<p>So I'm aware that CSUN doesn't have any agreements or whatever for other UCs to transfer units or something. Is that a huge deal?</p>
<p>I got straight A's last semester, and will probably end up with 3 A's and a B this semester, although the B might become an A.</p>
<p>I know UCs prefer CCC transfers over everything else, but I still think it's worth a shot. </p>
<p>If it matters, I took Geog 107, Hist 150, PAS 161, and CHS 201 last semester and I'm taking Armn 101, CTVA 210, RS 150, and RS 204 this semester. They're all GE classes. I also came into the school with maybe 16 or 21 (I dont remember the number) units from my AP classes. How will those play into the whole process?</p>
<p>I'm thinking about UCLA, UCSB, UCSC, and UCI. Maybe Davis. I was very okay with the idea of CSUN straight after high school, since it is only a few minutes from home. But quite honestly, I feel like I'm not being pushed enough over here and that I kind of don't belong. I also feel like, by going to CSUN, I'm wasting my time and money on a degree that won't even matter. Leaving here seems like the best possible option for me, and I would seriously even be fine going to a better CSU. I would really appreciate our guys' opinions.</p>
<p>Transfering from CSU to CSU shouldn’t be all that difficult or different thatn transfering from a CSU to UC. Completing ALL your GE requirements is a start, but to be competitve, you have to aim to complete the pre-reqs for the major you want to get into at CSU and UC, all the while keeping your GPA as high as possible.</p>
<p>It’s true preferences are given to CC at the UCs for transfer, but if you’re just as, if not more competitive, you should have a shot. Don’t be discouraged from what everyone else says, “CC has priority so don’t even bother”. Apply anyways; the worst case scenario is you don’t get in.</p>
I have never seen anyone say that on the forum; what I see people post is to point out that CC students are given priority, even a guarantee.</p>
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I think that is being too pessimistic, and conversely you are being too optimistic about the value of a UC degree. If you major in something career-related at either CSUN or a UC (accounting, nursing, engineering, etc) then there is a definite career path and demand for grads. Perhaps a bit more at a UC, but CSUN grads with these degrees are not bereft of choices. </p>
<p>On the other hand, a liberal-arts degree from a UC is a guarantee of nothing. History, Psych, you name it; grads with those degrees from UCs are living at home wondering what they do next. The way to avoid that trap is to do something in addition to just getting a degree, be it from CSU or UC. Participation and leadership in campus orgs is a good idea, and even better one is having a few internships or coop positions (the latter are actually easier to get since you need to take a term off from school).</p>
<p>With your GPA you should be a good candidate to xfer to a UC school. So that’s your choice: you can stay at CSUN next year and have a good chance of being accepted at a UC. Or you can spend a year at a CC and have a guarantee of admission to any one of the UCs you mentioned except UCLA. You need to look carefully at the TAG requirements at <a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors; to make sure you will qualify for the program.</p>
<p>As for your AP credit, that’s all to the good. All the UCs care about is that you are a junior in terms of units when you apply. The AP credit helps get you there earlier, or may help replace units you have from CSUN that won’t count towards transferable credit.</p>
<p>You can leave CSUN, go to CC, and then transfer to a UC. If you haven’t already finished your GEs/pre-reqs/IGETC,etc, then this is a possibility.</p>
<p>But, Mike brings up a VERY good point, a UC will not guarantee career or future success. If you feel you will NOT benefit from your degree program at CSUN, what difference will it make if you receive it from another institution? Your future success depends soley on how you apply yourself, in-and-out of the classroom.</p>
<p>Make sure you transfer for the right reasons and not just to get a name brand diploma.</p>
<p>the real answer is you don’t know, although you can take a stab at predicting.</p>
<p>The ASSIST website just lists classes that transfer from a CC to a UC or CSU. You can make a reasonable guess by taking your classes at CSU, seeing what CC class has equivalent credit, then looking to see if that CC class gets UC credit. But this is just a guide, not a promise. The UCs don’t evaluate xfer credit in advance from 4-years, so you can’t ask them.</p>
<p>I have no additional advice to what’s already been said… But I’m trying to do the same thing as you but from SDSU. I know our chances are relatively slim, but let’s just hope for the best! Maybe we’ll both get nice, clutch acceptance letters. Who knows? :)</p>