Transferring from a Private to a UC

<p>Hi everyone.</p>

<p>I have completed my freshman year at a private California university and will be entering my sophomore year in the fall. I didn't like what my school had to offer and didn't love the social scene. I was considering transferring to a UC (i.e. Davis, Santa Cruz, Irvine) after my sophomore year was finished. However, I heard students have a higher chance getting into a UC if they went to a CCC for at least two years. Is this true?</p>

<p>Also, I was thinking of switching to a CCC for my sophomore year to get a better chance of getting into a UC. Would you recommend I do that? Has anyone tried doing this in the past?</p>

<p>I finished my freshman year off with a 3.1 GPA and completed most of the core curriculum . Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!</p>

<p>Many students started at one college then transferred to a community college, and later transferred to a UC (or CSU or private). </p>

<p>However, if you plan to use TAG, you will have to comply with the following regarding semester units -
Only students transferring directly from a California community college (CCC) are considered for a TAG, including international students (those with a visa). A CCC transfer student is one who has completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) UC-transferrable units at one or more California community colleges, and the last college the student attended in a regular session (fall/spring or fall/winter/spring) before admission to a UC campus is a California community college. All UC campuses that offer TAG’s require students to meet this definition.</p>

<p>So you will have to complete 30 semester units before you would be eligible to TAG. </p>

<p><a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors;
<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/guarantee/”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/guarantee/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

@lakerfan415 Hey just curious as to how everything worked out… In similar situation. transferring from private to CC to UC