<p>Chem is always overfilled. If you put yourself on the waitlist you -should- be fine. There are loads of R1As that are not 6 units if you want to go with the 4 4-unit route. If you've already had your phase I of tele-bears at CalSO, just stick with what you've already signed up for and try and sign up for a seminar in phase II. Unfortunately frosh get the short-end of the stick when signing up for classes, so landing a different R1A might be tough.</p>
<p>I think I will take 14 units my 1st semester. Then, during the spring, I will take 16 units.</p>
<p>I might enroll in Astronomy C10. Would that be a good choice?</p>
<p>Whatever you think is interesting. We were just merely providing suggestions. As long as the classes are not glaringly easy I don't think the transfer schools will care that much.</p>
<p>Are there any ways to get a university to notice you? Or more easily admit you? Contacting professors at the university?</p>
<p>Could contacting professors at a particular university help? Through research, etc?</p>
<p>nhsharvard,</p>
<p>Please remember, at least theoretically, you're supposed to be giving Berkeley a shot before transferring. If you contact schools before you really begin at your own college, it may be seen as disingenuous.</p>
<p>Are there any books that can help me with the transfer process into Brown, UPenn, Cornell, and UChicago? Or even Yale?</p>
<p>I'm taking a P/NP course in addition to my 14 units. It's called Legal Studies 98, which is a DeCal about Law Culture in Imperialist China.</p>
<p>I might also be taking Chemistry P to prep me for Chem 1A in the Spring.</p>
<p>Would these courses harm me in the transfer process?</p>
<p>I am giving Berkeley a chance, but I still want to apply to be a transfer student. There's nothing wrong with applying to other universities. I am particularly interested in these universities because they offer smaller classes and better programs.</p>
<p>I don't have much specific to add. But I would HIGHLY recommend you have four classes on your schedule first semester. For the schools you are targeting, three is too light a load, imo.</p>
<p>Also, please give Cal a fighting chance. It is a GREAT school. Your chances (anyone's chances) of admittance to the schools you've listed are small. Don't set yourself up to believe that you have to transfer to one of those schools.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
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I don't have much specific to add. But I would HIGHLY recommend you have four classes on your schedule first semester. For the schools you are targeting, three is too light a load, imo.</p>
<p>Also, please give Cal a fighting chance. It is a GREAT school. Your chances (anyone's chances) of admittance to the schools you've listed are small. Don't set yourself up to believe that you have to transfer to one of those schools.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.
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<p>I definitely agree with Andale.</p>
<p>Cal is a great school. If you do well there, you have an opportunity to do anything. May be it's my east coast ignorance, but I don't understand why the perception of Cal by Californians is so low. They have so many programs in the top ten, it's silly. Yes, it's a state school, but it's among the best [/rant]. Anyway, like I was saying, it's a great school and give it a chance. You may enjoy loving it, and decide not transfer. </p>
<p>The schools you listed are extremely selective for transfer.</p>
<p>I would suggest you take a tough course load (a mix of difficulty as well as the course load). </p>
<p>Get good grades! I can't emphasize this enough. </p>
<p>Get involved. Don't be a sitting duck. This sort of connects to the giving CAL a chance rant I had earlier, but it has to do with showing that you're more than just someone who sits in their room and studies. Show that you have depth. </p>
<p>Write good essays. Be eloquent about why you want to go to your prospective school...it's important to have good reasons to transfer. </p>
<p>PS: If you're thinking of going pre-med, I would suggest that you start taking classes for it from the get go. It's hard to catch up on pre-med IMO...especially because more than likely you will be taking MCATS as early as end of sophomore/junior year and applying to med schools...Essentially, it's easy to do pre-law because you can do it from any major...as it was suggested before, humanities courses can help prepare you...you don't necessarily have to do it right now.</p>
<p>If I decide to be a math major, there's nothing much besides math classes for me to take.</p>
<p>I want a stronger math background, so I'm taking Math 1A.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I can add another course.</p>
<p>I'm taking:
Math 1A
Earth and Planetary Science 170AC
College Writing R1A
Legal Studies 98
(Chemistry P?)</p>
<p>Would EPS 170 AC, an upper division course help?</p>
<p>I'm going to try to be a junior transfer because my 1st semester courseload is not as rigorous. I couldn't make it more rigorous because of College Writing R1A, which is a 6 unit course.</p>
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Yes, it's a state school,
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<p>UCs are state schools and they are public.</p>
<p>Are there any boooks about transfering to universities, such as Brown, etc?</p>
<p>I'm not aware of any books for transferring... especially ones specific to top-tier universities that accept a handful of students each year. </p>
<p>Kmzizzle: the term state school includes the UCs, even though the title of the university doesn't have 'state' in it like the Cal State universities do.</p>
<p>Yeh you guys are right. I just dont like putting a school like Berk with schools like SDSU, SJSU etc</p>
<p>Are there any books about transfering to private universities?</p>
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Yeh you guys are right. I just dont like putting a school like Berk with schools like SDSU, SJSU etc
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<p>They are not on the same level, CA has a three tiered system: CC, SU and UC.</p>
<p>Honestly, there aren't a lot. When I was transferring, I only found two books that dealt with transferring at all. Discussion boards like this and websites that deal with transferring are much more helpful and plentiful.</p>
<p>I agree with Scoobygurl. I didn't read any books on transferring...any help I DID get was from here...even then...there's not much advice that was needed. It was more of a support thing I guess.</p>