<p>I am 29 years old I have decided to go to college before I get to old. I just enrolled in a Community College here in Oregon since I never cared about school in High School and barely graduated. My goal is to eventually get into the Scandinavian Studies program at UCLA. My game plan so far is to go to Community College for 2 years. I will get a AAOT Associates of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree. Then I plan to move to California and wait a year to gain California residency. Then apply at UCLA. What are some good tip on getting in? and since I will be getting a Oregon Transfer degree would I have to go to a Community College in California for a few terms to make sure all my classes from Oregon transfer over to the California school system? Any help would be great. Thanks!</p>
<p>A California Community College probably will be easier to get into...</p>
<p>yah, can't you just do your community college IN california? save you the hassle and extra time of transferring credits... not to mention the year of dead time waiting for CA residency...</p>
<p>True, I start Chemeketa Community College in the Fall I might go for a year, move to California to get residency and get into a community college there and transfer my credits over and finish up there. If I go to a Community College in California and keep my GPA at 3.5+ and take some honors classes I read somewhere that I would have 90% chance of being accepted. Without getting California Residency I would never be able to afford to go to school there.</p>
<p>You will have to make sure that the courses you take at an out of state CC will transfer to UCLA or other UCs. Grab a school catalog and plan your courses wisely. You can use ASSIST once you start taking classes at a CCC.</p>
<p>Take some time to read the UC</a> Transfer FAQ, if you haven't already.</p>
<p>I have also notice by looking at different websites that CCC that they offer Honors Classes and Oregon CC don't (far as I know) and the CCC sequence classes different like ENGLISH is divided up as ENGWR , ENGLT, ENGCW. With number sequence like 300. I think I will ask my adviser more about this before my classes start in the fall.</p>
<p>Since you're waiting a year or so to establish residency --can't you just move here right now and wait a year? It's much easier this way to show yourself self-sufficient and working and voting, etc. And then, go to CC and make sure you have in-state tuition; the rest is just getting into UCLA. [By the way, what's wrong with O of Oregon? Or is Scandinavian Studies something particular to UCLA that makes it special?]</p>
<p>There are only a few schools that offer degrees specifically in Scandinavian studies, UCLA has a great program. I guess University of Oregon has a International Studies Degree w/ Scandinavian Focus. I might just have to stick with a Oregon School.</p>
<p>It's great to hear someone of your age is interested in attending UCLA. Kudos to you.</p>
<p>I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. But from what I've read from many transfer student who end up going to UCLA, their local CC's Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) played a vital role in their acceptance to UCLA. You might want to heavily consider this. More info here: <a href="https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/ADM_CCO/tap.htm%5B/url%5D">https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/ADM_CCO/tap.htm</a></p>
<p>Best wishes and good luck.</p>