<p>I've already posted this in the general transfer students area, but have been told to repost this here.</p>
<p>I am an international student and am going to attend SMC to save money. After two years, I will hopefully transfer to UCLA or USC.
The major I am intending to choose is either Computer Science or Computer Engineering. I've read that 'normal' students should be okay with a GPA around 3.7 or 3.8 for transfer, but what do I as an international need to have good chances?</p>
<p>Also, is there any sort of TAG or TAP for international students?</p>
<p>Is it possible to get credits for work done in my highschool? I haven't taken APs or anything like that, but I know of some people of my country who have been granted around 30 credits to a 4-year university. How does this work with transfering? Would I be best advised to let my Transcript be evaluated by an organisation such as WES?
Will SMC handle these Credit things or does that depend on the university I will transfer to?</p>
<p>"I've read that 'normal' students should be okay with a GPA around 3.7 or 3.8 for transfer, but what do I as an international need to have good chances?""</p>
<p>"I've read that 'normal' students should be okay with a GPA around 3.7 or 3.8 for transfer, but what do I as an international need to have good chances?"</p>
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<li>3.7 + 3.8 was the average GPA for a person to get admitted for your computer science major last year, so I wouldn't expect any difference. However, it doesn't hurt to aim higher to REALLY have a good chance of getting in. </li>
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<p>"is there any sort of TAG or TAP for international students?"</p>
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<li>you claim to go to SMC. I believe SMC has TAP for their students. I don't see why there would be any different requirement for international and US citizens. </li>
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<p>"Is it possible to get credits for work done in my highschool? I haven't taken APs or anything like that, but I know of some people of my country who have been granted around 30 credits to a 4-year university. How does this work with transfering?"</p>
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<li>the only credit you can get from your high school (that are non-AP) are foreign language credits to take out a portion of your IGETC. however, they dont actually translate to "credit" but more of "pass/fail" i believe. only way to get credits to be used towards your 60 semester units requirement for admissions as a junior-level transfer is if you had taken AP exams (with a 3+ score). </li>
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<p>"Will SMC handle these Credit things or does that depend on the university I will transfer to?"</p>
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<li>SMC handles the AP credits. </li>
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<p>I hope I answered some of your answers. But truthfully, I am not 100% sure (only 20%) that I am correct. The best person to help answer your questions are counselors at SMC. Good luck.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for the help.
Im not yet going to SMC, as I will not finish my highschool before next year.
However, going to SMC is pretty much set, so I am really trying to get any information as early as possible.</p>
<p>Also, Ive mailed the people from the SMC scholars program, who told me told me that I could participate in the program, but it wouldn't be recognized for international students by UCLA.</p>
<p>Also, I read on one of the UC's websites that the normal TAP for that specific university (dont remember which one) does not include international students.</p>
<p>If you take two years at SMC would you do all two on a student visa or do you plan on actually moving into the country? Meaning- after a certain period of time would you still be an international or do you plan on becoming a resident of California?</p>
<p>USC is a private school... they do not discriminate against your international status really as they are not state funded. State funded schools such as the UCs have certain quota to meet and thus accept mostly state students, not to mention they make you pay MUCH more if you are out of state, USC charges the same in either case.</p>
<p>And the TAP program for UCLA is not a requirement, you can get in without it. </p>
<p>And clearly the goal of community colleges is to transfer over state kids not internationals, as a whole international admission is meant to be a bit harder because technically speaking countries want their own students at the best universaties not foreign students.</p>