Please help me:CC transferring girl

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys,
I came from China 2 yrs ago. I am the 1st generation of college student in my family. I stayed in high school for a couple months and had to go to a CC because I missed the SAT deadline. I just finished my freshman yr in CC and about to apply to University.
Life was hard when I just came cuz my English was not good enough to handle the high school courses. I felt miserable and hopeless during my 1st couple months in America; however, I never gave up. Finally, when I graduated, my GPA was 4.1. I also took the Calculus AP test and my score was 4.(I read slowly and did not have enough time to finish all of the questions. lol)
During the summer before college started, I took a ceramics class in my CC just for fun. I didn’t take it that seriously so I got a B. I then realized this course was transferable. Well, that was my 1st B. =(
During Fall 05, I took Calculus II, English Composition (my 1st and last ELD course) and another ELD reading course, which was required but not transferable. I got all As on my English courses and my second B on Calculus II with a 88.6%.(That instructor was new. We had about 30 students in my class and my points were the 3rd highest person in my class. )</p>

<p>Fall 05 Grades:</p>

<p>ENSL 10 A
ENSL 55 A(not transferable)
Calculus II B</p>

<p>During Spring 06, I kept on track of my score and got straight As in my 4 classes. I also became a SI on campus and helped students with MATH and Chinese. By the end of that year, I received $2100 scholarship due to my academic excellence. </p>

<p>Spring 06 Grades:
English 1A A
Calculus III A
Soci 1 A
ART History A</p>

<p>This summer, I took a summer course and got another A</p>

<p>Summer 06 Grades:
Soci2 A </p>

<p>This semester, I am taking 5 courses. I also tutor at school Math lab and Academic support center as a SI.</p>

<p>Linear Algebra
Biology
Engineering Physics
ART History
Humanities 1
I am doing well in all of the classes. Hopefully I will have straight As by the end of this semester. Now I am trying to get an internship at a bank.
Because of my English, I decided to major in math. I will apply to UCs this semester.
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My questions are:
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Should I try to apply to Ivys? I know it’s very difficult to transfer from a CC to a private. But is there a possible? Or that’s just a waste of time/money? =( If it’s possible ,which one should I apply?</p>

<p>2.
I have won several very prestigious prizes on mathematics and website designing in China when I was in high school. Should I mention that in my essay? Or it doesn’t count.</p>

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When I apply, I want to say my dream is becoming a teacher. Do you think that can make it easier for me to be accepted?</li>
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<p>4.
What’s the possibility for me to get into the top UCs such as UCB ａｎｄ ＵＣＬＡ？</p>

<p>Ｍａｎｙ ｔｈａｎｋｓ</p>

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<p>In answer to your questions:</p>

<p>(1) It's possible to get into an Ivy from a community college, but it doesn't happen often--and when it does, it's usually from a community college in the immediate area--which doesn't appear to be your situation.</p>

<p>(2) The high school prizes for math and website design are nice--but the schools are going to want to know more about your college accomplishments now that you've been there for a year or two.</p>

<p>(3) Don't say your dream is to become a teacher if that's not true. Always tell the truth in all your applications. Speak to whatever your true dream is and the passion in your convictions will come through--that is what will get you into a school--not making up stuff you think others want to hear. (As a college student, this is something you should have learned by now).</p>

<p>(4) If you are in a California community college and have an undergraduate UC GPA of 4.1 and a college GPA of about 3.8 to 3.9, you should have no trouble at all of getting into UCLA or UC Berkeley. They save spots specifically for great students in the CC--and they accept a lot of transfer students.</p>

<p>Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>Hi Calcruzer, thanks for ur post. =)
I guess I will give up the ivys for now. Maybe I should go there for graduate school. Plus I did not take any SAT. It might be too late/much work to worry about them now.
I just signed a TAA contract with UCD. They think I can probably get into UCD for sure.(probably..for sure. hehe)
I will just apply to UCLA UCD UCB UCSD (maybe I should add UCSB?) I am also thinking about Smith College(one of the seven sisters). I took women studies classes in my CC. I am sure they will love me.</p>

<p>thank you anyway.</p>

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<p>Sounds like a good choice of schools (I'm a UCLA alumnus, so maybe I'm biased)--although you should know that if you end up at Smith you'll find it a bit colder (with a lot more snow) than here in California. UC Davis sounds interesting too--and is a good choice for a biology major (they have a great veterinarian program also--maybe for later on, huh?).</p>

<p>Good luck to you wherever you end up going for your bachelors' degree.</p>

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<p>Hate to bump old dead threads...but...</p>

<p><a href="1">quote</a> It's possible to get into an Ivy from a community college, but it doesn't happen often--and when it does, it's usually from a community college in the immediate area--which doesn't appear to be your situation.

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<p>Transferring to Cornell is wildly different from transferring to Harvard. I know plenty of people who managed the former. I only know one who managed the latter.</p>