<p>Hey so I'm a Sophomore going to a CA community College, I'm getting an AAT and want to transfer to either UCSB or UCLA for Sociology and eventually Law, I just wanted to know if there's anything besides GPA that the UC's take into account when considering admissions such as everything being complete from assist.org, being a low income first generation college student, an EOPS student, having an AAT, transfer admission statement, letters of recommendation and things like that and how much consideration they would give to each and what would be best, sorry it's a lot all on one but I wanna get it right the first time.</p>
<p>And what's the minimum GPA that they actually give consideration to, I know it says 2.4 for in state on their website but I doubt that's actually true.</p>
<p>No letters of recommendations allowed.</p>
<p>For UCSB or UCLA?</p>
<p>And you can’t submit it with the personal statement? What’s the point of a letter of recommendation then? lol</p>
<p>You DON’T submit letters of recommendation; only the personal statement.</p>
<p>Okay then, any response to the main thread?</p>
<p>I think you misread the question derse</p>
<p>I asked of there were any things in addition to GPA that they give a good amount of consideration to that would greatly improve chances of admission an example list is above.</p>
<p>And I also asked what the minimum GPA that they actually give consideration to not what the average admitted was and not solely to UCLA but thanks for trying.</p>
<p>Without a perfect school record, the next best thing is what’s mentioned in just about every thread on CollegeConfidential: an upward grade trend. That is, if you did badly at first, but you started pumping out 4.0’s all of a sudden, you probably have a chance at Berkeley or UCLA with a lower GPA (say, 3.3). </p>
<p>You ask about the minimum GPA – you are not not making it into the top UC’s with anything under 3.0. The other UC’s, perhaps – UCR or UC Merced, more likely.</p>
<p>In your personal statement, you would talk about all the things you mentioned, and how you overcame those obstacles. But for that to make a difference in a low GPA, you have to accompany it with a vast improvement in your grades, like I wrote above.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about UCSB, so I refrained from commenting on it.</p>
<p>As for UCLA, GPA is first and foremost in their considerations. TAP would be something that would definitely improve your chances. Besides that, feel free to look up threads of admitted UCLA transfers and look at their listed ECs.</p>
<p>Opaque: yeah I had trouble with college at first I started in 2010 and at the start of the last Fall semester my cumulative GPA was a 2.11 and now I pushed through my barriers and really focused on college, completed the 2 English classes, the Stats class and most of my GE, and now as of the start of the summer semester I have a 3.083 in UC transferable GPA. I’m hoping to keep pushing and get it up to a 3.3, but realistically I think I can get it to a 3.24 maybe a 3.28 at the highest. But only time will tell. So what would you say from what you’ve seen is the minimum GPA for a student to transfer to UCSB with a great personal statement and all the major prep, IGETC and all recommended courses on assist.org completed, and being a first gen college student?</p>
<p>Derse: Are there any things that they give special consideration to?</p>
<p>Oh and what the hell is a pre major?</p>
<p>And what are the pre major requirements to fufill for sociology at UCSB so I can be a full major? Haha that’s rly strange</p>
<p>A pre major is exactly what it sounds like. You’re preparing for the major, but not necessarily in it. Being a pre-major generally allows you to bypass the registration restrictions for the prerequisites you still have to take (if any) for your major once you transfer. You will probably have to apply to the actual major, and there is a chance of rejection, so try hard once you get there. You can find all sorts of info if you google a school’s catalog.</p>
<p>Is there a way to gain admission as a full major? Like by completing all the classes for the pre major at a community college prior to transfer? Or would you still be only a pre major?</p>
<p>You would still be a a pre-major regardless. For example, I’m a Cognitive Science major: even though I will complete all of the courses on assist, I will still be a pre-major until I finish a few more courses at UCLA(if I get in). There are simply some required courses that are offered only at the university. I’m not knowledgeable about UCLA’s sociology though, you should do a little research.</p>
<p>From UCSB (where I realistically think I can get in):</p>
<p>SOCIOLOGY MAJOR, B.A. – 2012-2013
To qualify for admission into the Sociology major, students must complete the courses in Areas A and B with a UC grade-point average of 2.3. Courses in Areas C and D will not be included in the pre-major GPA computation but must be taken for a letter grade and will influence the overall major GPA. Acceptance into the pre-major does not guarantee admission to full major status. Upon satisfactory completion of the pre-major courses, students must complete a change of major petition, available in the Sociology Undergraduate Office.
Students must complete pre-major courses and achieve the minimum GPA requirements prior to the completion of 144 total units. Courses in area A and B must be completed with a grade of “C-“ or higher.
PRE-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS UNITS YET TO COMPLETE
A. Sociology 1 and one course from Communication 87, or Psychology 5
B. Two courses from: History 2C, 4C, 8, 17B, 17C</p>
<p>So those are sections A and B which it says are all that’s necessary to get past the “pre major” status</p>
<p>And I’ve compared those to the ones that assist.org says are the same classes only with different names at my college.</p>
<p>After the summer semester I’ll have completed the pre major requirements which is why I’m asking, I mean if there’s nothing more for me to do as a pre major it’d make absolutely no sense not to admit me as a full major since I’ve done all that is required already as a pre major ahead of time right?</p>
<p>I think you would still be a pre-major on admittance, but if you met all those requirements, I wouldn’t sweat it at all. Applying to the major seems to be more of a formality type of thing.</p>
<p>Okay, hopefully I’m not doing all this major prep and all these extra classes for nothing… I’m just trying to get all the info before I do my TAG in a couple months. (If I can get my GPA up to a 3.2 
)</p>
<p>I suggest you contact the UCSB sociology department directly to ask your questions. They can give the authoritative answer.</p>
<p>I’ll just wait until the transfer rep comes to my campus and ask them what’s up… Is there anything else you guys think I should know about admissions, transferring, and UCSB?</p>