<p>One of my friends goes to a Cal State (Long Beach) and he'll be looking to transfer next year. He wants to go to a UC and I suggested UCSB because of their combination of solid academics and a good social scene. I believe his GPA is around a 3.0 (maybe a little lower) - I'm not really sure. He also has a learning disability. He's an economics major.</p>
<p>And no, "my friend" =/= me. I'm already transferring to another school next fall :)</p>
<p>To be honest, that is going to be tough for him to make that transfer. The GPA is kinda low, and 4-year transfers are last priority for admission into the UCs, including Santa Barbara, so to get ahead of the community college transfers, his record needs to be stronger than theirs, the average transfer admit two years ago was around 3.1 and Im sure it has gone up this year. It really depends on the quality of applicants in the year he attempts the transfer, and whether or not he has completed the required courses and credit hours to be considered for admission. </p>
<p>Econ majors starting next year are required to have already completed some calculus before transferring to UCSB, that is in addition to the other minimal requirements to be considered for admission, like two semesters of college non-remedial English, 60 credit hours completed, etc, refer to the UCSB website for additional details. If he take some transferable courses this summer and get A's and have a great performance in the up coming fall at Long Beach, above 3.5, maybe he can become competitive in time for the application.</p>
<p>By "next year" you mean entering in Fall 2008, right?</p>
<p>He should consider spending a year at a CC and enrolling in a program that gurantees he will be admitted. Check with the counselors at a CC before doing this of course, but I think that even if you only attend a CC your 2nd year you will qualify for the guarantee program.</p>
<p>He can find the guarantee online at any CC he's considering. Here's an excerpt from the one at SBCC ( <a href="http://tinyurl.com/23w9ex%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/23w9ex</a> )
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2. The Fall 2007 UCSB Transfer Admission Agreement applies to general admission
to the College of Letters and Science but not necessarily to a specific major.<br>
Some majors in the College of Letters and Science may also require completion of specific major preparation course work. </p>
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<li><p>Complete the last 30 of your 60 or more UC-transferable semester units in<br>
residence at your current community college or at any California community<br>
college (you may complete summer session course work at an institution other<br>
than a California community college without jeopardizing your residency status).</p></li>
<li><p>Earn a minimum GPA of 3.00 in all UC-transferable course work completed by the end of fall 2006 for fall 2007 admission. Students must maintain a minimum gpa of 3.00 through the end of spring 2007.
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Meet all the conditions in the agreement (he should read the whole thing, not just this excerpt) and he will be guaranteed admission. According to the UC webpage at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yrpggv%5B/url%5D">http://tinyurl.com/yrpggv</a> in 2005 UCSB accepted less than 45% of those applying for a transfer from other 4-year schools, so you can see why the guarantee would be a big help!!</p></li>
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