yet. During January, when you update your fall grades, you'll only be able to show 16-17 units where as other people have ~45 at that point. </p>
<p>I honestly don't know if that would be a negative factor in the admission process at all but one can only assume it would be.</p>
<p>Definitely, especially if you don't have grades to show for your most challenging pre-reqs. The two years at CC I dreaded actually became a blessing in disguise, I'm sure most people here can attest to that. But in terms of taking 18+ units, it's very doable there is just no room to slack off at all. I took a minimum 18 units all my semesters at CC and by the end of it, I was pretty burnt out. I realized I could've easily spaced it out between the four semesters I was at CC.</p>
<p>I don't even think transferring in one year is even possible now if you didn't take classes this summer. Just remember that you will be applying THIS November when, as Edward04 pointed out, you won't even have any grades posted.</p>
<p>daneortega, I'm kind of confused. You said staying two years at CC was a blessing in disguise but you took a minimum of 18+ units a semester and that you realized you "could've easily spaced it out between the four semesters at CC"?</p>
<p>don't think it is possible to transfer in one year..unless you will have 60 finished by the end of your first year and rarely do they accept sophomore transfer. some majors do but there is also a condition on the main UC website that states that you must have been accepted into a UC before in order to qualify to try as a sophomore...but don't quote me on that cause it has been awhile since i needed to research about the UCs.</p>
<p>First off, I don't think the student self service system will allow you to enroll in more than 15 units without a counselor's permission. There's a reason for that.</p>
<p>English 1 is a prerequisite for both English 2 and English 7. The econ classes do not have prerequisites.</p>
<p>I just want to echo the advice to reduce the class load to about 16 credits. There is a false lull that often happens the first 1 - 4 weeks in a semester system in college... a "gee, this is easy, why did I only sign up for 16 credits?" Almost anyone can survive the first 4 weeks of community college classes! The real test is around week 12 (out of 16) when the real push happens. The papers start being due, the papers that are due are often longer and the quality expected out of them higher, and the professors are expecting that all the preceding weeks of laying out the foundation mean that the student is ready to shine on all the quizzes, tests, projects, papers that are remaining. The problem? All 16 credits worth of class-expectations start to peak at the same time. </p>
<p>I find it fascinating to gauge people's reactions to the simple question "How are your classes going?" from early in the semester vs. about week 12. I have noticed that the answers start to shift around week 10... and by week 12 the answers (which all confirm that the classes are kicking them hard) are often accompanied by visual cues of stress in their faces as well. </p>
<p>In short, heed the advice on the boards and stick to about 16 credits. Mix the classes - mix heavy writing classes with one that is not, or mix in some classes in your strength with a challenging one, etc. I'm an English major, and literature courses are a relative breeze for me (reading books and producing papers - my fav) and I once mixed 3 lit classes with a science course. I was worried about the science, but I knew the lit classes, while would require a lot of reading, were not going to get in the way of me focusing my non-scientifically oriented brain on that one science class. (It was my fav semester in terms of class load and it confirmed for me that English was really my forte and worth pursuing further.)</p>
<p>And lastly, leave some time for ECs. For a transfer student, ECs during college are going to weigh much more than HS ECs... so in a sense, you need to start over your EC-resume to set yourself up for a successful transfer. It is my opinion that taking a modest course load in order to jump into ECs (explore a bit at first, try several of them and then focus in one one or two later) is a good way to handle that first semester/year. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Annika</p>
<p>Hey Kaido. I'm from SMC too with the same major as you for the same school.. so just some tips.</p>
<p>I'm guessing you didn't sign up for classes yet, in which case I should tell you that the easy and decent Math 8 classes get filled up fast, and at this point in time, you're looking at only the really hard Math 8 classes yet. So, if you're still down for Math 8 this semester, I suggest a light courseload of 12-15 units this semester.</p>
<p>I took Econ 1 and 2 together during Fall semester as well, but I suggest against it, only because the UC Transfer people might be suspicious of why you took both classes in the same semester. But it's totally up to you of course.</p>
<p>About English 1 and 2, you have to take English 1 before 2. I'm guessing you haven't taken your placement tests yet, so I suggest you take them quickly and hope you get placed into English 1 (it's the highest placement). If you haven't taken your placement tests, I'm sorry to say that you can't take Math 8 either unless you place in it. However, I'm not sure if you can place into Math 8, since Math 7 is part of our prerequisites.</p>
<p>English 7 and Art 72 are fine, as long as you don't have too many units altogether. I suggest 12-16 units your first semester, since I took 12 my first fall semester and right now in my second year I'm almost already done with prereq's and IGETC. Another suggestion to replace these two classes (if you don't have too many units already) would be Accounting 1, since its a major prereq. </p>
<p>These links might help you a little in choosing your classes for this semester....</p>
<p>Santa</a> Monica College - California - RateMyProfessors.com
<a href="http://www.smc.edu/research/GradeDistribution/2007Spring.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.smc.edu/research/GradeDistribution/2007Spring.pdf</a>
<a href="http://www.smc.edu/research/GradeDistribution/2006Fall.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.smc.edu/research/GradeDistribution/2006Fall.pdf</a></p>
<p>Good luck! =]</p>
<p>I think the highest you can place into is Math 7, but not Math 8.</p>
<p>Any suggestions for good/easy Math 7 and 8 teachers? And is the English placement test timed? (I know the math test isn't.)</p>
<p>Yup, that's what I thought too because the last section I got tested on was trigonometry.</p>
<p>As for my experiences in Calculus, I took McGraw for Math 7, and she was pretty cool. She goes through things quickly but thoroughly, so I learned a lot in the class. She's not harsh on the test grading like most teachers, and her final is really easy, so you can relax in that class to focus on other classes towards the end of the semester. For Math 8, I'm currently taking Askarian. His tests are really easy, but I don't really learn much from him, just specific procedures on how to evaluate each problem. But yeah, just check RateMyProfessors and you can get more specific reviews on each teacher.</p>
<p>And nope the English placement test is not timed, so take as much time as needed for it. I suck at reading and comprehending, but I took like 3x as long as a normal student does on each question, so I placed into English 1 easily.</p>
<p>it's possible. i got placed into math 8 (because of an AP score), but decided to go for math 7 because im shaky on the subject.</p>
<p>It seems like every time I look up a calculus professor on ratemyprofessors.com the person gets negative reviews. I'm starting to think it's because the students themselves are whiny babies who got a poor grade in the class.</p>