Please help!answers needed about CC system.

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Dear people,</p>

<p>I'm a student who wants to enter a reputable good 4 year college(cal/ucla/upenn/UminnTC) via the 2 year community college route.</p>

<p>Being a international student, I had to research a lot via the web and came to the conclusion that it may be better for me to study at CCSF. However upon further inspection I realized that most CCs, including CCSF has severe lack of summer programs.</p>

<p>In a previous post by a user name sfmike93, there were users who replied that he could get credit courses at nearby colleges like De Anza and Foothill.</p>

<p>Thus here is my question, how does the CC admission and registration for classes actually work? I'm most certain that I would like to live at the Bay area hence would prefer to go to CCSF. </p>

<p>So how do i take classes at these community colleges? Do I register myself as a student only at CCSF but if so how do I take credit classes at other community colleges nearby?</p>

<p>And also if I do live in the bay area, how far is the travel to other colleges like De Anza?</p>

<p>PS I want to be a Math major with electives in Computer Programming. Please advice</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>I’m in socal, but I’ve taken classes at multiple community colleges, and I assume it would be the same down here as up there, but you would have to register as a student at all the colleges you want to attend/take classes at and then register for those classes normally. Hope that helps?</p>

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<p>I’m a UC-UC transfer but I took an extensive number of units at DeAnza over the summer so I’ll try to help you out as much as I can.</p>

<p>Registering for CCSF and DeAnza are completely separate processes. Go to CCSF’s website and there’ll be a page that should allow you to apply. You can find DeAnza’s application on their website as well. If not, a little bit of Googling around should get you what you need.</p>

<p>If CCSF is anything like DeAnza, the process should be pretty similar. For DeAnza, you enter your basic information like your name, address, high school status, immigration status, etc. Once you submit your application, you are sent a confirmation email about your admission to the college. Keep in mind that this is community college so there are no academic requirements to get in… you simply apply and you will be accepted as long as you follow their directions properly. I believe it may take a day or two to get your acceptance via email.</p>

<p>Once you get your acceptance from CCSF and DeAnza, you will be able to log into your accounts for both colleges. Every resource you need will be on your account. For example, you’ll be able to look up courses for different terms (Summer 2013, Fall 2013, etc). This is also where you’ll be actually enrolling in classes. You will be given a registration date and time based on your current community college level (I think the priority goes to existing students, then new students, and then everyone else). Make sure you register for classes exactly at your appointment date and time since classes tend to fill up quite quickly.</p>

<p>Finally, you’ll be charged tuition based on how many units you are taking. Since you said that you want to enroll for Summer 2013, you’ll be limited to taking up to 14 units (at DeAnza, not sure what the limit is for CCSF). The last time I checked, the cost was around $35/unit for residents. I’m not sure if you’ll qualify as a resident since you’re international, so the cost may be higher. </p>

<p>Also, CCSF and DeAnza are pretty far apart from each other. CCSF is located in San Francisco, but DeAnza is in Cupertino which is about an hour away by car. I’m not sure if taking classes at both community colleges is a practical thing to do on a daily basis. Cupertino is one of the most expensive places in the Bay Area, so that might be another factor to consider when you pick between colleges. Someone else will need to help you out with CCSF, as I’m not familiar with that college.</p>

<p>Hope this helps, and feel free to post on this thread if you have any more questions. :)</p>

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<p>wow thanks people for the swift and much needed info! I’m relieved.</p>

<p>So reading from your posts, I know that I have to register at both colleges. But is it compulsory to mail my high school transcripts to the colleges I want to attend?</p>

<p>Cinnabon1234: yea I definitely will go to either schools for different terms if I need to, but I know that I definitely need to stick to one, especially if im involved in ECs… </p>

<p>So when you say there is no academic requirements needed, do you mean that I do not have to mail my academic transcripts??</p>

<p>Also I guess it is more beneficial for students to enroll in colleges like De Anza or Skyline as they have affliated colleges( eg De Anza & foothill/ Skyline&CSM&Canada), so it will save me the hassle of enrolling at so many colleges yet I can get access to more classes. Correct me if im wrong…</p>

<p>Anyway, Cinnabon which UC did u get into and what’s your major?</p>

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<p>pokemongood: saw your posts, congrats on getting in to Socal. damn a GPA 4.0 huh.</p>

<p>Well I think i can get my needed credit modules(most of them) at ccsf, just that im disappointed with the lack of interesting electives, im particularly interested in marine aquarium life and agriculture farming(blueberries), despite being a math major wannabe…</p>

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<p>Unless you’re trying to get into UCB or UCLA, ECs should have little (if any) priority on your to-do list. </p>

<p>I’m not sure if you need to mail in your transcripts. I went to DeAnza straight after high school and I don’t recall them asking me to send in my transcripts. I’m not sure if it’ll be the same for you though, since you’re an international student. Also, I only went to DeAnza for Summer 2012 to rack up on units. I got into UC Santa Cruz straight from high school (which is where I am right now) but I’m not satisfied with the environment here, so I’ve applied to UC Davis and UC San Diego (as a transfer).</p>

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<p>Unless you’re trying to get into UCB or UCLA, ECs should have little (if any) priority on your to-do list. </p>

<p>I’m not sure if you need to mail in your transcripts. I went to DeAnza straight after high school and I don’t recall them asking me to send in my transcripts. I’m not sure if it’ll be the same for you though, since you’re an international student. Also, I only went to DeAnza for Summer 2012 to rack up on units. I got into UC Santa Cruz straight from high school (which is where I am right now) but I’m not satisfied with the environment here, so I’ve applied to UC Davis and UC San Diego (as a transfer).</p>

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<p>i see… how was your learning experience at De Anza? I’ve seen my fair share of good and bad news on the web…</p>

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<p>I’m at Foothill right now, and while De Anza and Foothill are in the same district, you can’t take classes at the other one unless you submit an application for it (they use the same student class registration/portal website though). I know people who take classes at both De Anza and Foothill because supposedly some courses are better at each one. You said you’re a math major, I’ve heard some people say math is easier at De Anza compared to Foothill. I have liked the majority of the professors I’ve had at Foothill (of course there are bound to be some bad ones). Most of them seemed like people who were really into teaching, and so stopped working in industry to come and teach at community college.</p>