<p>Right now I'm considering either going to a 4 year university to which I was accepted, or to go to community in order to transfer to UC in one year. I know it's possible, but are the chances reasonable enough to give up a four year university? I'm planning to go into a computer science major, which from what I've heard can be somewhat competitive. I'm not aiming for Cal or anything super competitive like that, getting into Davis would be perfect for me.</p>
<p>I'm confident that I have the ability to complete the required units in time along with (hopefully) AP credits, and that I can maintain a reasonable GPA, although as a high school senior I don't know how I'll perform in a college setting. I'm surprised that I didn't get into UC this year considering my academics, but that's a whole other topic.</p>
<p>I'm also kind of lost on what TAG is. From what I know, it guarantees a UC transfer? Am I eligible for this with a one year transfer?</p>
<p>Ok, which APs did you take? If you have enough AP credit, take ~2 summer classes and a class more than the average student in fall, you could be able do pull off a one year transfer (assuming you get mostly As).
One year transfers don’t qualify for TAG (Transfer Admissions Guarantee). I believe you need to be a full time student at a California community college for at least 2 regular terms before you can sign a TAG.
Why do you want to rush and transfer in a year? I’m now transferring after 1.5 years and wish I had that extra quarter/semester (I started in winter because I got sick the summer after my high school graduation). Doing a 1-1.5 year transfer means there is no room for mistakes. The UCs will only see a few grades when you apply, so they must be good grades in order for them to consider you. Also, since you (like me) probably need every unit you can get, Ws are pretty much out of the question (unless you have so much AP credit you’ll easily hit the unit minimum).
Moreover, with all the budget cuts going on, getting the classes you want/need in CCC isn’t easy.
I’d suggest you go for a 2-year transfer. That way you won’t have to overload on classes and risk getting a low GPA because of it. Trust me, you won’t regret going to a CCC for two year, when you’ll find out you’ve been accepted to your dream school (Davis, Cal, UCLA or whatever your dream school is).</p>
<p>PM me if you have any more questions. I’ll be happy to help you out :).</p>
<p>What four year university are you considering? You should use [assist.org](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)to see what classes you’ll need to transfer and start out your course planning if you do plan on going to a community college. You can figure out how many UC transferable units that you have accumulated from your AP scores [here](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/ap-credits/index.html”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/ap-credits/index.html</a>)</p>
<p>Like @deanzatransfer said, you wouldn’t be qualified for TAG. To be eligible for [UC</a> Davis’s Fall 2012 TAG](<a href=“http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/tr_tag.cfm]UC”>Transfer Admission Guarantee), it says you have to be a full-time community college students from Spring 2011 to Spring 2012.</p>
<p>I’m sorta in the same situation as you. I think technically I would be a one year transfer on paper; however I’ve been taking classes at De Anza full-time as a high school senior because I’m in this program that allows HS students to take all their classes at a CC instead of at their HS… I will have the 45 units by the end of the summer for TAG it’s just I’m not sure if I count as a full-time CC student to qualify for TAG…</p>
<p>If I pass all of my AP classes this year, I’ll have 6 ap classes under my belt. And I was actually wondering if I could take summer classes to cont towards my credits as deanzatransfer mentioned, because I remember reading somewhere that it would only count towards elective credits.</p>
<p>And coincidentally, I was planning to go to De Anza or foothill, could you enlighten me on whether or not it’s hard to get into the right classes there?</p>
<p>FYI you need to do well on the AP test, not just complete the classes. Each school has a different cut off for what AP scores they will accept also.</p>
<p>I’ve gotten all 5s and 4s so far</p>
<p>The summer classes you take will transfer over. You could join De Anza’s honors program to get priority registration since classes at De Anza tend to fill up quickly and that will continue with the budget cuts… I’m heard people say it’s easier to get classes at Foothill. </p>
<p>Just wondering, is your HS in the Fremont Union HS District? And feel free to PM me more if you got more questions…</p>