Transfer with 60 ap credits

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<p>Hi I'm currently a senior and I got into UCSD and others, but I really want UCLA. So I'm looking into transferring within a year into UCLA through a community college. Over my high school career I have passed 9 AP tests, and I looked at the UCLA AP transfer credit .(<a href="http://www.admission.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm"&gt;http://www.admission.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm&lt;/a&gt;) From this I calculated that I have accumulated 60 semester units worth of AP credits. I know that at a community college I would need 60 semester units to transfer to UCLA, so would this mean I would only need to take classes to satisfy my major prerequisites? Would my college GPA be calculated just based on these classes? </p>

<p>Also if I were to transfer into UCLA within a year, would I be transferring at a junior level and thus only be required to take 2 years at UCLA to acquire my degree? </p>

<p>Thank you to everyone in advance!
-Nick</p>

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<p>It depends on your major. It’ll be considerably more difficult if you’re going for a science or mathematic major, with heavy prerequisites. The difficulty won’t stem as much from your ability to take the classes within the timeframe as much as it’ll be your ability to get the classes reliably. </p>

<p>I wouldn’t suggest a one-year transfer if you’re going for an impacted major. UCLA’s engineering school isn’t even a sureshot for 4.0, two-year transfers. </p>

<p>I’m a one-year transfer to UCLA. I didn’t have a very competitive major, so I got in with TAP & a 4.0. From high school, I had approximately 18.6 AP units. The rest, I took/am taking throughout this academic year. </p>

<p>To my knowledge, I’ll be transferring in as a junior candidate, so I’d only be taking an additional two years to get my degree. You can use AP units for prerequisites in fulfilling the IGETC [not necessary, albeit recommended] and the general unit count. When you apply for the next cycle, the admission offices will only see your Fall grades, in addition to your high school transcript. </p>

<p>I don’t recommend going the CC route though. Classes aren’t guaranteed, so you might end up spending two years there. You’ll also be missing out on an incredibly crucial year of making friends, with college life and what not. The atmosphere’s entirely different. UCSD’s not exactly a bad school, especially if you’re computer science. If you’re truly set on it, then transfer during your junior year at UCSD. You won’t miss the social experience. You also won’t struggle as much in getting the classes that you need by the time of transfer. </p>

<p>As an additional note, make sure that you calculate the units correctly. That page lists it in quarter units. So you’d need a cumulative 90 quarter units to be considered as a junior candidate. </p>

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<p>Well I’m an economics major and according to assist.org, I would have to only take 5 required classes at my community college to fulfill my major prerequisites. I would also be receiving priority registration at my community college, so acquiring these 5 classes should not be too difficult. Also thank you for informing me that the website I provided’s credit is in quarter units and not in semester units!</p>

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<p>Then that might not be too difficult. But do keep in mind that econ’s one of the most impacted majors at UCLA. </p>

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<p>Thank you! Anyone else have any more opinions or information?</p>

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<p>I was in a similar situation as you when I first started at a CC. I could have done the one year transfer thing because of the number of AP credits I accumulated. Ultimately, I decided to take a second year for a couple of reasons. The biggest reason was because I was worried about what my GPA would be like at time of application–there’s a lot less room for leeway when you have a very small number of classes you’re using to substantiate your GPA when you apply. If you get a bad grade in a class it’ll hurt your GPA a lot more when you only have a single semester substantiating your GPA when you apply. I was also worried about the stress of doing college applications AND starting a new school at the same time. I ended up taking the second year and it worked out very well for me and I found it to be worth it. But it really depends on what you want and what you think you can handle.</p>

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<p>@nliew1016‌ </p>

<p>Hi! I was pretty much in the exact same situation you were around this time last year. Like you, I wanted to transfer in a year, and just 3 days ago I was admitted into UCLA! I’ll try and answer all of your questions as accurately as possible:</p>

<p>First of all, I took 9 AP tests as well, and in total I received 36.7 semester units from all of them. You said you received over 60, but that’s incorrect because UCLA calculates their AP credit in QUARTER units and not SEMESTER units. To find the number of semester units you get from your AP exams, divide the number of quarter units you calculated by 1.5. Assuming your took the appropriate AP tests, a very good amount of your IGETC, that is, the list of general education courses you need to complete Spring semester before transferring, will be completed (I believe there are a total of 11 IGETC courses and the 9 AP tests will take out 7-9 of them). All that’s left at that point is to complete your major pre-requisites, and those can be found on assist.org, like you suggested. </p>

<p>After taking all of the IGETC courses you have left and all of your major pre-requisites, the only thing you have to worry about is finishing with a solid GPA, in your case, around a 3.9 or higher. This website shows you the average acceptance rates and GPA’s for every major at UCLA: <a href=“https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof13_mjr.htm”>https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof13_mjr.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>By the time you finish all of your major pre-reqs and IGETC courses, you’ll probably surpass 60 semester units so you should be good on that.</p>

<p>Tips I have for completing everything on time: It’s VERY important that you finish your required math course on the IGETC this upcoming fall. Do not take it in the spring, a lot of the UC’s reject many students because they take the last required math course during the spring, so just play it safe and finish it by the end of fall. With that said, the more major pre-reqs and IGETC courses you have completed at the end of fall, the better. They want to see that they’re completed for the best possible chance of admission, but like I said, the math course and the major pre-reqs are the most important to finish by the end of fall (don’t worry if you have a couple major pre-reqs in progress during the spring). If you completed AP Calc AB/BC, then you don’t need to worry about the math requirement. With AP English 3/4, you still need to take one more course in English to complete IGETC, so if you can, complete that by the end of fall as well. </p>

<p>Plan your two semesters (or 4 if you decide to take summer/winter courses) very precisely, because sometimes life happens and you don’t get into the class you need. Make sure you have as many major pre-req’s completed or at least in progress as you can. Having any missing by the end of Spring is pretty detrimental to your overall application. </p>

<p>Other than that, it’s pretty much just up to maintaining a good GPA. I’m impressed in your dedication for making it into the school of your dreams - swallowing your pride is NOT an easy thing to do (i.e. telling people you go to a community college when they ask you where you go), but just this past weekend I’ve had one of the most happiest experiences of my life being able to tell people that it was possible to transfer in a year (especially some remaining high school seniors I’m friends with/my high school counselor/parents/current friends etc.). </p>

<p>Oh, and before I forget, let me answer your last few questions very quickly: your college GPA is indeed calculated through your college classes that you take. When you actually apply, you’ll have a 0.0 GPA because you have no grades to input, but in January there is a period of time where you have to update your UC application with fall/winter grades, and your GPA is calculated from the courses you took during that time. Finally, you are indeed transferring in as a junior, so yes you can graduate within 2 years with a degree after transferring (1 of cc and 2 years of uni vs. 4 years of uni directly after high school), but personally I’m planning to stay for 3 years so I can relax a bit on my course load throughout the quarters and graduate at the same time with my friends.</p>

<p>Hope all of this helped, if you have any questions feel free to ask me!</p>

<p>EDIT: Your high school transcript won’t be looked at (unless you didn’t take an AP language exam and passed, otherwise they’ll request it to see if you took 2 years of a foreign language with passing grades). They will only look at your Fall/Winter GPA, personal statements (which they put less weight on in contrast to the high school application), and your EC’s (again, less weight than in the high school application). The GPA/completion of major pre-reqs IGETC is the most important aspect of your application.</p>