<p>So I will be going to UCR this fall, well more like trying it out. If I am not happy after the first quarter, I would like to spend the next semester at my local CC and transfer to UCD, UCSC, or UCSD. My question is that if I do only one quarter, the fall one, at a UC, I only have to spend a semester and a year at the CC before I'm at the UC right? Plus whether I stay at UCR or leave, I will be taking two summer classes at the CC and I have AP credits for Psych and most likely Lit, I don't have to take a language since I did 3 years in high school, plus I did Calc I at the CC. I know that I should probably spend a year at UCR rather than just a quarter to see if I really like it but I might have a problem with unit capping and I don't want to be considered a UC-UC transfer (someone please elaborate on this, not sure how it works).</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t understand why someone would “try out” a UC. I think you’re setting yourself up to leave before you even start. It just feels like this attitude is not about being excited and embracing your school, it’s more about settling and leaving as soon as you justify your current resentment of being there. Do the CC now and get into the school you want when you are ready and able to get in. Why settle if you think you can get into the school you want later? </p>
<p>Someone else can answer your question, I just wanted to insert my opinion, sorry. :)</p>
<p>You need to have 60 semester (90 quarter) units completed before you transfer. Multiply by 2/3 to go from quarters to semesters. How long you have to spend before transfer depends on how long it takes you to meet the minimum credit requirement… most students take ~15 units/term, which works out to 2 years.</p>
<p>If you do go the transfer route, apply at the start of your sophomore year… so about a year before you want to be at the other school. Super early, don’t miss the deadline. 
You’ll need to do your major’s pre-reqs to be competitive in admissions, assist.org should give you an idea of what to take for your major.</p>
<p>UC-UC transfer means you transfer from one UC to another… I’m not sure what you’re confused on? Apply like normal, hope for the best. You’ll have to do a bit of guessing on course articulations/what requirements you’ve finished, and you won’t have CCC priority. Otherwise it’s the same as transferring from any other school.</p>
<p>Failure, I don’t think you understood his question (or I didn’t?) He’s talking about UC>CC>UC, not UC>UC or CC>UC.</p>
<p>I’m a she guys :). And honestly I’ve been so conflicted and going back and forth with this (UCR was the only school I got in). I just want to keep my options open.</p>
<p>IMO, you need to commit one way or the other before school starts. If you decide to start at UCR, then go, and commit to being there- that’s your school and take pride in that. </p>
<p>If during your first year you find that another school may be better suited for you, then you can transfer after 2 years. You’ll start the apps during the beginning if your 2nd year, and the year will be over before you know it. </p>
<p>If you decide to go the CCC route, then do that with the set goal of transferring in 2 years. </p>
<p>@chs2014 I have to agree with @fullload. You don’t seem to want to go to UCR and there really is no way to know how you’ll feel about it after only one quarter. Yes, you can pull out and get to a CCC, but it seems that my daughter’s friends who did that were a little wobbly at first, and none made it through as fast as she did, although I do not know their circumstances. And it’ll be a hassle with transcripts. Again, it can be done, but if you’re heart is set on other UCs, it might be easier to just dive into a community college. Who knows, you might decide to shoot for UCLA!</p>
<p>I have to agree with @lindyk8. I was accepted into UCI, UCSB, and UCR last year but instead of going to any of those, I decided to just head straight to CC, regardless of what my peers and mentors thought (many of which discouraged me and pushed me to go to one of the UCs). However, I had my head set on what I wanted, and what I wanted was to transfer to UCLA or UCB in 1 year, and I accomplished that.</p>
<p>I think if I headed to one of those UCs with the mindset that I would not like it, or I would prefer another UC, I know that I will for sure not like it – like a self-fulfilling prophecy.</p>
<p>If I were you, and since you were accepted to UCR, I know you will find CC to be a piece of cake if you organize your schedule well. If your major isn’t Bio/Engineering, then you could well transfer in 1 year, and I am positive you have some AP credits under your sleeve.</p>
<p>You should find the 1 year to UCLA thread and find advice there. Also, you will save the trouble and money from spending 1 semester at UCR.</p>
<p>Don’t let the stigma of CC or the stigma from your family/peers decide for you.</p>
<p>Exactly @imaplealot. Who’s laughing now?</p>
<p>I thought the only UCs that took 1 years were Irvine and then Davis/LA depending on major. I only have AP Psych, maybe AP Lit, and the CC Calc I class plus if I do a 1 year transfer my high school stuff will be looked at again so if I couldn’t get in as a senior with that stuff I can’t get in as a sophomore transfer.</p>
<p>They were referring to being a one year transfer with junior status. Meaning that you would still be transferring with at least 60 transferable semester units. Some people who have a significant amount of AP credit are able to transfer in just one year because their AP credit essentially into accounting for their second year. The key is the number of semester units, not the actual years spent. So for every UC you need to have at least 60 transferable semester units completed</p>