<p>i'll be a freshmen in the fall of 2010, and I love irvine and all
but my dream has always been LA.
so i'm hoping that i will be transfering out of uci and into ucla in 1~2 years.
any suggestions of who actually did
or any suggestions of what i should...at all.
who to talk to, what to do, what classes...
and i'm political science major.</p>
<p>Why would you even bother coming if you want to transfer out?</p>
<p>I know you probably think you’re too good for a community college, but you’re going to be wasting a ton of money by coming to UCI. You will not be able to transfer to UCLA for two years, and you’re going to be paying in excess of $20,000 each year you are here (versus a few thousand, at most, for each year at a community college). </p>
<p>It will be much, much easier to get the GPA required to transfer from a community college. Additionally, UC’s give CC applicants priority consideration for admission.</p>
<p>My advice is to be happy with UCI and forget about transferring.</p>
<p>Otherwise, don’t even bother coming and spend a few years at a community college.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that it is considered difficult to transfer from one UC to another. </p>
<p>I would follow the suggestions given by sndebrosse, either be comfortable with staying at UCI incase you don’t get into LA, or go to a CC and transfer. Priority is given to CC students just as sndebrosse mentioned.</p>
<p>at my local CC, people have trouble getting out in two years, and some, even three…</p>
<p>order of difficulty in transferring</p>
<p>California Community College w/o 4 year experience
CCC w/ 4 year exp
UC
CSUs
other 4 years.</p>
<p>UC to UC transfers are relatively easy, but as mentioned, CCC transfers are the easiest. You’re all but guaranteed in at UCI, UCD, UCSB, and UCSD, and if you pull off solid grades LA or Berk are achievable.</p>
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that’s because the counselors suck/aren’t used. <a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST; basically idiot proofs it for you and while it’s not perfect it’s pretty solid. theoretically I could’ve transferred in as a junior after only 1 year at a CC(at at the 105 qtr unit cap). I spent 3. It’s my own fault for not doing research.</p>
<p>I want to transfer out to USC after a year. I would only need 30 units.
I am really comfortable with staying at UCI, but I just want to give it a shot.
UC to a private would be more difficult?</p>
<p>That’s great that you’re comfortable with staying at UCI. Is it worth $40,000 to you? Are you the one paying the bill for that? It’s your decision I guess. It will be harder to get the grades you need to transfer at UCI, btw.</p>
<p>Moreover, let me just say that it’s sort of ridiculous to be planning to transfer out of a university that you haven’t attended for one day yet. Shouldn’t you give Irvine a chance? Why don’t you just forfeit your spot now and let someone who actually wants to attend off the wait list (if there is still a wait list)?</p>
<p>Of the two I knew that wanted to do UCI to USC, both of them made it. Chances are pretty high, good luck!</p>
<p>I really wanted to dorm and that’s one of the reasons why I chose not to go to a CC. Plus, my local CC has suffered a lot of budget cuts and classes are REALLY difficult to get. Current students are saying that they’re barely getting any units completed and it might even take them 4 years to accumulate enough credits instead of 1 or 2. There was no way I was living at home for four more years.</p>
<p>@Zairair - Thanks! That’s really encouraging! :)</p>
<p>yeah CC’s are cutting back SO much that it’s almost not worth it.
and well i can see that sndebrosse is very passionate about uci and i completely understand and that is how i feel about ucla,
that is all.
not hating uci, just really want to reach my goal.
and in all honesty, my friends are still at OCC and it’s been three years and they just want to go to UCD.
so i know it’s not that stupid to just to UCI first, just in case ucla doesn’t work out.
and good luck to youshallnot.
usc is a great school hope you become a trojan
and yeah A LOT of my friends transfered from uci to usc just after one year.</p>