<p>I would really appreciate your help on this matter. I just finished my freshman year at the University of San Francisco and I would like to transfer to Berkeley as soon as possible. I am wondering whether it would be advantageous to go to a community college next year and transfer from there or stay at USF for another year and apply.</p>
<p>I currently have a 3.925 at USF and have completed 32 units. I also have 8 credits from Stanford where I have a GPA of 3.9.</p>
<p>I will be applying to Berkeley as a philosophy major, which is not super competitive, according to my research. </p>
<p>Basically what I'm wondering is if it is a good idea to go to community college for next year to complete all the requirements and then transfer, rather than staying at USF. I should be able to get a 3.8 or above next year at a community college, conservatively.</p>
<p>Also, I noticed that one can apply to Berkeley by exception. Do you think that it would be possible to apply without all the required units done by exception? </p>
<p>Thanks for your responses, I appreciate it.</p>
<p>you people need to delete admission by exception from your consciousness..
UNLESS YOU CAN SHOOT 40% FROM 3 POINT RANGE, THROW A 90MPH FASTBALL, OR WRACK UP 120 TACKLES AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED BY EXCEPTION....
that is something schools used to qualify student-athletes who are too ****ing
stupid to qualify of their own merit....</p>
<p>i'm not sure, but UCs do prefer that you come from a cc rather than a four year.... i'd talk with a counselor at berkeley. not liking the jesuit education or just usf in general?</p>
<p>to be competative you will have to finish major preqs and igetc or GE courses equivalent to Berkeley GE. Can you do that without going over 80 units?</p>
<p>In response to someones question about taking classes at Stanford, I took classes there during a summer quarter. Also, I took classes through EPGY.</p>
<p>So, it seems that the general consensus is that I need to go to CCC next year and fulfill all the IGETC requirements.</p>
<p>What about taking specific classes for philosophy? Also, how many units should I take. Should I take some summer school classes?</p>
<p>I should be exempt from the math section.</p>
<p>Also, I scored a 2300 on my SAT, will Berkeley care about that? They say that SAT scores are optional for transfers, but I think I should submit them because they are so high.</p>
<p>I'm transferring to Berkeley because its cheaper to go there than USF. </p>
<p>When I looked at Assist.org's General Education requirements for Berkeley, I had a few questions.</p>
<ol>
<li>Am I exempt from foreign language if I took French III? Even if I took skipped French I, took II and III? So I only have 2 years done, but technically I was at the 3rd year level. </li>
</ol>
<p>Also, what classes should I take? I have my math requirement done.</p>
<p>"you people need to delete admission by exception from your consciousness..
UNLESS YOU CAN SHOOT 40% FROM 3 POINT RANGE, THROW A 90MPH FASTBALL, OR WRACK UP 120 TACKLES AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED BY EXCEPTION....
that is something schools used to qualify student-athletes who are too ****ing
stupid to qualify of their own merit...."</p>
<p>Actually, I know someone who I think was admitted to UCB as a freshman, decided to go to USC, and then wanted to go back to UCB again after his first year. He wasn't very good, but he was a coxswain for Crew in high school. The coach got him into Berkeley and he quit/got kicked off the team a little into the season and now he's just cruisin' at UCB.</p>