<p>if the OP is worried about being challenged, then look into the "Scholars Program" at PCC <a href="http://www.pasadena.edu/transfer/specialprograms/scholar.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.pasadena.edu/transfer/specialprograms/scholar.cfm</a></p>
<p>Ouch. Is it totally impossible to do ME and Physics in 3 years after I transfer?
There is a 213 unit cap for graduation?! You can't have anymore than that?!....</p>
<p>Can I apply for the Spring Quarter at UCLA or the Spring Semester at UCB?</p>
<p>Transfers aren't allowed to change majors. </p>
<p>I have already thought about the Scholars program and I called the coordinator, who suggested that I not enter the program unless I wanted priority consideration for admission into the UCLA College of Letters and Science. This means that I would only go into it if I was going to do the Physics major and not ME. I'm still thinking about that.</p>
<p>well if u go into the scholar program then at least u have "priority consideration for admission to the UCLA." trade-off of course its into College of Letters and Science. </p>
<p>at least u have some time to think b4 enrolling in the program as a requirement of "3.0 after 12 units of transfer courses at PCC" must be fulfilled. SO if i were u i would try to find to find out more info about what ME is all about.</p>
<p>I am exploring and hearing people's advice, and many other things to really decide what I am going to do. </p>
<p>I like would my other questions to be answered if possible, please.</p>
<p>Xcron,</p>
<p>I think you are setting yourself for a bad crash and burn. Don't try to rush through CC thinking everything is going to be mickey mouse and decide you can take 22 units. Those lab science and math classes are not going to be like speech and you might struggle to keep that A especially if you go north of 20 units and try to finish CC in 1.5 years. Quality (GPA) over quantity (units per semester). Feel free to take that W if it means you will avoid a C or get more than one B. </p>
<p>On a different subject, if you go to CPP, you may easily reach the unit maximums at the UCs. With exclusively CC units, your transferred units will be capped at 70 semester units, even if you spend five years and earn 100+ units at the CC. If you mix CPP (or any other non-Calif CC units), the CPP units will not be subject to the cap and you might not have enough units in reserve to finish a double major at a UC. This means you can complete the lower division reqs of many majors plus IGETC for the low price of 70 units at CCC. This is not possible at CPP.</p>
<p>I think rushing is out of the question since I am practically <em>forced</em> to stay for the whole 2 years =P. I'll take your advice in not rushing, since there really is no rush. There is really a 70 transferable units cap?! I wanted to keep the preparation courses for a few majors so that it would be more probable that I would be able to double major or whatever I may want to do...=(.</p>
<p>Also, I am having a lot of trouble deciding whether I should complete the IGETC because it is not accepted at UCB or UCLA for engineering majors and is only accepted for all other majors, as I am thinking about doing Physics as well and am unsure whether ME or Physics will be the major I will put down on the application. If Physics, I should also probably enter the Scholars program if I want to go to UCLA...</p>
<p>Is undergraduate research more abundant at UCB, along with better engineering and science programs?</p>
<p>My friend was, is a smart person in fact he had near a 4.0 in all his CS classes but it was the general ed requirements that did him in. He took classes like english, history and philosophy very lightly and got c's in all those bringing him down to the 3.6 I mentioned to you. In high school he was above average and was accepted to very good schools but like I said forfeited his acceptances for a shot at CAL or UCLA. You are right he probably got rejected because his major is in the engineering dept. and thus requires more flawless stats than the ones he presented. Good luck at PCC by the way it is a great school and a good choice for engineering there's no doubt you will be thoroughly prepared for ucla or berkeley by going there.</p>
<p>mexbruin, I thank you for all of your support and I am glad that you didn't get angry for me explaining the reasons for his rejection. I thought that I was extremely smart by the end of high school, and so I applied to about 7 schools. The total number came out to be about 10 in the end. I was only accepted to 2 schools out of the first seven (CSUN, CPP, CalTech, USC, UCLA, UCSD, and UCI). I did not understand how everything worked at the time and I thought that my story would get me in to the schools that I wanted, but I was horribly wrong. Now, I have ended up choosing PCC for another shot to go to a school that I really want. In the end, I probably spent around $600-800 for nothing. </p>
