<p>I currently attend LMU, a private 4-year university in California, as a freshman. I'm planning on transferring because I'm not finding the school to be challenging enough, the student body doesn't seem to be nearly as focused on academics as they should, and it will be very difficult to pay for my education there. ($50,000/year.)</p>
<p>I was a "late bloomer" in high school. My sophomore year GPA did not allow me to apply to top schools like Cal or UCLA. However, I've completely turned my academics around and have fallen in love with school. What worries me is that Cal and UCLA don't seem to "like" transfer students from private colleges. I'm very worried that some of my classes won't transfer. (Although I am taking generic classes such as Calc II, College Writing, etc.)</p>
<p>If I transfer, I would transfer as a Mathematics-Economics major at UCLA and an Economics major at UCB. I plan to work as a development economist for a nonprofit foundation and am very dedicated toward this goal. However, a requirement at UCLA is that I take a C++ course. I would be willing to take this course during the summer at my local community college but it is not offered during the summer. If I don't take this class, would my chances for UCLA be greatly hindered?</p>
<p>If I transfer from LMU to my local community college as a sophomore, would I be considered a CCC transfer by UCLA or UCB? Would it be worth doing this?</p>
<p>What is the likelihood of many of my classes being unable to transfer? How much lower can I expect the acceptance rate to be for these top UCs once the fact that I'm a private 4 year student is considered?</p>
<p>I currently have a 4.0GPA and expect to receive a 3.9-4.0GPA when the time comes to transfer.</p>
<p>How much do UCLA and UCB dislike private transfers? How terrible would it be if I was missing one of my prereq classes even though I should have a very high GPA?</p>
<p>Thank you very much for taking your time to help. I truly appreciate it.</p>
<p>If u truly want to goto LA or berkeley then goto a CCC. The transfer rate from private schools in california to UCLA was 15% last year. you can take a look here: UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: Profile of Admitted Transfer Students, Fall 2008. From LMU specifically, there were 20 people who applied to LA and 2 who got in.</p>
<p>I am highly considering going to a CCC next year.</p>
<p>If I do summer school classes at a CCC and attend a CCC next year (for sophomore year) will I be able to transfer at UCLA and UCB and still be competitive? (Will I be able to be in TAP and do IGETC? Will I have to do IGETC?) How much will TAP/IGETC help as a Math-Econ major at UCLA and a Econ major at Cal with a 3.8-4.0 GPA?</p>
<p>I attended another school in the Westchester area south of Lincoln, if you're familiar with which private college i attended. Close to none of my credits would transfer because of the curriculum at my school and I found that out the hard way after applying for fall 08, and realizing i didn't qualify because i didn't have the minimum units. i've been going to a CC throughout 2008 and will be until the end of spring with the hopes of transferring for fall 09. I will have the 60 units required, and I don't want to tell you to drop out, but i definitely know for a fact that worst case scenario i'll end up at uci if i don't get into berkeley or la or usc or claremont, and UCI definitely is not that bad, especially when you're comparing it to the price tag of a school like LMU.
I think based on what your wants are, which is to work for a non profit organization, you shouldn't be spending that much money on a school. Very few non profit organizations will be able to give you a paycheck big enough for you to end up paying your debt after getting out of LMU.</p>
<p>in regards to being considered a CC transfer, you'll be considered a CC transfer to the UC once you have enrolled in two semesters consecutively(from my understanding) regardless of how many units you completed at your former institution. </p>
<p>Worst case scenario if you dont end up transferring to ucla or ucb, you could always transfer back into LMU as a junior. THats the way I see it. On top of that, LMU is not a school that gives a lot of financial aid, if you could maintain a high enough gpa, you're bound to get into USC(assuming your major is econ), their transfer requirements aren't as difficult as ucla's, and USC offers MORE financial aid than LMU could ever(assuming you needed need based aid)</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your helpful and thorough advice. I hope you find your transferring successful! It's good that you're going for the gold, though. It will prove beneficial as opposed to the institution you previously attended. Best of luck!</p>