<p>SO, since I just got rejected by every single UC I had applied to (just about) as a HS senior this year, I'm looking into CC. I was wondering if it was possible to transfer to a UC after 1.5 years if I had completed all my credits? Is this possible? Do you know if anyone has ever done this? If I'm lucky, I'm going to try to finish by Spring Quarter 2010.</p>
<p>Someone also told me that going to CC then transferring to a UC costs MORE MONEY. I looked at her kind of dumbfounded, and she just stared back and said, "Think about it," and walked away. So uh, anyone have ANY idea? </p>
<p>Last question, I heard some UC's make you study there for 4 years even after you transfer. Now from what I have learned from transferring, I thought it was CC for 2 years and then a UC for 2 more years. But someone else told me that if you transfer from a CC to UCLA, UCLA requires you to stay there for 4 years before you get your Bachelors. Can anyone confirm?</p>
<p>-I entered into my first semester at a CCC with 4 AP tests all of which received scores high enough to earn me credit at both the CC and UC level for the respective subjects....</p>
<p>(what i mean is....a 4 on the AP ENG Lit test is the minimum for cred at UC whereas a 3 on US History is the minimum)</p>
<p>-Second, I have taken between 11-16 units every semester with summer school and intersession. So you'll need to be full time the whole way through.</p>
<p>-Oh, and some UCs only admit for Fall....soooo if you do finish in 1.5 years, then you either:</p>
<p>a) took a semester off after high school (this would apply to me. hint: make money and save it)
b) are twiddling your thumbs during the spring semester before transfer time.</p>
<p>I didn't even see that portion of your message regarding CC to UC costing more money than taking all 4 years at a UC.</p>
<p>That is so wrong. CC is pretty cheap as it is. You're looking at about 6 grand a year tops. And thats with no financial aid or BOG grant or anything.</p>
<p>Luckily enough for me BOG and financial aid covered everything for me. I even got spending money on the side.</p>
<p>On the other hand I have friends who went to UCR UCI UCSD UCLA and the such and already have accumulated 2 years worth of debt due to loans. (and by friends i mean friend's parents)</p>
<p>I have friends that transfered in one year. But they took 25-30 units and are stressed all the time. One time one of them had to pull a triple all nighter during finals week.</p>
<p>Whoever told you that is an idiot! If she didn't use the word "money" I think it's a snobbish way of saying "you're level of intellect will be lower than those that went to a UC."</p>
<p>im transferring after my one year at a CC, but i took tonsof classes throughout highschool there also</p>
<p>u'll only be in ure UC for 2-3 yrs. i say 2-3 bc engineering majors at ucla at least spend 5 full years there in most cases. ure 60units is basically 2yrs</p>
<p>ure friend was popping pills or something bc theres no way that it'l cost more to transfer. it'll save tons of money, on the contrary</p>
<p>Oh, I guess she said that cause she told me some schools like UCLA required you to be there for 4 MORE years in addition to those 2 years you took at a CC...so you end up spending money from CC and UCLA.</p>
<p>I thought I had heard enough retarded rumors just among fellow CCC to UC transfer students, but the girl you're talking about tops them all. lol</p>
<p>It is possible to transfer in 1.5 years, but like other people said, most UCs don't offer spring admissions. So if you're going to a semester community college, you can finish three semesters, and apply the summer after your first year for Winter of your second year? I hope that makes sense. :)</p>
<p>Going to a community college before going to a UC definitely saves a lot of money. It's so cheap compared to UCs, that my parents made me pay for classes and stuff by myself, hahah.</p>
<p>I think some transfers stay a little longer than regular students who went straight to UCs because sometimes they didn't finish certain courses they need for their major or to graduate. However, I've heard from a lot of people that transfer students from community college actually do a lot better than those who went straight to UCs. Not entirely sure if that's true... but good luck!</p>
<p>The CC system in California seriously has to be one of the best, if not the best, in the whole country. My friends from out of state are amazed when I tell them how much I pay per unit. Which I don't actually even pay because I qualify for BOG and grants. So yea, take advantage of it.</p>
<p>This might be a bit blunt but you know I gave you nothing but solid information in your previous thread. If I were you I might want to consider a different major if you are really that set on UCLA because their COMM major is EXTREMELY competitive, the avg GPA admit was 3.89 last year. Make sure you know exactly what COMM is and like everything about the major because if you want to transfer in one year, you have to be absolutely certain what major you want, because you can't transfer out of COMM if you get in with it at UCLA. </p>
<p>Ah, actually, I'm not sure about COMM at all. :( It was really picked out on a whim, and my alt was going to be business, but business seems to be very demanding as well.</p>
<p>you don't need to have a major that aligns with business. you can be a (throwing it out there) sociology major and still go into business. you can take all of the econ classes you want at whatever UC you go to. just make sure that you are interested in the major.</p>
<p>business is so overpopulated with people hoping to make it big with lots of money. but it doesn't always work that way.</p>