I went to cc for one year and transferred to uci this year. My dream school is still ucla. Is it possible to transfer again from uci to ucla? Would it look bad on my record with all this transferring? Background: I would like to study film&television and have closer connections to the entertainment industries near ucla.
p.s. there’s nothing wrong with uci. I am just curious if transferring again to ucla would be possible in this situation.
Maybe you should have stayed two years at the ccc. I say that because the back and forth may make you look like you can’t make up your mind. I cannot tell you what UCLA would say but my guess is it could be points against you. My advice: just stay where you are and if you go to grad school, that’s when to bring out the big guns for UCLA .
Also, if you applied to film at UCLA and did not get in, since it’s based on a portfolio you might not stand much better a chance unless you subsequently knocked something out of the ballpark. It’s a very selective major to get into. Another reason to stay at UCI.
It is technically possible as long as you don’t have too many units at the time you’d enter UCLA. See page 33 of https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/quick-reference.pdf for the rules. Admission is quite difficult; the rate for the Film and TV major was 2% of applicants in Fall 2018 according to http://www.admission.ucla.edu/Prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof18.htm
Also be sure to look on the UCLA website for all requirements including supplements they want from applicants. The first sort they do for high-demand majors is deny all applicants that didn’t follow all the application rules.
@Ohm888 @mikemac I wish I stayed another year at cc. I was rushing the whole transfer process hoping that I would get in after completing all the requirements in one year. Unfortunately, I have more units than the limit for admission. I already knew that the Film & TV major was extremely selective, which is why I applied for a different major last year.
I guess it’s too late to do anything at this point. Should I apply to grad school at UCLA for film or find a job after getting my BA?
if you’ve carefully read the unit limit info and are certain you exceed it then you are not eligible to xfer to UCLA.
Every unit you take at UCI will be added to your CCC units. If your CCC caps out at 70, then add all of the UC units to it. You may or may not have capped out. If you transferred in one year I’m not sure you’ve maxed. Keep in mind AP units are not added into this as part of the equation (just actual courses).
However, that doesn’t mean you should necessarily up and do this even if viable.