<p>Hi everybody! I'm currently a high school senior and I wanted to gauge how probable transferring in one year is---what are the pros/cons about it? After being rejected by a slew of colleges, I want to know your guys' stories and your reasons for one year transferring. Thanks!</p>
<p>I know two friends who did it last year, both got into every UC applied and are now attending LA and Berkeley. Honestly, I wish I had done it. It does require a TON of motivation and hard-work. The friend who now goes to Berkeley had a lot of AP credits and took three classes over the summer so she was able to finish taking about 6 courses each semester. The LA friend didn’t so she took ~10 classes at two different CCs. It also depends on the CC you’re planning to go. A lot of people have trouble registering for the classes they need so you might be unable to get the classes in time.</p>
<p>Pros- saves money, pack two years of GEs into one year
Cons- need to decide on your major now to finish pre-reqs, work may be overwhelming thus resulting in low GPA, unable to register for the necessary classes</p>
<p>I have a friend who did this back in the day, and it takes strong motivation to do so. You will have to start immediately in the summer and most likely have to request your counselor to remove your unit cap. Having AP credits will help immensely to reduce the amount of classes taken, but you will still be packed with a lot of classes every semester. He ended up going to UCLA after just 1 year.</p>
<p>Like appleslices outlined above, the pros is to save a year and a lot of money and the cons is you need to know immediately what you are doing and be motivated to get good grades in such a packed semester.</p>
<p>If you can pull it off, you benefit greatly.</p>
<p>Like everyone previously stated, you have to start this summer and get classes right away! Most of the people that I know that are able to pull it off, took AP courses or CC while in high school. If you didn’t do either of the two I stated, taking 25 units a semester is insanely difficult. Not many people can pull it off. And don’t expect to transfer as engineering or impacted majors within a year… there’s a bunch of pre-reqs depending on which major you pick ( you need priority registration and be successful in all of your petitions to pull it off, if you plan on overloading 22 units + a semester). Good luck.</p>