<p>Due to financial concerns (and dislike in general for my current school, but more importantly the financial concerns), I will be dropping out of UCSC and attending a community college close to home.</p>
<p>I'll have one year of UCSC done (with grades that are not so hot), and I'll be starting my year (2 semesters, instead of the 3 quarters from UCSC) of community college. I will be applying to Berkeley and UCLA as well as several private universities, but -- my question is, how does this work logistically? Will I only have my grades from UCSC available and is that all they'll consider? If I finished year 2 of college and took a gap and applied the fall following that year (ie, applied on the 06-07 year), would that be better?</p>
<p>I'm basically wondering how much my faltering at the beginning of freshman year will hurt me (GPA: 2.9 from fall quarter, 3.7 from winter quarter, ~3.5 projected from spring quarter) in attempting to transfer to the UCs, especially if I won't have grades from the CC.</p>
<p>UCSC is a great school why are you considering leaving? Just a word of caution if you do decide to go to a community college rember to keep your units unnder the cap and yeah all your grades will be looked at when you apply for UC's again. I'd focus on graduating based on the fact that you are already in a school where thousands of people are trying to get in to.</p>
<p>As I said, financial concerns are very large. The school shafted me with financial aid, and I don't like this school enough to care to take out $14,000 in loans. I would rather go to RCC and risk taking five years off than come back here.</p>
<p>I am aware of the cap. If, especially, the UCs will only see my grades from UCSC if I do go to a CC, wouldn't it make sense to save $15000 and take CC courses?</p>
<p>I would call the 2 UCs. Summer might be good advice. I'm wondering if you'd then be eligible to sign a transfer agreement which will make it much easier to get into one of those UCs. </p>
<p>I'd want to know if you'd be considered a CC to UC transfer with just one term at a CC, otherwise your grades would make you an iffy candidate.</p>