<p>I will attend UConn next fall and hope to go to the School of Biz. However, I want to transfer to a UC. I was looking into UCLA, UC Irvine and possibly Santa Barbara and Berk</p>
<p>Can I transfer after my first year? </p>
<p>What is the average GPA needed for transfers? I will major in finance at UConn and will either do economics or biz management at UC. </p>
<p>Thoughts, suggestions?</p>
<p>Also, are SAT scores necessary for transfers?</p>
<p>Out of state transfers get the lowest priority for admissions. You come after CCC applicants and UC-intercampus applicants. If you want to get into a UC, go to a California community college. You can even get guaranteed admission to schools like UCI and UCSB if you go to a CCC, plus you save a ton of money.</p>
<p>Am I required to have a higher GPA and given more expectations than in state students, or am I legit last to even be looked at?</p>
<p>Yes, you should aim to over-qualify yourself if you’re dead set on applying from out of state… Get the highest GPA possible, although even that might not be enough. It doesn’t matter if your institution is more prestigious than a CCC. If it comes down to your 4.0 GPA vs a CCC applicant’s 4.0 GPA, the UC’s will take the latter. Also keep in mind that anything business related is hyper competitive at any of your four choices. Even the top CCC applicants with 4.0’s and a laundry list of amazing E.C.'s sometimes find themselves rejected. Transferring after your first year (i.e. transferring as a Sophomore) is extremely rare. Most UC’s don’t take Sophomore level transfers. If you have enough college credits and AP credits from H.S., it becomes more likely. Yet, even this is uncommon. The one factor that will work against you the most is that there is no articulation of courses between UConn and the UC’s. Many courses you think are transferable might actually not be and this can affect you negatively, decreasing unit count or the number of pre-requisite courses (completion of which is a major factor in admissions) you’ve actually completed.</p>
<p>is that a question I should ask my UConn people and UC Irvine people?</p>
<p>also, What about applying with a journalism major instead of biz?</p>