Transfer now or one more year?

Transfer Students
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<p>I really hate doing these type of things last minute but my summer schedule got the best out of me and made me forgot about Fall registration! </p>

<p>Anyways, i'd like to keep things short and simple, and thank you for any input!
I am currently a CC student looking to transfer to Berkeley as an EECS admit. My dilemma/question is whether to transfer in 2 years (from starting CC) or 3 years? </p>

<p>I started community college last fall (fall 13), here is a list of all the classes i have taken:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>FALL 2013 (5)
COUN 200B (counseling class, not transferable)
MATH 2 (pre-calc)
PSYC 1 (for breadth/ge)
WR 201 (intro to writing basically, not trasnferable)<br>
WR 280
SEMESTER TOTAL: 12.00</p></li>
<li><p>SPRING 2014 (5)
CS 36 (C programming)
HUM 70 (breadth/ge)
MATH 3A (CORE CLASSES, Calc 1)
MATH 3B (CORE CLASSES, Calc 2)
WR 1 (CORE CLASSES, for eng)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>SEMESTER TOTAL: 20.00</p>

<ul>
<li>SUMMER 2014 (4)</li>
</ul>

<p>CHEM 1A (required science)
CS 38 (java programming)<br>
WR 2 (CORE CLASSES, for eng)
SEMESTER TOTAL: 11.00</p>

<p>Here is the assist for my school and berkeley:
<a href="http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/report.do?agreement=aa&reportPath=REPORT_2&reportScript=Rep2.pl&event=19&dir=1&sia=IRVINE&ria=UCB&ia=IRVINE&oia=UCB&aay=13-14&ay=14-15&dora=EECS"&gt;http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/report.do?agreement=aa&reportPath=REPORT_2&reportScript=Rep2.pl&event=19&dir=1&sia=IRVINE&ria=UCB&ia=IRVINE&oia=UCB&aay=13-14&ay=14-15&dora=EECS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>As assist lists, the core classes REQUIRED for the admission is as follows:</p>

<ul>
<li>UCB Math 1A, 1B (I have completed this)<br></li>
<li>UCB Math 53, 54<br></li>
<li>UCB Physics 7A, 7B<br></li>
<li>UCB English R1A and R1B (I have Completed this)<br></li>
<li>One from UCB Astronomy 7A or 7B or Bio 1A & 1AL or Bio 1B or Chem 1A/1AL or Chem 1B or Chem 3A/L or 3B/L or Mcellbi 32 & 32L or Physics 7C ( have completed this with Chem 1A).</li>
</ul>

<p>so what really stands is :
- UCB Math 53, 54<br>
- UCB Physics 7A, 7B </p>

<p>Now, for this incoming Fall 14, i am planning on taking :</p>

<p>MATH 24 4.00 (partly satisfies Math 54 from Berkeley)
MATH 4A 5.00 (satisfies Math 53 from Berkeley
PHYS 4A 4.00 (satisfies physics 7A from Berkeley)
CS 37 3.00 (not required, i don think it satisfies anything at Berkeley, and i might drop this to ease the load)</p>

<p>SEMESTER TOTAL: 16.00</p>

<p>and for this Spring 15:</p>

<p>CS 41 3.00 (partly satisfies Comp Sci 61B, i'd have to take a small class at Berkeley to finish)
MATH 26 4.00 (fully satisfies math 54 from Berkeley)
PHYS 4B 4.00 (satisfies physics 7B from Berkeley)</p>

<p>SEMESTER TOTAL: 11.00</p>

<p>so my main question is this, do you think this is a good schedule to follow or i should expand my Fall 14 and Spring 15 schedule? Initially i had been set on finishing in three years to ensure my good GPA, which currently for Fall 13 and spring 15 is 4.0, and summer classes look promising in keeping that GPA. However i fear taking physics along with two big math classes, and not sure whether its a good idea or not. I'm relatively good at math, however i have zero experience in physics. </p>

<p>I am not sure if its worth taking these classes together, or just go for a three year transfer. with a three year, i can complete more computer language classes, physics 7C and take more E.C. activities to ensure a better chance at admission. I have completed 4 of the general requirements GE they require with finishing my english classes and Psyc and HUM 70, along with the core classes. I'm just not sure anymore and could use some advice or guidance. </p>

<p>thoughts? </p>

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<p>In my opinion, you are on the right track. I would apply for Fall 2015, at that point I feel like you would be ready… no reason to drag it out another year really. The only thing I would differently than you is take another class for Spring 15, because at my school anything under 12 credit hours is considered part time. Check reviews before picking your classes, especially for math and physics. I check myedu.com, they give average grade records for professors.</p>

<p>I saw your thread in the UC transfer section though, it seems like they are so/so on whether to transfer after 2/3 years. It seems from what I have read, that Computer Science is quite a bit easier to get into than EECS at Berkeley if you have year heart set on getting in. Like what someone said in the other thread, fill out a schedule as if you would stay another year, are there really that many extra classes that you would need to even fill a schedule for another year, or would you just thin our your current classes? </p>

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<p>Thanks @Numbersz‌ , ill be taking phys, Calc 3, and differentials! Im going to apply this year, and if i dont get in im going to stay another year, take extra classes like discrete math, python, and do an internship over the summer as well and re-apply at berkeley along with other colleges. thanks again</p>

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<p>Good luck. That’s can be a very rough term especially if your teacher disallows use of calculators. My advice, study early and often. Diffy Q’s is can be a difficult class in the sense, you need to remember your previous math knowledge and learn how to apply it. And beware of laplace transforms and fourier series. They are killers of X.X. For calc III, it was pretty straight forward until cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Then things were weird. Not hard perse, but a lot of prep work needed to be done before you could solve the appropriate integral. And physics…well physics is always a mind blowing experience. </p>

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<p>@ninjex‌ thanks mate, i believe calculators are allowed and i love math anyways! Diff here is actually known to be the easiest of our math courses, but indeed you do need to reference the previous stuff! Calc 3 is actually known to be one the harder ones, but my teacher is a great professor and GREAT at teaching the material. And i dedicate a lot of my time (100+hrs spent in math lab), so hopefully it goes all well! thanks!!</p>