<p>@jhanago</p>
<p>In that case, you now have a REALLY LOW chance of admission. Not only are you not completing the REQUIRED English requirement, but you are not even attending a California Community College.</p>
<p>Ah damnit. What a waste of an application fee…</p>
<p>I actually snorted at some of the comments. Thanks for the cheer up, everyone :). If anyone actually cares, I’m a Theatre Arts and Literature double major. But I wish I was a descendant of Sherlock Holmes ;). Be a whole lot cooler than my real ancestors.</p>
<p>jhanago: Wow, I’ve heard the community college systems in other states aren’t as streamlined as California, but I’m having trouble even finding a website for your college let alone finding agreements for transfer. Does it go by a different name? I tried to look by which are on the quarter system, but it looks like far more there have that than in California. I can’t narrow it down.</p>
<p>I feel awful for you that you’re going through this ): I wish my obsessive research could have helped you.</p>
<p>Have you spoken with the UCs about which classes will transfer? Or with the counselors at your campus? Is there any kind of agreement with the UCs or, at the very least, course work that is specified to be UC transferable? My concern would be even if you did take the class, it might be the incorrect one which, as an out of state, would lower your already low chances.</p>
<p>Typically, key classes like English and math are supposed to be completed the spring before transfer. Units to reach the minimum can be taken during the summer depending on the school and the admission agreement. You might be SOL.</p>
<p>Are any of the classes you are currently taking for general transfer or for prereqs? If the latter, you would probably be better off if you dropped one of those and took the English class. And I’m guessing you’ve done this, but you have discussed with the counselors the reason for the class is transfer. Is the class you’re wanting to take full? If the professor is willing to admit you, then that should give you more pull.</p>
<p>This is a terrible situation ): I wish I could offer better help than suggestions for things you probably have done already. You could appeal, by the way, and in the appeal indicate the issue and how it will be corrected (with a summer class). I have no clue if the admission officer will be sympathetic, but it’s worth a shot. I highly recommend spending the extra money to send everything certified mail so you will know when it arrives. And now knowing you’re at an out of state community college, I can now understand the lack of desire to put you in the needed class because it’s “not needed for graduation.” And the excess unit thing. Which is ridiculous, by the way. With your GPA, they should not have that big of an issue with it.</p>
<p>Okay, in the course of typing this, I finally found your college’s website I think XD. Please correct me if I am mistaken again.</p>
<p>I found this bit of info on the (well hidden) transfer page (why is it under prospective but not current students?):
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<p><a href=“http://www.wscc.edu/admissions/transfermoduleandarticulation.asp[/url]”>http://www.wscc.edu/admissions/transfermoduleandarticulation.asp</a></p>
<p>According to their own website, it looks like you need two English type classes, not just one. Granted, this is for Ohio school transfers, but it looks very similar to what the UCs require and it is still a transfer pattern. They should honor the need to take the extra English course. There’s no 200 level courses on this list, though, and I can’t find any 200 level courses even being offered for spring quarter (which makes me think I might have the wrong school again).</p>
<p>My best guess based on course names is that you need ENGL152 and/or ENGL153 to meet the requirement. But obviously this is just a guess. These seem to be the closest related to the course pattern I know for some CCCs.</p>
<p>I wish you a lot of luck with this and I am very much not jealous of the position you’re in. Your best option is definitely contacting the UCs and seeing what your real options are and if you’re completely out of the running because of this. Go beyond your counselors for sure because although I respect them not wanting you to take excess units and the fact that transfer to an out of state university they do not seem to have a transfer agreement for is not a priority for them, I do not feel they are helping you as they should. Or, at least, giving you terrible information (and the school’s website, if I found the correct one, is not much better either).</p>
<p>Well I just called and spoke to 3 different admissions counselors. Turns out that for bio majors, they care more that you have your bio and chem prereqs done. They can hold out on the English but the sciences are more important. If I were to say not have the final ochem course done, that would have a bigger effect because that keeps me from taking upper division courses in my major. English courses don’t NEED to be done yet.</p>
<p>Also, they said decisions for my region (Ohio) will be out on April 30? I guess they go by area now</p>
<p>Verbal confirmations will always make me nervous. But I hope for your sake those admissions counselors are 100% correct that the science classes are more important than the second English class. Still try to get that out of the way in the summer if you can simply because that would be one extra class to have to take (and will probably be more expensive to take).</p>
<p>If all else fails and you’re still rejected, appeal. Well, first learn what caused the rejection and if it is the English class, indicate you’ll be taking it during summer and mention the trouble you had with getting into the class and what the admissions counselors told you. Some of them do take letters of recommendation for appeals so start thinking about who to ask for those as well. If the reason is anything, but the English class… figure out a way to give them “new and compelling information” that would entice them to admit you ;)</p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>