<p>Hello everyone, I got questions:
1) is it possible to transfer from a CC to UCLA or UC Berkeley within a year? I read from a thread that it is.</p>
<p>2) if yes, then can someone outline the procedures to doing just that? (I assume as soon as one gets in a CC they would have to apply?)</p>
<p>You will need to take a summer semester your first year, during which you should take as many courses as possible (as much as 3); secondly, during your first full semester, you will need to cram as many major prereqs into your schedule as you can so as to present the adcoms with *graded *major prereqs; finally, try to keep your last semester unit total as low as possible --even though you are cramming a year's work into one, you should shoot for somewhere around 20 semester units.</p>
<p>Also, if you have any AP units, they can come in handy.</p>
<p>It also depends on your major; if you're a science or engineering major you have to take a series of courses, which could be impossible to complete in one year unless you have AP credits.</p>
<p>I will have passed about 8 AP tests by the time, with 2 community college courses i took during high school. Also i am planning to major in Political Science. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for the responses!</p>
<p>I am a polsci major as well, and I can tell you that it is doable --the prereqs are minimal compared to the hard/bio sciences. Again, just try to complete as many major prereqs as possible without setting yourself up for failure.</p>
<p>thanks Ektaylor!</p>
<p>so if I was to finish CC in 1 year, I would need to start on my application as soon as i get in the CC so i can apply for transfer. is that correct?</p>
<p>You would be applying November of your first full semester -- but remember, it is absolutely imperative you get started early with a summer semester, or else it's going to extremely hard if not impossible.</p>
<p>Yes, thank you Ektaylor!
and by loading with pre req classes you mean the ones on
UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: Transfer Major Prep - Political Science
and on second semester, I would need to fill with the classes that are not related to political science, like art, bioology, etc. Is that correct?</p>
<p>Use <a href="http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html</a> to determine which prereqs you need to take, if you haven't heard of the website, you should definitely bookmark it now for future reference (it translates the course names at your community college to what they would be called at UCLA/UCB, so you will know what to take instead of guessing by the nominal names).</p>
<p>thank you so much!</p>
<p>Yea, during your second semester you should be taking the remainder of your IGETC requirements, but it is permissible if one or two major prereqs end up being taken during the Spring as sometimes CCCs will only offer certain courses during the Fall and not the Spring, or vice-versa.</p>
<p>ohhhhh. </p>
<p>Can i ask one more question? </p>
<p>If i want to graduate in 1 year, should i join the TAP program? What are your suggestions on this since TAP seems to be the way to go for transfering.</p>
<p>I can't answer any questions in regards to TAP, I never completed one as it wasn't really necessary for myself --plus, my CCC only offered them for the 2nd and 3rd tier UCs.</p>
<p>oh ic. I was wondering about it, since TAP seems to have higher acceptance rates. If i can get in without it, I dont need to take it i guess</p>
<p>I also did 8 APs in HS, and am finishing TAP as a first year.Try to take as many honors courses your first semester if possible. Make sure you have 60 semester units by the spring before planned enrollment.</p>
<p>Tell me your APs, that would be a helpful start.</p>
<p>"during your first full semester, you will need to cram as many major prereqs into your schedule as you can so as to present the adcoms with graded major prereqs"</p>
<p>This sounds like the ideal plan but unfortunately for me I took mostly IGETC classes during my first semester. Hopefully, though, by doing this, you don't get stuck with the really hard teachers who will give you a rough start at a CC. I don't know how other CCs do it, but my CC gives students with the most credits priority to registering for classes. So, the more credits you have, the better the chance of enrolling with a pleasant teacher. I had entered a semester late, and so I was probably one of the last ones to be able to enroll. By the time I was able to register, all the classes I wanted to take were either full, or sometimes on rare occasions, were left with the impossible teachers.</p>
<p>I was lucky with my first semester and got a 3.8. Some teachers hard, but the rest were OK... but that's because I took advantage of the good teachers teaching the night classes! Haven't taken a night class since though, and loving it.</p>
<p>Anyway, like I said.. the plan he stated above is ideal (and I wish someone would've told me to do that when I started out), but just keep in mind that doing so may mean getting stuck with bad teachers. So don't blow the brilliant plan by being overly optimistic with yourself and just know your limits. Work twice as hard.</p>
<p>though why am I telling you this.. I'm sure you're a bright kid. 8 APs.. impressive.</p>