<p>I am going to Orange Coast College (one of the highest transfer rated colleges in the U.S), and this is my last semester, I have applied to 10 colleges but my top 2 (which I really want to go) happen to be UCLA, and UC Berkeley. I have a 3.76 (unweighted) GPA and have finished all the general education needed to transfer (with 65.3 units). What are my chances of getting in. At UCLA I applied as a Communication Studies Major and at Berkeley I applied as a Media Studies major, I really want to know my chances of getting in. I think I have a pretty good shot. Thanks.
P.S. I wrote really good essays, atleast I think.</p>
<p>You should be fine. </p>
<p>An FYI: UCLA is a bit weird about the Comm. major. They’re aware that it’s a default “I don’t know what I want to do with my life” or athlete major at a lot of other schools, so they in turn made it a pretty serious program. Not trying to scare you, just letting you know that you’re actually going to learn, and have a rigorous academic schedule unlike that cardinal and gold trade school down the street.</p>
<p>I even think I remember hearing once that if you try to switch to the Comm. major while at UCLA, you have to “apply” to it–and not in the formality sense of the term. UCLA comm. is serious!</p>
<p>Yea I know about their Major comm, its not a typical “comm major” its a Communication Studies its like media studies. I’m not taking it as the easy route, if I had I would have done sociology it takes a 3.54 average to get in, but Comm Studies is really what I want to do.</p>
<p>There is just no way to know. Comm. studies is one of the most competitive and impacted majors at UCLA. My daughter is a freshman who is applying for the major next fall. She had to enter UCLA “undeclared” as they don’t let you come in as a comm. studies major. They really want to weed out the people who can’t take it. She can only apply in the fall each year so will do that next fall as a sophomore. They have to have completed a certain amount of lower div. comm classes and have at least a UCLA 3.8 or so. She is busting her bottom to get straight A’s so that she’ll be accepted and right now has a 3.9. But she is not taking it for granted that she’ll get in. You should be in good shape but you just cannot tell because according to one chart I saw there will be about 700 transfers trying to get into comm for about 80 spots. The acceptance rate for transfers is about 11%. Not trying to discourage you because it is important to be positive but no one can predict this for you. You will just have to be patient. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>the acceptance rate for transfers is actually 14.5% I am looking on the site…but hey apples to oranges.
Thanks for word of advice
I have 15 A’s and 3 B’s At my Comm College. I did the best I could.</p>
<p>I do think you have a very good chance, really. Was not trying to discourage you but just telling you like it is. Looks like they would be lucky to have you so let us know when you find out, ok? Good luck!</p>
<p>yeah i have 21 a’s and 2 b+'s when i sent my application out (and i got straight a’s last quarter) it gives me a 3.934…
I applied to ucla and ucb (transfer) from UCR…</p>
<p>I am kinda nervous because I know that it is MUCH harder to transfer from a UC school than it is from a comm. college. Anyone transferring from a UC?</p>
<p>Well, I guess we all find out at the end of this month what happens…</p>
<p>^from what i hear, it is VERY hard to transfer inter-UC, but it’s not impossible</p>
<p>Hey, I was wondering what are some things I could do to improve my chances of getting accepted into the comm studies program in the future. As of now its my second semester in a community college, I have a 3.7, but that’s about it. Apart from enrolling in extra curricular groups and such, what else should I do? From what I hear it is extremely tough to get into, so any advice would be tremendously appreciated.Thanks</p>
<p>Juan G.</p>
<p>Well I got into UCLA and did not get into UCB…</p>
<p>I’m a Bruin now =)</p>
<p>^Not too surprised, but grats :). I have friends who transferred to UCR to UCLA and had lower GPAs than you, so grats!</p>
<p>Yes now i am at berkeley and i am loving it</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I should post this here but since my question is about transferring to UCLA I thought this an appropriate thread.</p>
<p>I am a freshman at a CC right now. It says on the UCLA website in order to transfer I have to have a junior level standing with 60 credits. But the thing is I want to transfer to UCLA as a freshman. Does this mean I still have to have a junior level standing? I really do not want to have to wait 2.5 more years before I can even apply to transfer. I want to transfer next fall as a freshman.</p>
<p>I am not sure but I think if you want to enter UCLA as a freshman then you have to apply from scratch and not as a transfer. Most people transfer into UCLA (or any UC) as Juniors. I am not even sure if they take sophomore transfers. I think you should search the UCLA website or try to contact admissions to ask your question. You also might want to post a new question and title it “transferring to UCLA as a freshman from a CC”.</p>
<p>@ThtrGeek - I don’t think you understand the concept of transferring. You have to go to CC for two years and then transfer into UCLA as a third year. You cannot transfer into UCLA as a first year. The only way you can get in as a first year is to apply as a first year in the fall. If you take a bunch of classes your first year at CC and somehow end up with enough credits to have junior standing, you can leave CC after one year and transfer to UCLA as a third year. Provided you get in as a transfer, of course.</p>
<p>@Symphony. Thank you for clearing that up. The reason why I thought I had to be a transfer student is because in another thread I had asked: “What if I am going to CC for one year but do not want to be a transfer student and I just want to go to a University as a freshman.” And somebody told me I could not be a freshman if I have already taken classes at a community college whether I wanted to or not.</p>
<p>Okay on the UCLA website it says you can not disregard college credit you have taken an apply as a freshman. Is this for all colleges or just UCLA because there is no way I am waiting 3 years and applying as a transfer. The only reason I am in CC right now is so I can still be on my parent’s health insurance. I want to be a freshman next year…this ruins a lot of stuff.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to remain at CC, do a fantastic job, and then apply next fall (your second year at CC) and get admitted for fall 2011. UCLA is very difficult to get into. Those who do really well at a CC for 2 years have an excellent chance at getting in. In fact they have a better chance than many applying as freshmen. It will not be three years from now. You would be entering UCLA in the fall of 2011 which would be less than 2 years from now.</p>
<p>There may be other schools that allow you to enter as a freshmen but I don’t know. If you only had one semester of CC and just a few credits maybe some schools would allow you to be a freshmen next year. But if your heart is set on UCLA then you probably should not have enrolled in the CC. Now you best bet is to transfer after 2 years. You might want to talk to a counselor at your CC. Most CC’s have counselors specifically for transfer info. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help but I don’t want to go to CC any longer at all. It’s a waste of time. I want to study acting. Not math. Not science. Acting. I’ll apply somewhere else if they won’t take me in as a freshman because I’m tired of waiting.</p>
<p>Thtrgeek: anywhere you go in the uc system, be it ucla or whatever, requires general education, which is math, English, science, etc etc. You’re not going to be able to circumvent this unless you go to a private acting school.</p>