Question for those familiar with SMC

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Background:
I want to take classes during the summer. I had a chill experience last year doing the whole community college/part time work/ being at home thing. I planned to do this again but this time I want to take poli sci/ econ courses should I decide on majoring in political science. I also would want to take anthropology classes.
Taking courses during the summer is a great way to ensure that I can take lighter course loads during the year. And even though I commuted 40 mins 3-4 days a week, I was still able to pay for everything with my part time job so no extra debt is added to the loans I have already taken out for the regular school year.
For this reason, I am DREADING having to do summer school here in Santa Barbara. I do not live here so I would have to find an apartment, maybe a job, and be away from home even longer. And also as I have noted, I think UCSB is not for me. I don't like being here but I stick it out and would for the summer if I had to.</p>

<p>My go to schools SBCC and COC do not look promising. I had great experiences before but now the courses I am looking for are narrower. I am not longer looking to fulfill GEs but rather prereqs for poli sci/anthropology.
COC and SBCC offer only the classes I have already taken. </p>

<p>I was going into panic mode, fearing I may have to stay here or go home for the summer (this would mean taking more units during the following year and being behind on pre reqs for poli sci should I decide to not major in anthropology anymore).</p>

<p>Then I found SMC and their online program. They offer more classes and it all looks very promising. I sent in an application and they say they will email me with an admissions letter.</p>

<p>**My question: **As a new student, how likely am I to get two three unit online courses- specifically, Pol Sci 2 and 7 or Econ 1?</p>

<p>Should I just register for the summer session here at UCSB? Or give up on my last minute whims for a poli sci degree and stay home to relax and earn some much needed extra cash?</p>

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<p>Wow, what a message. I’ve been going to SMC for over 3 years now so I know it like the back of my hand. Firstly, I don’t even know if they offer online classes over the 8 week session (they might). Second, as a new student you would most likely have to crash (no matter the class). I’m betting they would all be full well before your register date. Also even if you try to crash there is a new wait list system that lets the people on the list know 24 hrs in advance of an open spot before anyone else. Third, I don’t think you can crash online classes.</p>

<p>I’m sorry to come off so negative but it has been pretty bad lately at SMC. This semester I had to crash all the classes I’m taking and that required crashing multiple of the same class for 3 weeks before I got in.</p>

<p>I would of course try, you could get lucky.</p>

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<p>What the above poster said. Things are pretty tough at SMC. Case in point: there was a giant student-run protest at a Board of Trustees meeting that ended with all of the protestors getting pepper sprayed by Santa Monica PD. They are protesting the new private tuition thing that will most likely happen this summer.</p>

<p>With that said, they offer SOME online courses over the summer, but the bigger problem is being able to get a spot in the class. If you have never before attended SMC, then your chances of getting a spot in an online summer class are pretty slim. Unless you wanna fork over an extra $200 a unit. :-)</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>