<p>So I am a molecular biology major at community college. I recently went to a UCLA meeting at my school and they said if you dont have your major requirements done, no matter how great of a gpa you have, its going to look really bad. </p>
<p>I finished everything (Gen. Chem, Calc, Biology) but not physics yet. </p>
<p>On assist.org it says it is strongly recommended to take physics. </p>
<p>Does anyone know of people that have been accepted to UC's for Junior enrollment without completing everything?</p>
<p>There is a UC transfer section too. It is different for each UC. Some are more lenient while others are more strict. UC Berkeley and UCLA are notoriously strict about prerequisites. You have to understand that a lot of the majors are impacted so they only take the best of the best. Those applicants have high GPAs + major prerequisites done and that is an advantage over those who do not have prerequisites done. You still have a chance but you’ll be at a disadvantage against those who have a high GPA + prereqs done.</p>
<p>You can still get into some other UCs without having it done. UCSD/UCD/UCSB and the others are a little more lenient but I think it depends on the major as well. Impacted majors may require prerequisites to be done.</p>
<p>The more elite UCs tend to be more strict about pre-reqs. That being said “recommended” means exactly that, recommended not required. I was accepted as an MCDB major, likely what you’ll apply to, this year at UCLA without the complete physics series finished and I know several people currently at UCLA that were accepted without any of the recommended courses completed. If you have a competitive GPA ~3.7+, write a good personal statement, and have a few decent EC’s you should be fine for UCLA and the all the other UCs. Berkeley is a bit harder to predict at it seems they have a more holistic approach.</p>
<p>Are you taking ochem next semester? For all the life science majors UCLA requires you to have finished one semester of ochem in addition to what you listed you completed.</p>
<p>Well, I’m in the same boat with no physics. But I applied to Irvine, SD, SB, and SC.
TAG to SB, Ulinked to SD.
I’m completing my ochem/bio/math series this semester.
Pretty strong essays/military background.</p>
<p>Cumulative: ~3.4gpa
Math/Sci: ~3.8-3.9gpa</p>
<p>Most likely transferring to SB/Irvine. </p>
<p>I agree with everyone else that you are probably going to get rejected from LA unless you have a pretty high GPA. My buddy was a biochem major with a 4.0, but had the Ochem series incomplete. Berkley denied him, and got into UCLA.</p>
<p>@dilap So if it says recommend, you don’t have to take them? for my major at UCSB, there are two courses that it says “recommended”. Will my chances be lowered if I don’t have them completed? You can look for yourself. I attend Citrus college trying to transfer to UCSB majoring in Physical Anthropology</p>
<p>You don’t have to take them in the sense that you won’t automatically be rejected for not having them completed. However, that being said any time you can complete more requirements you’re going to be more competitive as an applicant. So if you don’t complete them your chances of getting admitted obviously are going to be lower than someone who has all the pre-reqs completed. </p>
<p>For a your major, Physical Anthropology, I’d have to imagine that not completing those two biology courses could hurt you quite a bit. Just because there aren’t a lot of pre-reqs for your major. Because there are only 4 pre-reqs for UCSB, I’m assuming a lot of people are able to complete them, who you’ll be competing with for admission. So your application may not be as strong compared to them. For a major like Biology there’s a lot more pre-reqs (2-3 calc courses, 2-3 biology courses, 2 gen chem courses, 1-2 ochem courses, 1-3 physics course) that a lot of people apply without completing all of them. It’s pretty difficult to finish all the Biology requirements in two years, so the UCs seem more lenient as a large portion of the applicants for that major apply missing a few pre-reqs. For Biology they tend to prioritize the Calc, Biology, Gen Chem series and then recommend taking o-chem and physics. A lot of people aren’t able to finish those recommended courses so applying without them is fairly common and many people are admitted without those recommended courses.</p>
<p>For Physical Anthropology, I’d highly recommend finishing the additional recommended courses to give you the best chance at getting admitted to UCSB. That being said if you have a very competitive GPA, you’re likely to be admitted regardless.</p>
<p>I understand, but I won’t have time to complete them them by spring 2013. My chances are already pretty low because I will barely complete the transferable math spring. UCSB is a fool’s dream for me.</p>