new member question- transferring and the weight of transferring from a 'good' school

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<p>hey guys, new to the site. i'm planning on transferring next to a uc school for fall next year. i applied to 6 uc schools, and i am currently an undergraduate student at the university of michigan. i was wondering if transferring from a school with a good academic reputation helps your chances of transferring into a uc school. are they more lenient with a gpa if you come from a big name university versus a community college? i am not bashing any schools nor am i claiming that the university of michigan is a school of geniuses- i am just trying to figure out whether or not a ~3.0 gpa at michigan holds the same weight as a ~3.0 gpa from every other school. again, i'm not saying this with any type of pompous attitude- just looking for a gauge on how transfer admissions are run. thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>1.) University to University transfer applicants are given last priority. #1 priority are community college, #2 high school, and lastly those who are transferring from another university.
2.) Out-of-state students have a harder time getting into a public state college, because since the UC’s are support by the tax-payers of California that means they get priority over none-Californian resident – unless they have a good GPA. But if you do go to a UC as an out-of-state; be prepared to pay a private-university tuition of +$50,000. </p>

<p>You can try, but the fact that your GPA is a 3.0 + out-of-state student – it goes against you.</p>

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<p>oh, and for more background information:</p>

<p>i’m a declared english major, looking to continue as an english major
my top two choices are santa barbara and san diego</p>

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<p>They’re really not evaluated any differently. A 3.6 at Michigan, ironically, is actually valued lower than a 3.6 from a CCC in terms of the admittance rate. CCC students receive automatic priority over all other transfers. Although logically, odds are that Michigan is a lot harder than community college, the prestige of the school really isn’t weighted as a very important factor. While the adcoms take the prestige of your current school into some consideration, it would by no means be a dealbreaker. Your GPA and prereq completion are what matters.</p>

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<p>thanks emilsinclair, that’s the type of response i was looking to get. i guess i’ll just have to keep my fingers crossed that i get in somewhere. thanks for the responses.</p>