<p>i'm a junior in high school and am already sold on going to CC and joining TAP in high hopes of transferring to UCLA or UCB. was wondering if i should take the sat anyway? </p>
<p>if when i'm transferring and the colleges look back at my high school records and they see i never took the sat (including satii subject tests) will it look bad at all or do they not care or not even look at all?</p>
<p>If you are only planning on applying to the UC's do not bother with the SAT because they will not even look at them.</p>
<p>yeah, that's pretty much what i'm leaning towards. is there anything from high school that the UC schools tend to look at?</p>
<p>also i notice that i don't see many transfers to USC. why is this? is it because it's not associated with the TAP program or they just don't accept a lot of transfer students?</p>
<p>USC is actually very good for a private school with accepting transfer students but it is arguably more difficult to get into then UCLA. Also UC's give priority to CCC students and have IGETC which makes it very simple to transfer to these Universities. This tends to make students more likely to apply to the UC's then USC. And another huge reason is UC's are cheaper than USC.</p>
<p>was wondering if i should plan ahead and try to get a start on my IGETC? what class should i begin with? i'll probably start summer of '08 seeing as how i'm tied up currently with APUSH and AP English. </p>
<p>does it get hectic when trying to complete the IGETC requirements by when you turn in your application if you started CC on a fresh slate?</p>
<p>btw, i mentioned USC because i plan to major in business/econ and hear it is an excellent school for this. is it harder at all to get into UCLA/UCB as a business major or does it make little difference?</p>
<p>It has not been hectic in the least to complete the IGETC, and I had to complete two non-transferable prereqs (my CCC has a notoriously bad assessment testing system) my first semester.</p>
<p>My advice would be not to worry about completing the IGETC, but instead about earning a high GPA (4.0 ideally). Also, make sure you complete all your major pre-reqs (with A's of course).</p>
<p>Oh, and I would take the SAT. You have nothing to lose if you decide to apply to some out of state colleges. Initially my intent was to transfer to Georgetown University in DC, which requires SAT scores. But, after becoming inundated with course work/internships I had no time to study for it. And ultimately I decided not to take it, as I ran into some fiscal issues with Georgetown (~3x as much as UCB).</p>
<p>UCLA does not have a business program but they do have Business econ. UCLA business econ average admit GPA is around 3.82 so it is definitely not easy. My advice is make sure you do the TAP program. Berkeley business (Hass) is very very difficult to get into. You must get a 3.9 GPA or above to really be considered for the program. Another huge downside about applying to Hass is that you must fulfill different GE requirements so if you don't get accepted it might screw you over for other UC's. I would highly suggest applying to Berkeley Economics instead. And to answer your question the hardest major to get accepted to at UCLA besides communications, theater and film program is Econ/Bus Econ. UCB is a little different they accept by division (College of Letters Arts and Sciences) so if you are applying as a social science major it does not matter if you apply as Econ, history, Sociology etc.</p>
<p>Don't take SAT waste of time for UC..</p>
<p>Hmm...if the requirements are really that high, I may have to rethink my major. I am confident I can get a high GPA in CC in the upper 3.8+ range but I'd rather be on the safe side. What are some of the more less difficult majors to go in as and what is the average GPA to get into UCLA/UCB?</p>
<p>Also, I do plan on applying for TAP in CC but do they weigh the GPA on the 3.0 requirement to join TAP or is it unweighted? Not sure if it's the same for all CCC but I plan to go to SMC and the minimum is a 3.0. My 9th/10th grade GPA stands at 3.32 unweighted.</p>
<p>UCB/UCLA- Literature/humanities department is less impacted..
around 3.5ish....</p>
<p>What is the avg GPA admittance for USC as a business major? I understand it's an expensive school but doesn't financial aid/grants help a great deal in paying off the tuition?</p>
<p>Yah USC does giv out lots of financial aid/grant scholarships...
USC marshall Avg GPA i heard was 3.7....</p>
<p>Does USC take a look at your High School SAT scores? If so, how much does it affect the application?</p>
<p>if you apply as sophomore(less than 30units) they do look at ur highschool/SAT scores but if you apply as junior they dont look at it...</p>
<p>Ah, so assuming I plan to transfer out after completing two years at CC and then apply to USC to transfer then they won't take a look at the SAT score?</p>
<p>My parents are kind of pushing me to take the SAT even though they know that my plan is to go to CC and transfer out after two years. Since I plan to only apply to the major UC's and possibly USC, is it really worth the time/money/effort to take the SAT? And not only the SAT I but also the SAT II subject tests.</p>
<p>If you are confident that you can get around 3.8 and get tap certified there is no reason why you would not be a competitive candidate for UCLA and if you are around a 3.8 you would also be very competitive for UCB econ to. It seems to me that USC is getting harder to get into every year and Marshall school of business is getting really tough to. Any econ or business major at a good school is getting tough to get into. But again if you can get around a 3.8 and get mostly A's in your major course work you will be fine especially UCLA with TAP.</p>
<p>you are applying for junior level so don't take SAT's</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies...</p>
<p>I originally planned to sign up for the January SAT before I made my decision to go to CC. So is it pretty much the right choice to not take the test as it really won't have any effect on me whatsoever?</p>
<p>Kinda saw your reply late there Torrance but thanks for the response.</p>
<p>So is there anything I should do to prepare for my two year venture at CC? I will definitely strive for a 3.8-4.0 for sure. Or should I just chill while I'm in High School now since, afterall, I am going to CC. ;)</p>
<p>edit: Crap, haha, I forgot to ask if striving to go to USC AND UCLA/UCB cause a problem in getting the requirements done? For example, I know for UCLA/UCB I need to get IGETC certified but from what I understand, USC doesn't follow this same format? Do they have a different requirement list and will this cause problems when I'm in CC and trying to figure out what classes I need to get done, etc.?</p>
<p>Yes USC has a different GE requirement but your CC will have the list of classes you need to take to transfer to USC. It is actually not hard to complete both IGETC and USC GE many of the requirements can be fulfilled with the same courses. You will have to take additional courses if you plan on doing both but it is really not that big of a deal.</p>