Please help me!!!!!!!!!!

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I'm so worried right now any advice is welcome please</p>

<p>I graduated high school in June of 2007, i was accepted to three schools: Cal Poly SLO, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside. I made my decision to go to ucr based off of the financial aide (24,000 in grants, full ride). I found it suspicious that Irvine offered no assistance but didn't think much of it at the time.</p>

<p>Once i finished my summer term (right after high school) i went to the financial aide office because no check had arrived, i find out that whoever gave me my account information mixed up mine with another students (same name, date of birth) and i would not be entitled to any financial help. I understood now why Irvine gave me no aide, because i didn't really qualify. The financial aide director made up some ******** and basically told me "Sorry but you don't deserve this money".</p>

<p>I had to take on a full time job so i wouldn't have to take out 20000 in loans to cover their mistake and help out my parents. To this day i am debt free.</p>

<p>My grades suffered tremendously (2.2 cuml at UCR), after my first year and one quarter i decided to go to community college (i was told by UCR i could get readmitted if i wanted to return). I've been going their since and have averaged over a 3.5 gpa. (Working full-time at a four year is a hell of alot harder than working full-time at a community college for damn sure).</p>

<p>I took classes that were needed to get into cal state schools (requirements are completely different for UC's), i applied for the upcoming 2010 fall term for three cal states: Fullerton, Pomona, Long Beach. I have already been rejected by all three schools. I called Long Beach admissions and was told that my gpa was not sufficient and that even if i appeal the decision with a letter from UCR saying my grades suffered because of the financial decision it would have no effect; to but it bluntly don't waste my time appealing. At least they were upfront about it.</p>

<p>Now, my dilemma is for my major a 2.5 is required for UCR, and i improved my gpa alot by going to c.college, but readmittance for the term works different than applying for the term. If i were to have applied and gotten in some or most of the classes i took at the community college would have been accepted, but because i'm simply readmitting the classes will not transfer over. So i've literally wasted a year and half for nothing, and my gpa is still a 2.2.</p>

<p>What course would be the best? Taking over the classes i did poorly in at UCR over at the community college (grade only gets average in not replaced, but its better than nothing.), and hope to get in one day at a cal state, do the same thing but apply to a different UC? Or simply go back to Riverside and change my major?</p>

<p>please any help is welcome</p>

<p>I want to be a lawyer so maybe in the long run it is better to stay at UCR?</p>

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<p>This sounds like a really tough situation. I definitely recommend you talk to a counselor at UCR. Are you filed independent? Your parents are not helping at all for your college, yet they have enough money to disqualify you for any financial aid? Something sounds a little off about this scenario. If you can be readmitted to UCR, I think you should go that route. UCR is better than the schools you applied to anyways. Cut down your work hours and let yourself accumulate some debt if necessary, get your grades up in classes that matter (upper division classes in your major), and use your life story in your grad school essays.</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>

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<p>I would argue SLO+Pomona is probably better than UCR . </p>

<p>In your situation reapply to UCR don’t waste 2 years of your time and with a 3.5 gpa you should get in NP</p>

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<p>Why are people so scared of loans? I say quit your freakin job and stay at UCR. Between your undergrad and law school work a year and pay off the $20,000.</p>

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<p>I’m not so scared of loans as long as I had planned to incur them in the first place. I only went to UCR because of the money they “offered” me, I was not going to be in debt because of someone else’s mistake.</p>

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<p>To peterr86:</p>

<p>I appreciate your response however; i can’t reapply to UCR, i’ve already been there I can only get readmitted, and that 3.6 ish g.p.a is cc only, it has to get averaged in with the 2.2 riverside gpa when i apply to schools. That’s why it is so difficult, if i could just start over it would be so much easier. I was told if any four year found out i went to UCR and didn’t report it I could kiss my degree goodbye.</p>

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<p>How many classes did you actually take at UCR because 60 units at C.C at 3.6 vs maybe 12 units at 2.2 at ucr still averages to near 3.3-3.4 you can’t tag obviously but will still be competitive for UCI/SD/SB for transfer</p>

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<p>You can’t get into a even half decant law school with a GPA like that. I seriously suggest giving up on that now, and moving on</p>

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<p>At Ucr i have 49 units (quarter)</p>

<p>At the CC i have 36 (semester units)</p>

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<p>^
Thats pretty negative to say. What to say he receives a 175-180 on LSAT and works his butt off. There is nothing you can’t do in life and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise especially someone on an internet forum</p>

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<p>theduck:</p>

<p>i agree with your assessment but i can still improve my grades it’s not like I’m gonna end up with a 2.2 upon graduation, it’s just I’m not very mobile with the 2.2 currently.</p>

<p>If i didn’t have to work full-time i’d have at the very least 3.0 at UCR, and shouldn’t even be in the situation i’m in. I find that the hardest part to stomach.</p>

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<p>peterr86:</p>

<p>appreciate it, if i actually listened to advice from people like that then i’d have been gone along time ago. Always go for the best, and settle for the best.</p>

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<p>peterr86:</p>

<p>another option is to retake the classes i did bad in at UCR over at CC and get A’s in them (the grade thus gets averaged not replaced, but than nothing), by replacing all the c-'s and c’s, by the end of next winter i would have around a 3.3, 3.4ish g.p.a. However, it seems the UC’s make their decision before that time, so i don’t know i guess i would have to make up classes in the summer.</p>

<p>But the bigger question is, is it worth it to wait another year when i’m already behind one year to go to say UCI, versus going to UCR now and just getting my ba/bs over with?
If i wait till next year i’ll be 22 starting my upper div’s ( I should have graduated by next year).</p>

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<p>Assuming I did my math correctly (around 70 units?) , you should have a GPA around 2.88.</p>

<p>If that’s the case and you stay under the unit cap for certain schools, you can certainly raise your GPA a bit and sign a TAG with couple of UC’s.</p>

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<p>Does UCR have any type of academic renewal or something along those lines? I tried to look on their website and didn’t see anything. I would try calling them and seeing if it’s possible to get those grade academically renewed. </p>

<p>I don’t see how a few bad semester should haunt you for the rest of your life. UCR might have a policy like that</p>