Official Thread for One-Year Transfers

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<p>I have a general question about one of the personal statement prompts for transfer applicants on the UC application. It asks us:

So does that mean we’re only allowed to put one major on our application? Do we not get to choose a second/alternative major? If so, which do we write about? Our intended major, or our backup? Can we write about both? Should we — given the 1,000 word limit for both essays?</p>

<p>Also, I know that UCs want to see you complete as many prereqs you can, but will you get denied if you can’t complete one or some because your community college doesn’t have an articulation for one course or a few?</p>

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<p>why not take the two years and rack in all the free money. I can honestly say I’ve saved about 10,000 dollars of CAL/PELL grant money which is in my saving. I also have a 3.6+ GPA and will be applying to UC this fall. I’m looking forward to spending that money on grad school or investing it. But I truly would like to commend all the hard work and effort many of you guy put in order to transfer in one year. Congrats to the ones who made it and GOOD LUCK to the ones applying :)</p>

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<p>@UCHopeful12:
People do that at my community college and they get so comfortable that they end up spending 4, 8, 10 years trying to transfer or graduate with an AA. My local community college is pretty much a continuation of high school. Personally, I want to get out as fast as I can so I can meet new people, experience new things, and see what’s out there.</p>

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<p>@brisbanemylove </p>

<p>Peralta does have winter intersession. Check out the course catalog of College of Alameda (that’s where i spent my winter :] )
After maxing out units at my college (and yes after 17 units, i have to beg counselors and teachers to sign permission to take 25units), I went to other colleges in the Bay - including Berkeley City College and Alameda.
I suggest you take some classes at City College of San Francisco ??? </p>

<p>@ayymeer</p>

<p>They don’t care about SAT for transfers so no worries.
IGETC and PreReqs are crucial. You do need to complete them at the time you transfer by the end of Spring (not when you apply - Fall).
Check assist.org to see what courses you can complete.</p>

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<p>hi i need some help on this one year transfer thing. i asked my counselor about thsi previously and she was very vague about it. she said it couldnt be done so i got little to no information from her. i noticed a lot of people on this thread say that they have units from taking ap classes in high school. i took ap classes in high school too and passed some of my exams. how do i can cover units for the following exams
AP BIO 4
AP Chem 4
Ap Calc AB and BC 5
AP US hist 3</p>

<p>Do i have to be using the IGETC to do the one year transfer? im pretty sure im not using that right now. i think im just doing my major prereqs from the articulation agrement on assist.org and completing 60 units. </p>

<p>PLEASE HELP AND RESPOND ASAP THANKS! IM REALLY TRYING TO GET OUT OF CCC ASAP</p>

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<p>Hey does anyone know if we can put a back up/alternative major for transferring?(letters and science)</p>

<p>Also on our app do we mention we only were full time students at CC for a year?</p>

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<p>AP credits. Which one do the UC’s count as part of your 60 transferrable units? The units given by your CC or the UC itself?</p>

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<p>Woah! I’m on the exacttt same boat! I’m attending SMC right now too and I’m hoping to transfer to Cal or UCLA as a poli sci major in one year as well. I’m so excited that this forum exists! LOL.</p>

<p>I have 15 units worth of AP credit and I took 6 units over the summer. I’m currently taking 15 units this fall and I’m hoping to take 6 or 9 units in the winter and 15 or 18 units in the spring. </p>

<p>By the end of spring semester, I know I’ll have enough units for sure to meet the 60 minimum requirement and I made my prereq classes overlap with my igetc reqs. :slight_smile: </p>

<p>My main concern is that my application won’t be as impressive because it’ll have a LOT of “in progress” and “planned” classes. All they have to base my application off of is pretty much just my summer courses and AP credits. I want to write in the additional comments box that I’m planning on sending them my transcripts including my fall semester grades as soon as fall semester is over. I figured that they probably won’t have event started reviewing applications until January or later.</p>

<p>Did anybody else have this concern? Did anybody else apply with so many “in progress” and “planned” courses like I am? What happened?</p>

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<p>@ nothing<em>at</em>all, post # 8</p>

<p>I had the exact same mentality as you! I really wasn’t too thrilled about going the community college route at first. I wanted anything but that. I was debating between going to CSULB or attending CC and transferring to UCLA or Cal and I’m so glad I took the CC route. It does save a bunch of money, the APs count, and it isn’t so difficult. </p>

<p>I can also totally relate to worrying about not having many extracurricular activities. I was SO involved in high school. I was a part of student council, the school newspaper, and numerous volunteer clubs. As soon as I go to CC, it’s like all of that is thrown out the window. I think that was my biggest con for CC. It felt like all my work went to waste. And now, I want to focus entirely on academics and doing everything in my power to get a 4.0 and I don’t want to jeopardize that with extracurriculars. :/</p>

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<p>@disregarded:
Check your CC’s catalog. It should have the number of units you can get for your AP exams. Also, you should be getting your general ed done also so follow the IGETC pattern.</p>

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<p>Yes! A thread like this ;3 </p>

<p>I was really disappointed because all my counselors in my cc could not answer my questions regarding transferring when I told them that a good portion of my credits are taken by my AP exam scores. And even if I did get answers (or dead threads), none of them really fit for me. </p>

<p>But yeah, long story short, I have 30 units already and I entered as a freshmen in a local cc. I have a 4.0 cc GPA because I took a class over the summer (History 105) and then another class WAY back in 2009 that I got an A in as well. </p>

