<p>CC to UC transfers are the most plausible...and thats if u really have ur heart set on a specific UC. 4 yr institutions (UCR/ASU) aren't really meant to be transfer prep and ur chances of getting accepted, i believe, are decreased since the school is most likely to take a CC transfer applicant.</p>
<p>If you go to a CC your chances of transferring to UCI would be pretty high I would like to say. Assuming that is your grades are good. UC to UC is pretty hard to considering its even harder to maintain a high GPA in a UC as opposed to a CC.</p>
<p>I'm in the same dilema. I didn't get into any UC's that I picked. I got accepted to San Jose State and some other state ones. So after spending two years in SJSU and maintaning a good GPA, could I get a transfer to some UC?</p>
<p>If you want to end up attending a UC, just make sure to stay in the system whether it be a UC, calstate, or CC.</p>
<p>I believe the transfer priority goes CC > Calstate > UCs, so choose accordingly. I would offer a suggestion, but it depends largely on your willingness to attend a community college vs. having the 'true' college experience (I am personally biased against CCs, so I won't comment).</p>
<p>same issue - dying to go to ucla, but didnt get in. i got into ucsd, should i go there and try and try and transer, or go to CC. i dont deserve to go to CC i worked my butt off, but I dont want to stay at SD or Irvine for four years.</p>
<p>Is there anywhere I can get admit rates from UC to UC transfers?</p>
<p>if your goin to a cc, your chances are way higher. just decide what major you want NOW and do all the lower division work...use ASSIST...make sure you get a high gpa tho, you may be tempted by many who get lazy at ccs</p>
<p>ALSO mil_ana, ucsd is a really good school too, esp if your doing something science related.</p>
<p>If you search on the websites of UCs you are interested in you can find particular stats for that school.</p>
<p>warning What follows is pure speculation... I wouldn't count on rates staying at this level from other 4-year colleges or other UCs in the near future (eg. your future). The problem you face is you were born the wrong year. App rates have skyrocketed the past few years because of the echo from the baby boom. Kids that would have gotten into most UCs 3 or 4 years ago now sometimes only get into a handful, those that would have only gotten a handful now find only Merced and Riverside send the fat envelopes. The implication is that 2 years from now the xfer app rates are going to surge, meaning the chances of getting in are going to drop. Like I said, pure speculation on my part; I could be wrong, way wrong here. But my advice, if you think this may be true, is to do one of two things. 1) find a 4-year that you'll be happy at if the xfer doesn't come thru. 2) go to a CC for 2 years (only 1 if you have enough AP credit to have junior standing in 1 year) and then apply, since CC applicants will always be favored.</p>
<p>Definitely don't go to a Cal State hoping to transfer later to a UC. That is very unlikely. </p>
<p>Going to a "lower" UC and trying to transfer to a "higher" UC (UCR to UCSD, for instance) is somewhat more likely, though difficult.</p>
<p>Seriously, your best option is to go to CC and transfer. That opens up all kinds of possibilities if you're willing to work hard and earn high grades at CC. I would seriously consider that option. </p>
<p>I think mikemac makes a good point that the CC transfer route may get more competitive, and the UC-to-UC may get MUCH more competitive.</p>
<p>As for how long you have to stay at CC, generally it's two years to transfer if you don't need to take a lot of remedial classes and aren't aiming for bio or engineering which sometimes take longer. Like noted above, if you have a ton of AP credits, it's possible to get out in one year.</p>
<p>my son's friend did the CC transfer in one year. He took 19 units each semester and his AP classes counted too. I think he took summer classes as well. The best way to get to a higher tiered UC is CC transfer.</p>
<p>if u plan on going to med school i would just stay at the 4 year becuase taking pre req's for med school at a CC will look very bad and can cause a rejection from med schools</p>
<p>sadly i'm in the same circumstance.
3.71 uc Gpa
avg 1820 Sat's
760/620 sat II
ec's (track, XC, volunteer, etc.)
of 6 Uc's i applied (from Davis, UCSD and everything in between) i was only admitted into Riverside.. so for now i'm aiming toward CC.. not at all what i was aiming for in highschool.. but have to move on and look at the best option.. CC, although not what i wanted, provides more of guaruntee to be admitted into a UC as a transfer than the other options. So I'm looking at SMC now, which is known for their high transfer rates, then transfer into UCSD. wherever you decide keep the Gpa up. Good luck</p>
<p>I am recommending you go to a CC if you want to get into a UC. A lot of the people in my CC do very well when it comes to UC and high CSU transfers because it is designed to get them in. And if your CC is anything like mine, you can go for free (assuming you have over a 2.5 GPA, which you do.) Like 3down's son's friend, a friend of mine is transferring to Berkeley after one year in a CC too.</p>
<p>Hey, I got a few questions about the UC to UC transfer:</p>
<p>1.) Does it NOT evaluate you based on your high school years? For transfers do they only look at your 2 years in college, meaning is it a clean slate from the point you leave high school?</p>
<p>2.) Is GPA weighted the same for CC and UC? If yes, is CC->UC transfer so much easier for the sole fact that it's easier to get good grades in CC compared to in UC?</p>
<p>3.) Do your extra activities in the 2 years matter like it did for high school?</p>
<p>Just a thought but have any of you considered Santa Barbara City College? In IV, near UCSB and they have the opton of SBCC students living in UCSB dorms...transfer UC to UC is a LOT more difficult than from CC to UC. I know several sophomores at SBCC who have been very happy with their education there and are transfering into UCB and UCLA next fall.</p>
<p>First of all UCR is a quality institution. It trumps ASU and in fact is ranked the same as U of Arizona. Second, Passing on a UC to go to a CC is just not smart, unless you have to because of money. Third, I know someone who had a 3.7 GPA at a CC and still did not get into UCLA, Berkeley or UCSD, so there are no guarantees. My advice, go to UCR, if you do well there you can get into a major university for grad/law/medical school. If you are dead set on transferring out, then apply to quality non-UC schools, USC, Claremont, out of state schools etc</p>
<p>UCR and UCLA have combined medical program for bio students. Although it's pretty competitive - only 24 students per year are admitted from Riverside - it may be worth it if you plan on going into medicine</p>
<p>only 24 students per year transfer from Riverside to Berkeley/LA?? Thats a really small amount. Currently, im leaning towards CC and transfering to LA or Berkeley. I'm quite certain that I can get a 4.0, and plus the local CC, De Anza, is ranked 1st or 2nd in the state for number of students who transfer to UCs. Hopefully I will be able to transfer in 1.5 years for the winter quarter of 2010 to SD.</p>