<p>Hello, currently I attend SMC as a full time student and this is my first year. However, in the winter and spring 2010 i intend on being a full time student at SMC, but i want to take more classes at LACC/LAVC, so therefore I can have more units.
I'm wondering though which school will I be graduating from? How is it that Santa Moncia colllege has the highest transfer rates when a lot of other places also use TAG?</p>
<p>I also would like to know, is TAG a 100% guarantee?
I'm doing Sociology, Law and society TAG for UCSD </p>
<p>Oh okay, hm so why do i keep hearing from people ohhh yeah it’s competitive you should have at least a 3.6
when all they require is 3.0 + transferable math and english + IGETC and major stuff</p>
<p>if that’s all then why aren’t more people going to ucsd lol</p>
<p>^cause more people are going to la and cal and other uc’s obviously</p>
<p>and a 3.0 isnt going to cut it for most grad schools, so why would anyone aim so low? I am sure people are keeping their gpa’s up for reasons beyond transferring (med school, law school etc)</p>
<p>also a lot of people are uninformed about TAG.</p>
<p>My buddy just got into grad school and they didn’t even factor in his community college GPA. All they cared about was his UC GPA, so the GPA you get in community college has nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>CC GPA will be factored in if you do poorly in your 2 years at UC but did well in CC I assume. It shows that you couldn’t handle the tougher stuff. But if you get by with a 2.9-3.0 in CC and transfer to a UC and get a 3.5+ then it shows you were just lazy in CC but can handle a tougher load.</p>
<p>For purposes of UC admission, it does not matter which community college you attend. The most important thing is that you complete the classes you need for IGETC and major pre-reqs. Your UC application will ask you for all courses you have taken, the grade you got in the course and the college you took the class at. It does NOT matter where you complete these classes. The reason that SMC has higher UCLA transfer rates has to do with demographics, not a preference on the part of UCLA. </p>
<p>Finally: If it is just about taking more classes, you should see a counselor at SMC and tell them you want to take more classes. They will be able to up your unit load if you an demonstrate that you can handle the extra workload. That way you can take more classes at SMC and not have to drive to other colleges.</p>
<p>If you attend colleges besides SMC and want to graduate from SMC, you will probably need to transfer the credits from other colleges over to SMC in order to meet the AA unit requirement (60 units).</p>
<p>Also: When you apply to grad school they will want transcripts from ALL colleges you have attended. They will weigh your last 2 years of college more heavily than the first two, but they will want ALL transcripts.</p>