<p>I am about to attend to Community College. I wanted to transfer to a 4 years university in Mechanical Engineering.
I already took the assessment test.
The problem is my test scores are pretty low which put me in unnecessary classes i have to take.
For English: I only get into English 58 which is 2 classes below English 100( i have to take 58, 60) 2 of them are no credits.
For Math: I can get in Math 142 which is 1 class below Math 150 I suppose to take.</p>
<p>With all the GE courses and all the requirement courses I have to take for Mechanical Engineering, would it be possible for me to take all of them and be able to transfer to a UC like UCLA or UCSD. If so would it be possible for me to complete all of them including summer classes so I can transfer in 2 years?</p>
<p>You can take your general education requirements at a community college and then transfer. However, you will need to do well enough at your current school to be competitive for admission, and usually the rigor increasing when you transfer, meaning you may have a difficult time in your first engineering courses.</p>
<p>If you tested into remedial courses don’t blow them off as “unnecessary”. You should view them as an opportunity to catch up to where you need to be. You need to put effort into improving your English and math skills if you want to transfer and become an engineer.</p>
<p>When evaluating potential schools to transfer to you need to be realistic about your abilities. UCLA and UCSD are competitive schools, so you may want to look at other schools as well. </p>
<p>But for now, your only concern should be catching up and performing your best at your community college. Worry about transferring after you get farther along in the process. Then you will have a better idea of which 4-year universities you will be competitive for.</p>
<p>First you will need to take the remedial courses (one year?). Then you might (MIGHT) be eligible for the transfer-track cc courses, which will take about two years. Given your current levels, two years at CC might not qualify you to transfer to highly competitive schools. </p>
<p>Take it one step at a time and do your very very best at every level.</p>