<p>I will be enrolling at El Camino Community College in the fall. I am planning on transferring to a UC or CSU in one year. I have heard that very few people have the ability to do so, but there have been people who have successfully done so. I want to see what you guys think. </p>
<p>Major: Political Science or Business Administration
Required credits for transfer: 60 credits
Current credits at el camino: 7 Credits (Speech Communication 4 and French 1)
Current College GPA: 4.0
Credits lined up for the fall: 18 Credits (Poli Sci 2, Poli Sci 10, Statistics, Forensics, and Accounting)
APs from High School: Calc AB (5), US Hist (4), Chem (4), Gov (?), Econ (?), Lit (?), Calc BC (?)</p>
<p>I am planning to line up near 20 credits for the winter and spring semesters.
Please give me any suggestions if you have any! Thank you!</p>
<p>Due to budget cut, i dont think you can take up to 20 credits in your community college… plus, you are freshman and it is really difficult to get the class you want.</p>
<p>I’m transferring in 1 year but I do not recommend it. This year alone - 2010 I have taken 32 semester units & attended 5 different schools… Winter intersession I took 6 units between Cal State Long Beach & Citrus college (they have a good online class selection), Fall I took 22 units between OCC, GWC, Coastline & Cal State Dominguez hills including Chem & Bio labs, Stats, Precalculus. I was commuting from Anaheim Hills all over the place & in retrospect, it’s really not a good idea… </p>
<p>I look back & think what was really the rush? I ended up putting my friends, family & fitness on the back burner. IMO you end up taking classes just to “check them off your list” instead of letting the knowledge actually soak in… College is supposed to be the time of your life… When else in your life are you going to be able to make your own schedule and do what you want? Anyway sorry for rambling w/ run on sentences etc. It’s late. Good luck!</p>
<p>Also I somewhat regret the fact that I chose a major & path so quick instead of taking classes that sound interesting… What is the rush?? After reading your post I see that your major is Poli Sci… I definitely think you can pull of 18 - 20 unit semesters but I guess it will depend whether you are taking classes to learn or taking classes to “check them off your list…”</p>
<p>I would look into how many units you would receive through each school system (UC and CSU) for your AP test scores. I had a similar situation to you: in high school I passed 4 tests and had already taken a few classes, so I walked into my freshman year with 25 units transferrable to the UC system. This made it feasible for me to transfer to UCLA in a year without taking more than 17 units a semester. Here’s the website for the unit count (be in mind that they give it to you in quarter credits, so receiving 8 credits in the quarter system is more like 5.3 in the semester system): [University</a> of California - Counselors](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/adminfo/freshman/advising/credit/aptest.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/adminfo/freshman/advising/credit/aptest.html). Just looking at the tests you’ve taken, if you pass all of them from this year you could receive anywhere from 24-30 units (depending on what they do with the two Calc tests). After your AP scores get to your community college, I would suggest talking to a counselor who can tell you exactly how many units you need to take to finish up your 60. After that I would just finish up your IGETC and only take major prerequisites.</p>
<p>On a side note: I would definitely suggest taking a class this summer and over intersession (I took an online class through Riverside Community College that went really well) just to knock out the classes. It makes your semesters much easier.</p>
<p>I transferred in a year, and although at time it was a struggle commuting between different community colleges and feel like I was gonna drop dead from the course work at times, it was ultimately worth getting my acceptance to a UC after a year of community college. Always remember that time = money, and if you can save a year that may equal being able to get a job earlier and start earning some money. Obviously that is not the only reason I decided to do a one year transfer, but in the end I think it is worth it.</p>
<p>Also, you are going to be able to transfer units from your AP’s (make sure that the schools you want to transfer the units to accept them, because even though your community college might accept the units the 4-year you are going to transfer to might have a AP score cutoff that you might have missed, etc.)</p>
<p>you have plenty of ap units like i did. and to be honest, it was still pretty easy and i took 20 units each semester. i don’t recommend you doing business admin though; i hear they want people with work experience/significant life experiences.</p>
<p>@Bulenight: I have priority registration due to my association with the el camino debate team, I don’t believe that lining up credits should be a problem.</p>
<p>@Shawnee: There are financial reasons for me to finish my education as soon as possible…while I do like the aspect of staying around for another year, it just may be outside of my family’s financial means to support me for another year in community college.</p>
<p>i transferred to haas in one year and got into ucla for econ, also with 7 ap’s and some previous community college credit (8 quarter units and 5 semester units), it was very easy and i ended up taking a lot more units than i needed to make the 90 quarter unit minimum because haas doesn’t accept igetc, so had i chosen to go to ucla i would’ve only taken one class winter quarter and i could’ve had spring quarter off…despite being a one-year transfer; i took the classes i cared about such as econ and intro to business on campus with the “good” teachers and took the random breadth courses haas required mostly as really really easy online courses that i could finish up in a week…hope you can pull it off just as easily (priority registration really helps, i would’ve been screwed without it)</p>
<p>The only obvious problem with this is that you’ll be applying during the fall semester, during which you can only show them the two courses you’ve already taken. They won’t be able to see whether you can pull of a 20 unit semester, just that you’re planning to take one. Additionally, I don’t know the policy at your college, but most colleges do place a cap on units per semester. There’s a way around it at most, but at least at my college, there are minimum requirements to get the overload permit - usually based on units completed and GPA; whereas your GPA is great, you can only show that you’ve taken 7 units there, which doesn’t make a great case. </p>
<p>In terms of grades, they don’t really have much to go on (7 units worth of 4.0 is not the same as 20 or 30 units). If you’re taking summer session now so that they have a little more to go off of, it might help your chances, but I still think you’re in a tough spot. I know one person (and only one) who pulled off a two-year transfer - he’d done a ton of AP and taken other courses that he was somehow able to get credit for, so he had a sizable portion of IGETC done when he was applying.</p>
<p>I guess what I’m saying is it can theoretically be done but you’ll definitely have some obstacles to face. I wish you luck.</p>
<p>I was able to transfer in one year from Santa Rosa JC. It depends on whether or not you get into the classes you need, but it’s DEFINITELY doable.</p>