<p>When I told my counselors about my GPA, they told me not to worry about the significant consequences it would have. I’m not bragging about my GPA, I’m actually quite worried because unlike the GPAs of other transfers that have actual solid grades on them from over 6 or so classes, mine only contains 2 classes (one from nearly two years ago!). I mean, it sounds like a sort of sketchy scenario, even if these courses are totally UC transferable. </p>

<p>And same with everyone else, I don’t have a lot of the pre-reqs down and a lot of my classes are in-progress and I haven’t completed many of my pre-reqs yet-which is horrible since I am applying (and of course wanting) to go to UCLA. </p>

<p>I am an Anthropology major so I can do the TAP program for UCLA, but at the same time, I really need more experience in Anthropology in the terms of activities and classes. I am just finishing my IGETC up (after this semester, it is DONE), and next semester I have planned to take various Anthro classes. </p>

<p>On a side note, we can use our community service hours from high school right? I don’t like the sound of using clubs from high school because it rather shows you haven’t done much in college. I’m thinking about joining the Science club on campus-and while it is supposed to be about ‘science’-the majority of it is political science, psychology, and various other social science works. </p>

<p>And how badly would the class from 2009 affect me as it is SO old. Along with this, I have 2 withdraws from the summer of 2010 (when I was a junior in high school) as I naively thought that I would never go to community college and these two classes are perpetually worthless.</p>

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Bump please.</p>

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<p>Hey, did any of you transfer in without taking summer classes? So far, I have 24 (quarter) units from APs, and I’m taking 17 units this fall and I’m shooting for 20 units for winter and spring quarters. Getting all my GE’s done and hoping to transfer to Davis. </p>

<p>Am I at even more of a disadvantage (from transferring) as lower division because I only have AP scores, extracurriculars, and hopefully a killer essay? They won’t see any actual grades until late December, by which my application will already be turned in…</p>

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<p>They will see your Fall 2011 semester grades. If I’m not mistaken, they will ask you to send them a transcript, update your application or something? Idk I’m a new transfer applicant.</p>

<p>As for being a lower-division transfer…

[University</a> of California - California community college transfers](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/requirements/community-college/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/requirements/community-college/index.html)</p>

<p>So, looks like if you were ELC as a Senior, you’ll have a better chance than someone who wasn’t. But, I’d still finish all of your 60 units before transferring/by the end of Spring 2012.</p>

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<p>ayymeer - I’m pretty sure they count the AP credits given by the UC itself. If you log onto the UC TAG website, make and account, and submit your exam scores, they tell you how many the UC of your choice considers transferable and what category the exam would go under. Good luck! I’m in this with you. </p>

<p>Gosh, I figured out yesterday I need to take 12 courses to complete IGETC and get another 12 units (3 courses) to get the 90 quarter units. That’s 5 classes per quarter, over 20 units for each. I’m an English major, so there are hardly any prerequisites… </p>

<p>Am I completely out of my mind? I probably won’t be able to do any extracurriculars minus the teaching and tutoring I do now. I did well in high school but college is obviously a whole different setting.</p>

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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>So I’m really confused on how to transfer within a year. I plan on transferring to Berkeley with a Computer Science major, and I’m currently enrolled at De Anza community college (and will also plan on taking classes over at Foothill Community College if I need to). The assist website says I only need 49 quarter units, and the only pre-req I need is completion of the IGETC ( or L&S requirements in Reading & Composition, Quantitative Reasoning, and Foreign Language). Do I only need to take 49 quarter units?</p>

<p>As of right now, I have 18 units for the fall, and since De Anza has a maximum amount of units (21.5) you can take per quarter, I will take classes over at Foothill if I need more than 49 units to transfer.</p>

<p>Also, I have taken AP Calculus AB and AP Chemistry with a score of 5 and 4 respectively, which allowed me to avoid taking placement tests over at De Anza, but are the credits transferable?</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>lucky- HEY! I’m going to DA too! :] you need 90 quarter (or 60 semester) units to be able to transfer as a junior level. otherwise, you’d be considered a lower division (sophomore level) transfer. compared to a junior level transfer, you’d be a low, low priority to admissions office. your ap credits will transfer over and be included in your unit count!</p>

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<p>@yum Even as a Comp. Sci. major? The articulation agreement only lists IGETC or L&S requirements to be satisfied, as there are hardly any courses comparable to the Berkeley CS61 series of classes. Sorry, I’m just being really paranoid about this, I want to be able to transfer ASAP.</p>

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<p>lucky - haha, I feel your paranoia. Even though it’ll be really busy and stressful, I definiteoly want to transfer ASAP as well.</p>

<p>Yep, even as a comp sci major. I’m not sure of the requirements for a comp science major, but the requirements to just be able to apply, even without considering a major, are: </p>

<p>“Complete 60 semester (90 quarter) units of transferable college credit with a GPA of at least 2.4 (2.8 if you’re a nonresident). No more than 14 semester (21 quarter) units may be taken Pass/Not Pass.” </p>

<p>That’s for a junior level transfer for ALL UCS, a stated in the official UC transfer website. It’s the foremost requirement for transfer. Then, IGETC is an alternative to doing a GE breath agreement with a certain UC campus. Think of it as 3 requirement steps. First, you have to get all of your 60 units. Then, you have to get your chosen UC’s GE breath requirements or IGETC done. Then you have to do your UC’s major requirements. </p>

<p>Doing only 49 quarter units = only 32 semester units, which UCB uses. If you do that, you would definitely be a lower division transfer instead of a junior year.</p>

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<p>Hey guys, I’m a Berkeley 1 year CS (L&S) transfer. I’d like to help you guys out. ANy questions? I guess I’ll just create a separate thread for this.</p>