Question regarding #14 on the UC transfer FAQ

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<p>"14. Will my chances be affected if I stay a ccc for a very long time?
Most people take 2-3 years to transfer. If you stay longer, you can still get in as long as you finished your prereq's. I know someone who was at a ccc for 4 years before she transfered into ucb. </p>

<p>***<strong><em>But, it probably won't look too good if you're applying for grad schools.</em></strong>*"</p>

<p>How true is this, particularly for MBA admissions? </p>

<p>I completed one year at a CCC, but I have still have quite a lot of math to complete before I can transfer (some lack of planning on my part.) I estimate I will need to spend 2 1/2 more years (with no summers), so 3 1/2 years at my CC before transferring with all of the math pre-reqs done. Oh, and I realize you don't HAVE to finish all of the pre-reqs but in order to make myself as competitive as possible for UCB and to avoid taking Calculus and Discrete Mathematics at Berkeley, I want to knock them out at my CC.</p>

<p>So, long story short, how much does the length of your stay at a CC really matter to grad school admissions? </p>

<p>THANKS A TON!</p>

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<p>I don’t see why it would matter. There is a wide variety of reasons why someone may take a long time to complete transfer: financial (working), personal (marriage, pregnancy, motherhood, caring for ill parents), etc. Grad school can’t possibly discriminate applicants because they took a while to finish school (especially when there are legitimate reasons, and since grad school typically don’t ask you why you take the amount of time you took to finish, they can’t really discriminate against anyone for taking a long time).</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply and the info AskMsSun</p>