Too Many AP Credits, Transfer Still Possible?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I'm currently in high school. Due to some circumstances, I won't be able to go to the UC I wanted to, so I hope to do a UC to UC transfer. However, I have 115 (or so, depending on the UC I end up at) credits from the AP tests I've taken. Is it still possible to transfer?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot in advance.</p>

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<p>AP units do not count against you, at least at UCLA. They can only help. So, if you didn’t have 90 quarter units of non-AP work, you could use your AP credit to get to 90. Or, if your AP units put you over 129, they won’t damage your chances of acceptance. </p>

<p>And 115 quarter units of AP work? That is like 20 tests, isn’t it?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the answer, you’re awesome. Indeed, 115 credits is 20 tests.</p>

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<p>I realize you’ve probably heard this before, but…</p>

<p>If you are still in high school, don’t go to a UC if you plan to transfer to another UC. Go to a community college. You will save yourself a ton of money, and you will have a considerably better chance of getting into the UC you want.</p>

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<p>The main problem with community college for someone with 20 AP tests’ worth of credit is that someone with that much AP credit is likely to want to take upper division courses early (in freshman or sophomore year).</p>

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<p>Well considering most UCs only allow a very few upper division courses to transfer (for instance, UCLA only allows 3 upper division courses from another institution to apply to the major), I don’t think it should matter much, especially not enough to burn thousands of dollars</p>