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<li><p>Share your success story to UC schools you wanted to get in</p></li>
<li><p>Is SMC general courses (freshmen and sophmore year) tough?</p></li>
<li><p>Heard that the classes get full right away, but really? that fast?</p></li>
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<li><p>Not there yet.</p></li>
<li><p>Mmm, I’ve been to three community colleges including SMC. I’d put SD Mesa and SMC neck and neck, LBCC was a tiny bit easier.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes. That fast. :-(</p></li>
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<li><p>Will let you know in a month!</p></li>
<li><p>I do not think the SMC general courses are tough. I was able to maintain a 4.0 GPA, while working almost full time and commuting from an hour away (until I took a bio class and got a B, ugh). I think a lot of the classes just require minimal effort, but it really depends on what you are taking. I think if you take it seriously, show up to class, and try not to turn things in late, you will be fine.</p></li>
<li><p>Classes do get full quickly, however, if you get on the waiting list or stalk the online sign up pages for when people drop, you can get in. I have been at SMC for 6 sessions now (fall, winter, spring, summer, fall, spring) and I was able to get every class I needed finished in that time period, and will be getting my AA in June.</p></li>
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<li>N/A. (I got accepted in CSUs, but not UCs, so I’ve not no success stories to share concerning UCs.)</li>
<li>Still have to finish math at SMC over here.</li>
<li>You have to make sure to be diligent in getting the classes you need.</li>
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<p>Overall matrix is at [California</a> Postsecondary Education Commission - Transfer Pathway Charts](<a href=“http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/TransferPathwayChart.asp?Inst=A0001A]California”>http://www.cpec.ca.gov/OnLineData/TransferPathwayChart.asp?Inst=A0001A)</p>
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<li><p>I am still hearing from colleges, but I have so far gotten into UCSC and UCSB I am waiting to hear from UCLA and UCB. I have a 4.0 and I am an English Major from SMC</p></li>
<li><p>It depends how much you study/devote your time to it. I was very determined. It depends what classes you take and your professor. Overall I had some very hard and some very easy classes. go onto ratemyprofessor.com and students will tell you about a teacher before you jump into it. </p></li>
<li><p>If you are part of the honors system there you get priority in getting classes. That is what I did and I have been able to get all my classes at the right times with no problem at all.</p></li>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Hey shannpop! Good for you! Hope you also get into UCLA and UCB! 4.0 wow! Well yeah I guess it depends on how much willingness the student has to maintain high grades. </p>
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<li>Can you tell me how you got into honor class? Did you start those from the beginning as in fall semester of freshmen year? or did you earn a high gpa in smc and was allowed to apply for honor classes?</li>
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