<p>I'm sorry that you friend wasn't accepted. CS is part of the Engineering department and engineers really need much greater stats, even if the classes are GE's, I guess. I don't know what UCLA was thinking though...if your friend aced all of his CS classes. Life just shows itself to be unfair once again, =/.</p>
<p>I really like english, history, and philosophy. I hope that I will have good teachers that will really teach. That is what the secret to my success is. I only have one true enemy that no matter how hard I tried in that class I would never get anything higher than a B and I would do HORRIBLY bad on all of the tests (that means Ds, Fs, and rarely Cs). This class is: American Government (Poli Sci). There is just nothing more boring in the world for me than that class. I still tried extremely hard and was only able to pull off a B. It is my eternal enemy class and I am glad that I won't have to do anymore Poli Sci classes.</p>
<p>I wonder why your friend came here to GCC instead of PCC...since PCC is #2 in transfers to UCLA...</p>
<p>I've read through some of this thread and my only advice to you, xcron, is that don't think that just because you're stepping down to a CC you're guaranteed a spot at LA or Berkeley after two years. Just because you take a hit now doesnt mean you'll automatically be pushed up later.</p>
<p>Think about the worst case scenario, you might actually have to graduate from that CC for whatever reason.</p>
<p>So make sure you apply to the other UC's as well when you're transferring. Transferring is fairly difficult and only getting harder nowadays so give yourself many options so you don't make the same mistake twice..</p>
<p>Yeah, I had a discussion with my father about my alternate plans if I am not able to transfer to UCLA or UCB...I really don't have any is what the problem is...</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> That is why I must work as hard as possible to get a 3.8+ GPA so I can guarantee a spot for me at one of those two...and should I also consider UCSD? Is it good for what I am looking for?</p>
<p>There is really nothing else that I could settle for except my highest goals...if I thought that there is a decent chance that I may not even be able to transfer, then I would probably just go to Cal Poly Pomona...anybody think I should do this???</p>
<p>=/</p>
<p>yes UCSD is very good for engineering and biology. consider that if u do not get accepted into UCLA or UCB</p>
<p>There are other great california schools that don't have the admission standards of ucb and ucla. UCSD, UCD, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB...You can get a great eduaction at any of these schools. California has the best public school system in the US. Even if you don't get into UCLA/UCB, you can still take advantage of it.</p>
<p>PCC is a great idea just remember when the application period begins to apply to some safeties aswell like the ones already mentioned by previous ccers. good luck bro</p>
<p>Well, I will probably be posting on this thread if it goes on until the time that I apply or on this board. I will be posting up my progress, what grades I have so far, GPA so far, etc. </p>
<p>I'm debating between taking 18-24 units this Fall semester, anybody have any opinions/advice on that??? </p>
<p>I'll be trying my hardest to go to PCC, and when applying times comes around I will probably apply to schools that I want and schools that I am confident I will get in after looking over my GPA, grades in classes for major prep, etc. </p>
<p>I need some advice on the little matter of double majoring or having multiple majors. I contacted UCLA and they told me to do a major that I know I will stick with and won't change, then after I am admitted, then I can "entertain" the idea of double majoring in something else as well. They aren't very revealing of the chances of double majoring or how it works. </p>
<p>Will there be a greater chance of success if I was to be admitted to the highly competitive Engineering College and then try to get Physics, which was much less stringent about admission? Or is there an equal chance the other way around? Because I would have such a great chance of admission to Physics than I would with an engineering major, but I would probably be very disadvantaged when I try to get engineering as my double. </p>
<p>I think I should complete the major prep courses for the majors that I am interested in, take one as my main, and take some intro courses or something once I transfer if I haven't decided on my majors by then.</p>