<p>Hi,im currently an international studnet at SMC(Santa Monica College).
But then i have my own issue that i need to move to Pasadena..
So i was thinking to go to PCC(Pasaadena City College) instead of SMC.
Which school is better for university transfer?
or is there anything i should be aware of before changing my school?</p>
<p>PLZ help since im running out of time..thx guys!!!</p>
<p>Try also posting this in the UC transfers forum as most people there are california community college students.</p>
<p>Anyway, you should definitely consider PCC. It's about up to par with SMC. Last I heard SMC is #1 in transferring students to universities, and PCC is at a close #2. So it's not like your compromising THAT much by switch schools.</p>
<p>PCC is a great school. </p>
<p>It is #2 to SMC, but I mean honestly, it's all up to you. Not figures of how a large majority does.</p>
<p>SMC and PCC is not a matter of transferring from say a Harvard to an NYU into a USC etc. With community college there is no advantage over another school in terms of transfer admissions for the UCs. As long as each school has transferable courses, and you fulfill the IGETC your chances at transferring from PCC and SMC are the same. It just so happens that there's probably a higher concentration of students at SMC who tend to aim for the UC's and USC more than other community colleges around the LA area. Therefore it looks like SMC has an advantage, when it's a matter of course offerings, and getting your classes fulfilled with the highest gpa you can achieve.</p>
<p>Exactly...</p>
<p>They are both the same. One is not materially better than the other. I attended PCC and thought it was pretty good for a CC.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone else. If it is just a matter of which community college will get you admission to a UC, it won't matter. </p>
<p>However: You need to check out the campus at PCC and the resources that they have, their classes and professors to make sure you like them! I'm surprised that people always talk about transfer rate and never quality of instruction/facilities when choosing a community college. However, you can always transfer back to SMC if you don't like it after a semester.</p>
<p>Doesn't matter. My CCC had a 50% dropout rate and about .1% of students were enrolled in the honors program. But out of that .1%, 100% received admission to a UC; provided they applied. I think our UCB transfer rate for honors students was about 92%</p>
<p>I have a feeling which community college you attend does make a difference.</p>
<p>Put it to you this way, at one of my former CC's ~5 students were admitted into UCLA. I'm going to assume of those 5, probably one was a science major (that school is big on churning out criminal justice, nursing, and poli sci majors). The vast majority of transfers did the CSU thing. Obviously this is not the case with say, an SMC, or a PCC...</p>
<p>Hell, in my own case, my GPA was about .4 above the average for admits, I'm an URM, first gen, low income, and had a fairly strong essay (my Bio prof from stanford helped a bit). My only problem was that I couldn't get one of my pre-req's done, because my school didn't offer it (O-Chem). I'm convinced it was due to this fact that I didn't get the acceptance.</p>
<p>My reasoning for this is that a good friend of mine with better stats than my own, (3.9, military service, similar background and major) was rejected the previous year as well. Like me, he did not have O-chem finished either.</p>
<p>anchor your example only proves that it doesnt make a difference as to the "name" of the school, which I think the original poster was concerned the most about...the reason for SMC vs PCC. </p>
<p>your example only proves that it's about the classes you take, and frankly if you dont have your ALL your requirements done, it doesn't matter where you're coming from you're still not getting in.</p>
<p>usdenick, pointed out a really good point about resourse. One of the reasons why I personally like the LACCD is because you can submit your application to one, and add classes to your schedule at any of the community colleges in the LACCD, meaning you have more classes available, more option(in terms of hours/professors) to take your classes, than what 1 school may offer.</p>
<p>i dont know whats going on at smc but it was freaking tough to get classes at pcc (where im at right now). an increase in the number of students, not enough classes or professors to teach, i have no idea but i remember NOBODY could add any classes and the very few classes i saw that allowed adds there were about 30 people waiting in line to try and add.... its really hectic</p>
<p>but aside from that both are excellent CCCs</p>
<p>@liek0806</p>
<p>Let see how you like this one:</p>
<p>To get into UCLA, you need to finish all pre-req's. You can't finish all pre-req's at school A because they don't offer all pre-req's. Hence, You can't get into UCLA from school A.</p>
<p>I didn't see anything in the OP asking about the name. He wanted to know:
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Which school is better for university transfer?
or is there anything i should be aware of before changing my school?
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Obviously not school A, it won't get you into UCLA, because they DONT OFFER the classes. You see what I'm getting at? Some schools are better for "university transfer" than others...</p>
<p>anchor</p>
<p>you ignore the previous questions before that one you quoted
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Which school is better for university transfer?
[/quote]
that's a name question. its PCC vs SMC name FOR university transfer.</p>
<p>at this point neither of us knows aeagle choice of majors and the pre reqs required for that major, so we cant assume that smc or pcc may offer the classes aeagle needs. aeagles question presents concerns about the ability to transfer, if he/she switched to PCC.</p>
<p>i remember PCC, hard to get classes cause its always over packed! science classes especially are very hard to get. I should of left after the semester but l left after year. You sometimes would end up with a weird schedule of classes.</p>
<p>PCC is an administrative nightmare in all respects. However, some of the faculty are pretty decent.</p>
<p>parking isnt great either at pcc, but i hear its even worse at smc</p>