Rejected from all UCs as a transfer?

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<p>Hey guys.. I'm slightly concerned about what I'm going to do for the next year. Here are my application statuses to all the UCs:</p>

<p>Davis - Waitlisted
Santa Cruz - Rejected; Appeal sent in
Merced - Rejected
Irvine - Rejected
Santa Barbara - Rejected
Riverside - Rejected; Appeal sent in
San Diego - Waiting (STILL?)</p>

<p>My transfer stats are:</p>

<p>3.2 GPA (In progress making up 1 F this semester, which will get my GPA up quite a bit)
Chemistry Major
IGETC: Partially complete (Missing 1 or 2 courses)</p>

<p>So.. I've pretty much been rejected by all the UCs this year. I guess the most noticeable weaknesses in my application were my low GPA and only partial completion of IGETC. I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on what I should be doing over the next year. I am definitely planning to finish up my IGETC this next year, but besides that I really need some help figuring out what direction to take at this point :(</p>

<p>Thank you very much for your time everyone</p>

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<p>As you said, boost that GPA, finish IGETC, but also get involved in a club on campus/volunteer or take up a part-time job if you haven’t already. Having transferred to UCLA last Fall I was also accepted to UCI and UCSB and from other transfers I’ve talked to those seemed to be the common denominators.</p>

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<p>As you said, boost that GPA, finish IGETC, but also get involved in a club on campus/volunteer or take up a part-time job if you haven’t already. Having transferred to UCLA last Fall I was also accepted to UCI and UCSB and from other transfers I’ve talked to those seemed to be the common denominators…</p>

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<p>Aw… I couldnt pass ur thread since my stats are similar to urs and I also was in the same situation.
My major is chemistry and my gpa is 3.28.
I finished IGECT and all the prerequisite s except the 3rd engineering physics.
I applied to 5 UCs and got into UCD, UCI, UCSB, and UCLA but still pending on UCSD.</p>

<p>I got into UCSB and UCI with 3.19 last year but didn’t go because I was totally screwed in the spring semester. So I retook the classes on last Fall and reapplied.
My gpa is still low but I think the reason why I got into those schools is my ECs.
I did ~1800 hrs of volunteer work (in 7 yrs) in my church, and two hospitals.
I also got a part time job since I was a sophomore in high school. And I believe, my essays were strong enough to attract the admission officers.</p>

<p>Take some easy classes to raise ur gpa, finish your prerequisites and IGETC (they ARE important!), and volunteer and work too!!!</p>

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<p>I would take your remaining prereqs? Do you have ochem completed and up to calc 2 at least?</p>

<p>Edit: Wait, you said IGETC. All your prereqs are done?</p>

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<p>IGETC shouldn’t be a problem, especially if you’re only missing 1 or 2 classes. If you’re behind on pre-req, then that may be it. If not, then the F is looking really bad on your application, even if you’re trying to make it up this semester.</p>

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<p>A 3.2 is definitely, definitely high enough for UCR, UCM, UCSC. There must be some pre-requisite or other requirement that you are missing.</p>

<p>When did you get that F? If it was in the fall or winter, that’s why you got rejected. You can’t fail a class while applying somewhere.</p>

<p>Also, most UCs don’t care whatsoever about your ECs, so don’t do that just for the sake of getting in.</p>

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<p>The F was from Spring of 2012. :(</p>

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<p>It still probably played a role in all of this. What class was it?</p>

<p>Most UCs will look past it once you’ve retaken the class. Your UC GPA will also go way up because only the passing grade is used.</p>

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<p>It was a Humanities class that I took for IGETC. It was my fault that I got the F… (Missed the final and got an automatic F…) I’m current taking it this semester and currently maintaining a solid A in the class. I mentioned this in my application… :(</p>

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<p>bump :frowning: looking for more input</p>

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<p>It’s probably due to your F… I wouldn’t be surprised if your appeal is granted since you made it up.</p>

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<p>I hope they see it that way :(</p>

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<p>Last year I applied as a Bio Major, rejected from 6 UCs, got an F Fall quarter that I made up Winter quarter. I appealed to Davis, but I didn’t get in. Also, it was probably because I had only been at cc for one year (I would have 90 units by the year’s end), and hadn’t finished ochem/physics. Applied this year and got into 2, waitlisted to 1. Don’t give up hope!</p>