Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but i am trying to plan my college career at the moment and i am currently a junior in highschool. i am thinking of taking 4 classes in Ohlone and at Chabot community college ( i’ve seen in other forums of people taking two colleges) for my pre reqs. i want to get in a UC but with the current GPA i have right now, I don’t think it will happen. So i was planning to start taking college classes starting second semester. What would be the chance of me transferring from a CC to a UC, say like Davis or even state college, Cal Poly? What do you guys think?
UCs and CSUs mainly take junior level transfers, and do not consider high school GPA for junior level transfers.
So if your college GPA is good, you may have more choices as a transfer than as a frosh with a poor high school GPA.
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major can help you see what kind of college GPA you need to have a realistic chance of transfer admission to UCs.
Unless you are absolutely confident that you can do well in community college classes, you shouldn’t take them until after high school.
That said, transferring from a CC to a UC is a great idea.
For what it’s worth, I graduated from HS with a 2.9. I went to CC for two years, got straight As, and recently transferred to UC Berkeley. Plenty of people do this. The UCs don’t care about HS grades, but they DO care about grades in transferable college classes. I would avoid taking college classes while in HS - instead, perhaps you can take AP classes. AP units count for college credit (if you get a 3 or higher on the AP test), and they’ll help you get used to a college work load.
For certain majors, if you have a certain GPA you can apply for a transfer admission guarantee at all the UCs except Berkeley, LA and San Diego.
what if i took my GEs, i was talking to my friends who are currently going to chabot and theyre saying GEs are the easiest rn. because i was thinking, one pre req class and one GE class
Are these dual-enrollment classes or are they in addition to your normal high school courseload? If they are dual-enrollment, then go ahead. If they are in addition to your normal classes, forget it.