<p>I'm applying as a transfer this year. So for this Fall semester, I'm planning on taking on a particularly difficult schedule: Calculus 2, Computer Science Data Structures and Algorithms, English 2(Honors), and either Microeconomics or Intensive Elementary Japanese. I am worried that my GPA will take a serious hit, so I have been considering pushing back honors english and/or calculus to spring 2014, and swap them in for the relatively easier IGETC classes I still have to do. </p>
<p>So my questions are:
I've heard that taking English 2 in the spring is detrimental, is that really true?
On top of that, how bad does it look to finish 2-3 prerequisites and English 2 in the spring?</p>
<p>I should note that I will be able to complete all of my prerequisites by spring either way.</p>
<p>There’s always a risk if you take the harder classes in the last semester before transferring to the top tier UCs. If you get more than 2 Cs, you will have to report to UCLA and UCB. I have heard that some students were rescinded by having more than 2 Cs and still maintained above 3.0 GPA…that’s for UCLA and UCB.
I took a hard physical science class (honors) in the spring semester; got a C and now I am worried that my admission may be rescinded at UCLA. I had to report it. My grades dropped from a 3.7 to 3.3. I took harder classes in the spring but easier ones the first year and half; got good grades to get into UCLA. So it’s not an easy decision to take all hard classes at your last semester.</p>
<p>Definitely don’t worry about taking your English the spring semester before you transfer. I took English this past Spring and still got accepted to UCLA, UCB, and UCSD. But I totally remember stressing out because I read a lot of posts saying that you will get automatically denied if you take English or Math your last semester. Oh and I also took 2 of my 6 pre-reqs this past Spring semester, and that didn’t seem to be a problem either. So don’t worry :)</p>
<p>That doesn’t seem like too much for a semester (seems like it’s about 5+4+3+3 = 15 units) unless you’re working many hours or something. Microecon is like pre-algebra if you’ve gone through calc 1, so that’s nothing to worry about; data structures is fairly straightforward but will require time, same as English; calc 2 will probably take most of your time, but that shouldn’t be a surprise.</p>