I’m currently a Sophomore in HS, and I plan on attending the College of San Mateo while in High School (next year, actually). I still have questions about what classes I can’t take, or if I would need to take them: (EE Classes, CS70).
I’m planning on taking Physics 7B next year (In Physics C: Mech now)
My only question is, are there any CC’s in the SF Bay Area offering EE 16A & 16B or CS70?
If not, how would that impact my chances of getting accepted?
If you are a sophomore in high school, you really can’t transfer to Berkeley without meeting their minimal requirements for admission. This means academic preparation.
https://admissions.berkeley.edu/freshmen-requirements.
What you are doing will be considered dual or concurrent enrollment.
Berkeley is very competitive and trying to bypass the requirements won’t get you into Berkeley. Thousands of students are taking the required coursework and working on their EC’s, sports and jobs.
You need test scores, classes taken in the A-G categories, and you need to speak to your HS guidance counselor.
Because of limitations with the number of units you can take as a HS student at a CCC while in HS, it would pretty much be impossible for you to accumulate enough CCC credits to apply as a transfer student. If you started as a sophomore you could mathematically do it but not starting in 11th.
There are no classes in CCC that would be the equivalent of CS70 that would currently be acceptable as a concordance. I’m pretty sure none exists as well for EE16A and EE16B either.
Taking classes to fulfill requirements, especially while in HS may be disadvantageous or a waste. Thats because there’s no guarantee where you might end up at school when you graduate. If you go out of state it’s likely your credits won’t be accepted. If you do wind up taking CCC classes, you should take classes that aren’t offered as AP (Stats, Psych and Macro/Micro Econ are possibly better to take at CCC since they are one semester courses).
Finally, taking too many classes, ie dual enrollment classes, possibly lowers your UC capped GPA. That’s because all classes above 8 semesters are treated as regular rated classes, so if you have a GPA above 4, the extra classes actually brings your GPA down even if you get As. This may possibly affect acceptances.
None near you have them.
These include: CSM, Skyline, Canada, Chabot, City College of SF, Foothill, College of Alameda, Laney, De Anza, Diablo Valley, Berkeley City College
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@ProfessorPlum168 It wouldn’t just be the dual enrollment classes.
I’d have credit from:
I don’t know if I’d get any credit for the history classes, but I’ve already checked on ASSIST and everything else offers credit.
AP credits don’t count towards the criteria for being a transfer student, if that is what you are asking. You would get the credits for the AP classes if you got into a UC though, though a lot of it may wind up not being used for anything.
@“aunt bea” I’m not trying to bypass the requirements, I’m just trying to complete them while in High School.
Fall 2019
This seems totally doable. Am I missing something with this plan?
You shouldn’t be using Assist since you are not a transfer student. I think you are putting yourself at a disadvantage.
See response #2.
The UCs will wonder why you didn’t take advantage of your high school’s curriculum. Freshman candidates from high school are prioritized over transfers.
Is your counselor ok with this schedule?
CCCs only allow for a max of 11 semester units for enrolled HS students per semester, if I am not mistaken, no matter what. A few CCC classes are 3 units, most classes are 4 units, with some classes with labs 5 units. Plus it requires principal approval each and every semester. I know my kid’s principal nixed my kid’s requests to take 3 CCC classes as a senior in HS, but that’s mainly because he was taking 5.5 AP classes already. If you have a lighter load in 11th and 12th grade, maybe you could get away with it.
Very few CCCs offer CS 61A as noted above. I might also add that the difference in what you learn between taking 61A and 61B in CCC as opposed to taking it at Berkeley can be astronomical IMO. You will need the fundamentals of both classes for virtually all subsequent CS classes.
Also, Math 54 is usually covered by 2 CCC classes, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. If you manage to get into Berkeley and went into EECS, you probably would still need to take EE16B, plus figure out on your own what you missed in EE16A.
@“aunt bea” Yes they are ok
@ProfessorPlum168 I’d be taking a lighter load 12th, Laney College (which isn’t too far) offers CS61A.
CSM to Laney is at least a one hour drive in traffic during commute hours. I wouldn’t do it.
If I understand your plan you are trying to take enough CC classes and AP so that as a HS senior you can apply to transfer to Cal. Here is the definition of a frosh applicant from the UC website
So unless you plan on spending another year at a CCC after HS you will be a frosh applicant.
correct. The OP cannot apply as a transfer even if s/he obtains an Associates of Arts degree while still in HS.
If I read him correctly, I think he doesn’t want to apply as a transfer student. I think he is specifically targeting the UC-Berkeley EECS program and taking the required classes specifically for that program so that he can start right away with upper division classes when he/she starts university. The main flaw with this plan is that he/she is putting the cart before the horse - needs to be accepted first, which won’t be easy. I’ve already pointed out some of the other issues that possibly might arise as well.