<p>Hi there,</p>
<p>I just received bad news regarding my family and might need to be closer to home next year. I live in the Bay Area and am currently a junior at UCLA. Does anyone know if it is at all possible for me to be allowed to transfer to UC Berkeley next year so that I may be closer to home? I know that the deadline for normal transfers is your third year; however, it really is a family emergency and I might need to come home as often as possible, which isn't at all feasible if I continue at UCLA (flight costs would kill me). I know this is a specific situation and there might not be any written rules about this, but if anyone has experienced something similar or could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. If it matters, I am an English major (and not, say, an engineering major, in which case it might be a bigger problem to transfer) and have a GPA that should allow me to transfer from LA to Berk.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any advice. Happy Holidays</p>
<p>eh… i’m no expert, but i did just think of that UC to UC exchange thing, where you can just go spend a semester at a different UC if you want. I don’t remember all of the details, but it might be something besides transfering to look into if you only need to be closer to home for one semester (depends on the kind of bad news i suppose)</p>
<p>Hope everything turns out ok. good luck</p>
<p>Go speak to a counselor asap- you may be able to do the exchange thing, a few courses at extension , and be a visiting student, you wouldnt really be a transfer and your degre would still come from UCLA- you just would take the courses at UCB, it might be doable IF you do not have too many credits to take.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys. Still waiting on the extent of the bad news but will definitely look into the UC to UC exchange thing. I’d heard of it before but it’s something I don’t know much about…will do my research. Thanks again!</p>
<p>I would call the Dean of Students at UCLA and ask for an appointment. They may be able to help you with the exchange option and give you other choices as well. They deal with problems all of the time and they will steer you in the right direction. Take advantage of the staff at UCLA. Good luck with your family member- hope everything turns out okay.</p>