<p>Why is it that if Transfer students get priority to the UCs compared to seniors coming straight out from high school that they are first to get the acceptances?</p>
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong but Seniors get their acceptance letters back from UCD, UCSD and UCLA March 1 - April 1 and transfer students get them back mid March - mid April.</p>
<p>You're wrong.</p>
<p>Transfer decisions are posted March 1 - May 1; generally one month after freshmen applicants.</p>
<p>UCLA/UCB are the latest at the end of April into early May.</p>
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<p>This is not true to begin with. The admissions process for incoming freshman is handled separately from transfers. One does not have "priority" over another.</p>
<p>the community college transfer priority is about priority over transfers from other colleges. transfer students do not compete with incoming freshman.</p>
<p>why not jsut apply anyways out of HS? the only reason i'd do CC first is bc of financial limitations or just not getting in as a freshman.</p>
<p>Transfer students are typically notified at a later date than freshman applicants because the application review process is a more lengthy process. For transfer students we must check course transferability, eligibility, units and major preparation to list a few. As mentioned in above posts, freshman applicants are not given priority over transfer applicants; the freshman process can be completed more quickly than the transfer process.</p>
<p>some people want to have time to "find" their true path in life. I personally think that if you ever contemplating medicine or engineering, you shouldn't waste your time by being an undeclared.</p>
<p>CC's are great because the students, if unsure about their academic future, can decide what their major is while not having the major, harsh pressures of a 4 year institution.</p>