Transfer Chances

[epgenius]

<p>Hey, I'm looking to transfer into UCLA Poli. Sci. from UC Santa Barbara, can anybody who has a good grasp on UCLA transfer chances assess my status?
My stats are as follows:</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.53
Finished all GEs
Finished all pre-major requirements
CALPIRG Internship: Health Care Campaign Coordinator (10-20 hours a week on top of school)</p>

<p>High School:
GPA: 3.6
SAT: 2100
ACT: 32</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Bio- 660
Lit- 680
US- 700</p>

<p>8 A.P. Exams: three 5s, four 4s and a 3</p>

<p>High School:
1 year Academic Decathlon (I was 12th in state, including Division 1 golds in Interview in History)
4 years varsity golf, 3 years captain of j.v. golf
3 years drama
student council representative
loads of community service</p>

<p>I have worked really hard to get to Junior standing by the time I will enter UCLA by taking 57 quarter units through the fall, winter and spring quarters, (I have 40 transferable credits completed before freshman year)...</p>

[Bruin321]

<p>first of all your high school grades won’t matter if your transferring from ucsb. Second, I don’t think your gpa for poli sci is competitive enough. The average last year was around a 3.9. If you went to a jc and did the TAP program you would have a lot better shot. But than again you never know maybe you wrote and awesome essay.</p>

<p>hope that helps. Goodluck.</p>

[Wheaty]

<p>Epgenius,</p>

<p>Here’s the good news, for political sci they admitted 40% of transfers from 2009:
[Profile</a> of Admitted Transfer Students by Major, Fall 2009 - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof09_mjr.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof09_mjr.htm)</p>

<p>Above link shows a transfer GPA admitted average of 3.65. Don’t forget, that’s the average so 50% above and 50% below that 3.65.</p>

<p>And here’s the break down by other UC’s transferring into UCLA:
[Profile</a> of Transfers from other UCs - 09 Fall - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof09_UC.htm]Profile”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/Tr_Prof09_UC.htm)</p>

<p>The bummer is that only 44 UCSB students successfully transferred in 2009. </p>

<p>Based on the numbers I would say you have a good chance but I would encourage you to really become familiar with the mechanics of the transfer application process.</p>

<p>Best,
Wheaty</p>