<p>I am a California resident and studying in a california community college. I got rejected by UCB and UCLA but I got offered by other UCs. I really want to get into UCB and UCLA. I am thinking should I stay one more year in the CC. Will this affect my chance if I reapply the UCs(especially UCB and UCLA since they rejected me) this fall?? Will they require a higher gpa?? I afraid those UCs which have accepted me would reject me next year. I do not have any schools to go then........</p>
<p>Is it worth it? The outcome may be the same for the following year. UCB and UCLA are highly selective. Would you chance another year based off that?</p>
<p>What if you don’t get in the second time? What will you do then? Honestly, it’s not worth waiting other year for a second chance. They are not going to give you priority just because it’s your second time applying.</p>
<p>What’s your major, GPA and how many prerequisites have you completed?</p>
<p>A lot of people really, really want to go to UCLA and Berkeley but you have to face reality. Not everyone is qualified to go there.</p>
<p>Why were you denied admission? What is about UCLA and Cal that you feel you MUST go only to one of those schools?</p>
<p>Just because ucb has always been my dream school.:(</p>
<p>you should tell us your stats</p>
<p>@iaintstupid Post you stats as in the time when you submitted your UC App (omit personal details). I’ll give you my opinion about whether wait a year o not. I understand what you are going through; even though I got accepted to Berkeley, I was sure before Friday that I would be rejected and I couldn’t help thinking that I would reapply.</p>
<p>Unless you had incomplete prerequisites that you could complete by next year, or you think you can significantly bring up your GPA, waiting does not seem to be worth it. </p>
<p>What major did you apply for, and what were your stats? </p>
<p>If you do choose to wait a year, you could also always TAG to another UC.</p>
<p>I applied media studies with 3.3x gpa(i know its very low). If i stay for one more year, it can pull my gpa to 3.6x and i might apply rhetoric or linguistic.</p>
<p>How many prerequisites have you not taken? Or have you taken all of them?</p>
<p>I can’t seem to find a “media studies” major on UCLA’s website. Does it have another synonyms name?</p>
<p>@lachesis4687 I have completed most of them. Since one of the prerequisites is History. It is equivalent to 2 history classes in my college. I completed one of them only. Besides, i got a C and B for other requirement. I know my chance is very small for media studies. Therefore, I just want to know if i wait for one more year and change it to linguistics or rhetoric, is my chance still very low? I am taking+ will take many similar communication and linguistics classes in order to show my passion of this field.</p>
<p>Considering you’ve completed most of them, I think it would be kind of a wasted year and would not recommend staying at all. There is no guarantee that you get in the second go around.</p>
<p>Where did you get accepted?</p>
<p>Media studies is a highly highly selective major. The UCLA’s reciprocating major, communications is, as far as I know, the most selective major in L&S. Communications have a cut off GPA of 3.5. Also there is no guarantee that you can pull up your GPA. What if you don’t get your 4.0 that you think you can get? I recommend that you go to whatever school you’ve been accepted to.</p>