<p>My sister is at UCR right now and got accepted into USC. </p>
<p>However, because of cost, she plans to stay at USC for only one year. After that, she plans to transfer to another UC like UCLA.</p>
<p>So my question, are USC-->UC/UCLA transfers common? My understanding is that they are very rare and admissions usually does not allow this, but I'm not sure.</p>
<p>I asked her why she didn't want to wait until her 2nd year to transfer to a UC without involving USC at all, but she says she's afraid she won't do well her 2nd year and then wouldn't be able to transfer.</p>
<p>To answer your question, a transfer from 'SC is to a UC is possible – the reason it’s rare is that most don’t want to give up the “Trojan Family.” The UC’s consider a transfer from 'SC just like any other transfer from a four-year Uni.</p>
<p>But, not a smart plan, IMO. 1) She must assume that grades/courses will be easier at ‘SC? That defies logic. 2) She’ll have some essplainin’ to do – why she transferred TWICE. Adcoms may look at that strangely, as in, 'your sis doesn’t appear to know what she wants to do, so, how can I become convinced that she’ll really be happy at MY campus?"</p>
<p>The best option is to forego UCR/USC, enroll in a juco and transfer from there.</p>
<p>if cost was an issue, why even involve USC at all? afraid she won’t do well? as much as us bruins hate USC, i think USC is a higher caliber school than UCR, so if anything she will do probably worse at USC than staying at UCR.</p>
<p>one year at USC really doesnt make any sense at all…financially or logically. and i agree it’s just going to further complicate trying to transfer again since adcoms will see it as highly suspect. plus if she isnt able to transfer, she would be stuck paying USC’s tuition for the next few years, or be forced to drop out. neither of which seems very desirable.</p>