<p>Hi there. I've been using this board as a resource for quite a while now and I've just now decided to make an account. I have a few questions...</p>
<p>When you apply to transfer from a community college to a UC, does the UC look at your high school performance to determine your acceptance, or only your performance in the community college?</p>
<p>If UC's disregard high school performance in this case, does that mean I can slack off in high school, get accepted into a community college and do well there, then get accepted into a UC?</p>
<p>well if you’re planning on transferring in a year, yes they do look at your high school transcript to determine your admission. However, if you’re planning on finishing in 2 years at a cc, they only look at your cc performance.</p>
<p>They only look at your community college performance and yes, you can slack off although I wouldn’t recommend it.</p>
<p>Focus on your study habits in high school so that you’ll be prepared for community college and so that it’ll be a breeze.</p>
<p>What schools do you want to go to?</p>
<p>If you want to do Econ or Engineering or any science, focus on working on those math skills in high school! It’s important to have good math skills so that you get placed into Calculus (or a college level math course to meet the minimum depending on your major) and so that you don’t fall behind. I had several friends and knew so many people in low level remedial math courses and from what I’ve seen, it’s a huge waste of time.</p>
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<p>You can’t transfer to any of the normally UC’s in a year. You need at least 60 semester credits (including the ones in your last spring) so you need to be there for two years or you can transfer in a year if you already have 30 semester credits via the AP tests (which you probably don’t or won’t).</p>
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<p>You’re talking about privates, UC’s don’t look at HS transcripts.</p>
<p>Thank you, Tiberius, that was a very informative response.</p>
<p>I’m currently moving into my junior year of high school and I plan to take 3 AP classes. In my senior year, I plan to take an additional 4, amounting to 7 AP classes in total. Is that enough to earn 30 semester credits?</p>
<p>You would have to check with the schools to see what they would grant for the respective AP tests you’ll be taking.</p>
<p>Having those AP units does however mean that you won’t need as many semester units at a CC if you were to go there for two years so you can take lighter loads there.</p>
<p>Honestly, I haven’t a clue what I want to major in. I enjoy way too many subjects to be able to narrow it down to one just yet. I still have time to figure it out, though.</p>
<p>Tiberius- no if you finish your 60 units in ONE year, then YES they do look at your high school transcript to determine the decision. My friend finished in a year and had to submit his hs transcript. Fortunately he got in cus he was in good standing during high school.</p>
<p>They look at your whole high school record, not just your senior year. I suggest not slacking off.</p>
<p>You can actually enroll in Community College after 2 years of high school if you do a concurrent enrollment program. I always thought that was a good opportunity if your GPA gets screwed up after 2 years of HS.</p>
<p>i think it would be to your advantage to stick around CC’s for about 1.5 yrs to really find out what you want to major in. finishing in a year is fine but i dont think that’s sufficient time to narrow down choices for a major. </p>
<p>on top of all that, you could be in a situation where one field you might want to major in is completely different from an alternative. by rushing through CC in a year, i don’t know if you could make a satisfactory decision. </p>
<p>my advice is to take some classes this fall while you’re still in HS so you have more time to find out what you wanna major in.</p>