<p>What are the chances of me being able to transfer to UCSC after two years at UCR and what can I do to boost them? I got waitlisted this year (and later rejected cause no one got off the waitlist) and I really wanted to go here and major in Technology and Information Management. I'm currently a Pre-Business major at UCR and the way it works is that in your third year you choose an emphasis for your business major (ie finance, marketing, etc) and mine will be Information Systems. Some of my prereqs seem to be the equivalent of the prereqs for the TIM major at UCSC. I can fulfill anything that can't be fulfilled at UCR next summer at my local CC and I also know about UC-UC reciprocity in terms of GEs. I do plan on getting involved as much as I can on campus also.</p>
<p>I know UCs give first priority to CC transfers but my parents don't want me going that route unless I'm aiming for UCB, UCLA, UCSD and/or UCD but they don't have the majors I want. Also because of budget cuts it may take longer than 2 years at a CC and plus this way if the transfer doesn't work out I still have UCR to fall back on.I know this sounds a bit, probably super crazy but I don't want to give up just yet.</p>
<p>I think you should go the community college rout. I know it’s not what your parents want, but ultimately, it is YOU who is going to have to live with the choice you make, not your parents. I was just looking at the classes you need to take for TIM, and I am a pretty sure you could transfer in two years. They should not be too hard to get at your community college. Besides, if you go to CC, you can always TAG UCSC and get guaranteed admission as long as you have a 3.0. Trust me, it is not hard to transfer to UCSC. It’s actually really easy. Take a look at these links, they are very helpful. IF you have any more questions, ask me. I’ve dealt with this situation before. </p>
<p>Well my dad doesn’t mind me doing the CC route it’s more of my mom. So I’m still deciding between the two and if I go to UCR I need to have a plan and do it right.</p>
<p>@Chs2014 If you really want to major in TIM, then go to CC. It is very hard to transfer from a UC to a UC. Trust me, when you are applying to a UC as a community college transfer, it is not as competitive as when you applied as a high school student. I got into UCSC, with a 3.45 GPA and none of the prerequisites done for my major. Going to CC will greatly increase your chances of getting into UCSC. DO you think you can get a 3.0 at your community college?</p>
<p>Yes I think that I can get at least a 3.0. I’m still figuring things out this week. I’m actually both enrolled at UCR and my community college (I enrolled a while back before I learned I got admitted just in case I didn’t get in anywhere). Within the next week, I’ll decide which one I need to cancel.
And is it really THAT hard to transfer from another UC to Santa Cruz? Especially if you have a good GPA which I am willing to work for and show some involvement. I mean I’ve seen people transfer from UCR to UCI, UCSB, UCD, and UCLA, and I’d imagine those schools get a lot of transfer applicants considering how much better they are? Correct me if I’m wrong, I just want to make sure I’m getting all the info from both sides.</p>
<p>@Chs2014 It is also going to be a lot harder to get good grades at UCR. Universities try to avoid grade inflation, so they limit the number of A’s and B’s they award. Look at it this way, if your goal is to go to UCSC, then go to UCSC. It is almost guarantied that you will get in. </p>
<p>@Cayton, I think this person needs your advice. I tried to help, but I’m not very articulate. </p>
<p>@chs2014 it’s a shame some ppl don’t give the CCs credit. My daughter would never have gotten into UCLA (or Berkeley) without it. And my younger daughter is now planning it for Berkeley, after seeing how it shot her sister totally up the ranks. </p>
<p>@collegedropout1 is right. You can get a TAG for guaranteed admission. All you need are 30 units from the CC before transferring, so based on a year at UCR (is that where you are?), you could conceivably make the jump in a year - even if IGETC not totally completed.</p>
<p>I do know Berkeley hardly does any UC–> UC transfers, one of them is the most open to it (for some reason thinking UCSD?) and others are so-so. And since anywhere from 93-97% of transfers come from a CCC, you can see you’re in a corner. </p>
<p>I’m not saying that it’s easy to transfer from one UC to another, but it’s not as impossible or improbable is many people make it seem. This year for example UCLA admitted about 22% of the UC to UC transfer applicants. They admitted about 29% of community college transfer applicants. The numbers are not different enough to make it impossible for improbable. Check out the link below.</p>
<p>You definitely have to factor in the fact that community colleges don’t use plus or minus in their hearings so it will definitely affect your GPA. But there are a lot of people on this website who have successfully transferred from one UC to another.</p>
<p>Yes, I found the reference I was referring to. It states that UCLA admits about an equal number of transfers from CCC and UC. The others not as much, Berkeley rarely. </p>
<p>And it’s true, people have made the jump successfully, but if UCLA is higher than all the others, the odds are obviously a fair degree lower. If you really want to guarantee 100% you are not at R for 4 years, you should jump to a CC. You’ll be applying this fall, so it isn’t the end of the world. </p>