<p>hi i have to make my decision soon, whether i want to go to sdsu or sbcc and transfer to ucsb. but i was thinking, how hard would it be (admission wise) to get into UCSB from SDSU. i know UC's don't admit a lot of people from 4 year institutions, but i want to know if i were to have good grades at sdsu how likely would it be for them to admit me. THANKS</p>
<p>This is probably the biggest misconception regarding CSU to UC trasnfer. I have heard from UC reps at transfer days and other transfer related events that to be admitted out of a CSU they want you to have a really compelling and good reason why you want to leave your institution not so much near perfect grades. i.e. someone who has a really good reason to get tranfer out og their cal state with a 3.5 is more likely to get in over someone with a 4.0 applicant who clearly wants to trasnfer based on location of a school or the school's prestige. YOu are right there are very few limited spaces for CSU students but they do happen so there is hope just they usually have the least priority of all applicants except for out of state transfer. Remeber they see you as being in a great position of getting a bachelor's already so they do not hold back on rejecting students in those circumstamces</p>
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<p>what if like i appealed to UCSB, its been my first choice for many years, i was considering SBCC-UCSB but my mother wouldn't pay for it....things like that? i realllllly still wanna go there.ahhhh. hopefully i can provide compelling info and good grades.</p>
<p>Find out if there are loans available so you can attend SBCC because if you go to UCSB from a cc over a csu your chances in my opinion will increase ten-fold.</p>
<p>plus i think there's TAA's (transfer admission agreements) for community college transfers</p>
<p>taa is basically a contract that guarantees admission into the university under ur designated major</p>
<p>you could apply for the BOGG fee waiver. See if they have a re-entry center. My school has a women's re-entry center and it's not just for women. Men go there too and they lend you the books you need and help you find support like a job or scholarships.</p>