<p>I got rejected from UCI but into UCR so I plan on going there for my first two years. Is it easy to transfer within the UC system if u work hard and have a good GPA? Has anyone done this before? Do the loans just transfer over to the new school? I want to major in Economics and transfer to LA because the job market is stronger there. Will this work out for me?</p>
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<p>In a word? No. It is next to if not impossible to transfer from one UC to a more competitive one. If you really want UCI, you should go to a community college first.</p>
<p>Wow so thers no chance I can finish pre-reqs at UCR then transfer to UCLA for the undergrad econ prog? The reason I wanted to transfer was I want to stay in the UC system so I can take my gen ed stuff at UCR then i wanted to transfer to UCSD or UCLA because their econ programs are solid so that once i graduated i would be able to hold down a nice job 60-70k maybe while working on graduate school if i choose. Am i screwed?</p>
<p>you probably won't get to transfer...ucla or ucsd would be like o he's doing great at ucr...and they dont see the need for you to transfer.</p>
<p>But Ive seen posts here at CC of people being accepted at like Cal or LA while going to SB or Irvine...so it has to be possible...</p>
<p>bleh maybe they have some situation.if you really want to go to ucsd or ucla i suggest a community college....if you didn't get into ucsd or ucla in the first place I highly doubt getting a really good gpa at UCR will be easy for you.</p>
<p>Yeah depending where you live there are honors programs or scholars programs at community colleges that can guarantee admission to any top tier UC.
Pros:
-Saves Money
-Take more classes.
-More scholarships.
-Smaller Classes
-LACC has EOPS (if you live in LA)
-Easier
-Professors are semiretired and come from LA or CAL so you get a top education of two years for nearly free!
-Note: It doesn't matter reputation wise where you spend the first two years. You're only knocking away your GE requirements, making friends and if you don't know what you want to do its a great environment.</p>
<p>CONS:
-Lacking dorm experience which supposedly is a life changing experience, maturation of making friends.
-You will live home for two years.
BUT
You can go to Santa Barbara College that has a link to UCSB, Santa Monica College that has a program with UCLA, or LACC which has a program with USC.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Interesting.....thanks......I think I'll just go to UCR and try the intercampus transfer when the time comes....I'll be staying at home......my gpa was respectable like 3.5 w and 1810 SAT's.......again not nearly good enough for SD and LA but if i work my butt off I could probably succeed at UCR. Who knows maybe I will stay there for all 4 years after all.......</p>
<p>there's always that big "if"..... Whenever I see people say if i do this or if i had done that I see excuses and false hope. Are you sure you aren't trying to make yourself feel better by giving yourself the false hope that you'll do well at UCR? In college there's so much more flexibility and for some it makes it even harder for you to work harder. 1810SAT and 3.5W is by no means respectable in my opinion but hey that's just me. I don't mean to put you down but you seem like the normal kid and UCR seems like the right fit for you. Like you said maybe you'll stay there for all 4 years and end up loving the place.</p>
<p>larkin, 3.5W is pretty respectable when you compare it to the rest of the country.</p>
<p>there IS a world outside CC ;)</p>
<p>Hey larkin i respect ur opinion, but I do think im better than an average kid. If I was average I don't think I would be taking AP classes or passing AP exams (3 last yr). Sure I may be nothing compared to all u CC's who are amazing achievers, but I still regard myself as better than average.</p>
<p>Cecile</p>
<p>Great post! Good luck at UCSD :-)</p>