Transferring from a CC to a private to a UC...is it possible?

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<p>Hi everyone,
Due to budget cuts, I was ineligible to transfer to a UC school from community college; I simply couldn't get enough classes to transfer in a timely matter. To compensate for this, I made the extremely idiotic decision (at the insistence of my community college counselors) to take 23 units and squeeze under the 60 unit wire. I mentioned this in my "more information" section on my application, but according to my rejection letter from Santa Cruz, cramming classes to meet the unit requirement (those weren't the exact words they used but something to that effect) is grounds for rejection. I had a 3.4 GPA - I don't know if this was also a contributing factor to my rejections, but I thought it was fairly decent for a transfer. My family was so incredibly disappointed by this, and I was too at first, but I made my peace with it and waited to hear back from the private schools.</p>

<p>Luckily they were much, much more forgiving. I got accepted to 6/8 private schools, which I was very happy about. I will be attending LMU in the fall, which I'm also very happy about. However, I totally underestimated the cost of the school - it's very expensive, and my parents are absolutely insisting on paying for it themselves. I offered many times to pay for it myself and pay off student loans, but they won't budge. Although they did save a fair amount of money because I went to a CC for 2 years, I still feel guilty, like I should have tried harder, or maybe stayed an extra year to get into a UC, like so many others have been doing. But at this point, it's too late. My enrollment deposit has been paid, my schedule set up, and I'm finalizing my housing application. I'd go back to community college but at this point (hell, even on my exact registration date, back in May), there are NO classes left, and adding into classes is a fruitless task 90% of the time...I know this firsthand.</p>

<p>Because of my disastrous spring semester, due to personal issues as well as the 23 unit mess, my GPA dropped by a point (I withdrew from my more difficult classes after being rejected - there was no point). But my question is, if I work really, really hard this year, is there any hope for me to transfer to a UC after all? Or is it more likely they'll reject me? I know transferring from a 4 year school to a UC is very difficult, but I'm not sure if my CC/rejection history may be a factor at all in this. If anyone could give me some advice on this matter, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>Long story short, spending a year at a 4-yr in addition to 60 UC transferable units from your CC) will probably put you over/near the unit limit at most UCs in which case you will be outright rejected. Additionally, Junior CC transfers take precedence in admissions (TAG foremost obvi), followed by all other transfers. UC reciprocity students (UC to UC) generally have a hard enough time let alone from a random university. Not meaning to offend you, but realistically, though you may have a ton of things going for you, you don’t have too high of a GPA which would also put you low on the priority list for admittance.</p>

<p>At this point, I honestly wouldn’t count on transferring though there is of course always a chance. Go for it and apply. If you get in, awesome, if not, you can easily finish your degree at your current school. </p>

<p>Keep in mind, if you WERE to be accepted, you would need 2 more years of coursework at the UC rather than spending a single extra year at LMU. You can look at the costs regarding those 2 options. </p>

<p>When you say your GPA dropped by a point, do you mean from a 3.4 to a 2.4 or a 3.4 to a 3.3?</p>

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<p>Yes, I see what you’re saying. Thanks for the advice. My current GPA is a 3.3, by the way.</p>