<p>Hi all! I jut graduated from ucr barely riding along with the bus.
I've been working and chilling during the past four year.
Now I am 22 and as my family requests, they would like me to continue to enroll in school as the econoy is doing so bad and my ucr degree probably won't help me find a job.</p>
<p>I am deciding if I can still (hopefully not too old) to attend maybe mount sac and get somewhat a good gpa and transfer to maybe ucla or irvine for a fresh start.</p>
<p>Looking back in the past, I do regret by not taking my education seriously...
Anyways if I can still do that what are my chances.</p>
<p>Here's my plan, take courses with assist.org aiming for the math major breathe requirement for the Uc I am aiming for. In the mean while take every course with professors who are highly rated from ratemyprofessor.</p>
<p>When your fam said continue, I think they meant to the next logical step- a master’s degree. Why not? It’ll make you more marketable. If UCR doesn’t have a program (I have no clue) or if none of the UCs will take you for a masters program, why not try a private college or the CSUs?</p>
<p>And have you SEEN some of the people at community college??? You think you’re too old @ 22? Watch the show Community (NBC)… there’s a reason they make fun of Chevy Chase all the time.</p>
<p>“Now I am 22 and as my family requests, they would like me to continue to enroll in school as the econoy is doing so bad and my ucr degree probably won’t help me find a job.”</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s the school on your degree that’s gonna hurt you, not the 2.4…</p>
<p>Don’t be dumb. It sounds like you haven’t even tried looking for a job, yet claim your top 100 university degree is going to hold you back. Do you think every single person that graduates from a Cal State is unemployed? Some schools allow for second bachelor’s degrees, so if you really want to do that then go for it. However, if your only reason is to become more employable, and you haven’t even tried looking for a job yet…</p>
<p>I think your GPA signifies your lack of interest in academics, and might be reason to not go back. I see this a lot at CC, where people go to college to get a degree yet they don’t like learning. They’re wasting precious time they could spend pursuing something that actually interests them.</p>
<p>College degrees do not equal dollars, application of what is learned does. There’s nothing wrong with not liking academics, but you are harming yourself if you perpetuate this common self-deception (i.e. going to college means you’re the type of person that typically earns a degree and does something with it). </p>
<p>I recommend starting a business in an area that interests you.</p>
<p>Money wasn’t a big problem as i probably qualify to get financial aids + loans…
Yet, my GPA is kind of low because i totalyl screwed up my first 3 years, if looking at my last year’s GPA it is probably as high as a 3.5 (got only As and Bs for my last 2quarters) thats when i started to attend lectures and discussions…</p>
<p>Is my plan going to work? Going to mount sac and get maybe straight A’s and transfer to USC/UCLA/UCI or something like that?</p>
<p>I would say your plan has a snowball’s chance in hell of working… seriously not to be mean, but UCs have a “unit cap” for transfer and because you already have a degree, you are past that cap. It’s as simple as that. If you want to continue, maybe UCR will let you get another one or a master’s. Try transferring somewhere else for a master’s or go to a private college for another bachelor’s (if another bach is what you really want).</p>
<p>And 3.5 is still kind of a mediocre GPA according to UCLA and USC standards.</p>
<p>Your best chance? Talk to some admissions counselors at UCLA, USC, and UCI- they might know of a back door system. And talk to them in person, not via email- they have little tolerance for long stories, as everyone has one.</p>
<p>Can i simply start off from Mount Sac and work my way from there without touching any of my grades from UCR? If i don’t send them my UCR transcript, they probably won’t know that i already have a bachelor?</p>
<p>Nope- it’s very, very illegal. They make you digitally sign a statement that you have listed ALL of your coursework from ALL previous colleges. Sure you can take as many classes as you want at Mount Sac (and even get an A.A. from there) but when you go to transfer, part of the process is a background check (more rigorous for USC obviously) to make sure you haven’t attended any other colleges or have any degrees. Just sayin’. It’s a good idea and it’s cool that you want to improve yourself, but again, why not a master’s degree dude? What’s your Bach in?</p>
<p>i don’t think you understood the concept of opportunity cost from your econ courses. Also, how would you explain a 4 year gap in your education right after high school?</p>
<p>no it wouldn’t work tmyboy, could you enroll at mount sac and try to transfer to another school system and hide your GPA? </p>
<p>probably. </p>
<p>the odds are against you though as schools publish your dates of attendance in an online database accessibly by all schools. schools wont check that though unless there is suspicion. I’d say go get some work experience and stop wasting your time in school.</p>
<p>Not only is this guy ■■■■■■■■ and lazy, he is unethical. Go work at McDonalds as a manager or something and stop wasting taxpayer money and blaming the school’s name for your problems. You obviously lack critical thinking skills, as well as communication skills. </p>
<p>Who cares what your parents think? Do what you are interested in. In my opinion, no reputable school will accept someone with a 2.4. And I am not mentioning the testing that is required.</p>
<p>Learn to work hard. Obviously you picked business because you thought you could be lazy and make a lot of money, but it backfired. I am not trying to be rude, but that is the general view at my community college. That is why I switched to economics.</p>
at least you have time to think about what you want to do then.</p>