<p>Hi, I'm currently a third year at community college with 3.1-3.2 gpa. I applied to UCLA, UCSD, and UCI this year, and unfortunately, only made into UCI on a waiting list. I felt like the world was tumbling down when I got rejected from schools I longed to get in, but I realized maybe it was because I was working too much or not dedicating my best to school.</p>
<p>Working is not an option for me, but I must work in order to help my parents pay for my tuition and such. I will be applying again next year, and after some browsings and research, I want to give it a try for UCSD, again, and USC. Well, my ultimate goal is to become a pharmacist, and I see that those two schools are that I know of with good pharmacy programs)</p>
<p>Q. I've had couple of C's and my first W this semester; however, if I show improvement and I raise my GPA to 3.4 - 3.5 range, would I have a chance of getting into either schools with a math major? Plus, do you think math major is suited for pharmacy? Lastly, what other schools should I be looking into? </p>
<p>I feel so sad right now. I need some encouragements and hopeful words (but ofcourse, honest) .. ):</p>
<p>Honestly next year is gonna be a terrible year to be a transfer student. So many students got waitlisted to Cal States and if they don’t go anywhere that means that they are going to be lumped in along with next year’s eligible applicants meaning that if you thot it was hard getting in anywhere this year, with a bigger applicant pool next year a 3.5 could be considered a must to remain a competative applicant. If you can, reduce your hours at work…nd remember you’re at a JuCo, the classes are full of people that are there to play school and therefore are not that hard, what are you gonna do when you get to the big school and “HAVE” to work? It sounds like you also wanna do grad work, but quite frankly, if you’re only pulling a 3.2 at a JuCo, which might not even be a 3.0 at a 4yr, will not make you competative for grad school. 2nd, it’s dirt cheap to go to a JuCo and in the long run you are still going to have to pay big bucks at whichever school you can get into. With Math Majors everything is always kind of a toss up b/c some schools will take students with a 2.9 while others will not got lower than a 3.4. My advice to you would be if you have everything (IGETC nd pre-reqs) done, take UcI while you still can b/c you may not get the chance next year.</p>
<p>I agree with earell… this year was actually a good year for students to transfer to a UC especially since TAG was changed for one school and thus we were experimented on. Also the fact that there were less applicants overall. </p>
<p>Next year is gonna be pretty scary especially with all the CSU kids that realized they couldn’t make it due to budget cuts. It’s gonna get competitive that’s for sure.</p>
<p>I wish I could just take it and go to UCI, but things are a little bit complicating for me…</p>
<p>My status will change to international student by this Fall since our family can not possibly be acquiring a green card by the time I turn 21 in September (even after a longtime stay in America). So, I will be independent from my family and will be considered international student by the time I transfer. </p>
<p>Okay… my biggest concern here is paying off for the tuition. There’s no way to get grants, waivers, or loans with such status, maybe except for the dream act. and paying for the UCs is undoubtely a big burden for anyone.</p>
<p>However, if I choose to transfer next year, perhaps to UCI again, I will have received green card by then and I have a chance at scholarships and loans.</p>
<p>I already have over 60 units, and as an international student, I must apply at school fulltime. my units will be around 90 by the time I transfer…</p>
<p>With all these things going on, do you guys still recommend me to take the UCI? Can I take the waitlist and possibly put it on hold until next year if I get in?</p>
<p>Sorry, everything sounds so hectic and out of place!!</p>
<p>UCI is a great school! Go there.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, try to avoid staying another year at a CC! Like everyone else said, its going to become extremely hectic.</p>
<p>How would I pay off for the tuition as an international student status? It’s almost $40 k a year. There’s no loan, grants, or scholarship opportunities for international students…</p>
<p>@jdyusc</p>
<p>You don’t have to bring your GPA up that much. Assuming they don’t change it for next year (they shouldn’t), you only need a 3.2 to TAG to UCI, UCD, and UCSB. Those would be your backups in case you don’t get into USC or UCSD.</p>
<p>Can I easily change my major once i get into uc from cc? If not, what are other options? (ex. from math to pharmacology?)</p>
<p>Is there a reason you don’t want to into pharmacology immediately? Do UCs have a pharmacology major?</p>
<p>You need to wait and see your financial aid package before you decide you wont be receiving any financial aid. There are tons of students here at UCSB that are undocumented or international and they make it happen. UCI is definitely your best bet and financial aid will be determined on a school-by-school basis. There are some schools that are now offering aid directly to students when they were not before. Instead of posting on CC to people who have no idea about this you need to pick up the phone and directly speak to financial aid.</p>
<p>LAforLife: The cc’s usually don’t offer pharmacology major, so the classes I could take are limited here… That’s the biggest reason why I chose math instead of pharmacy. It’s still possible to change majors, right?</p>
<p>Alexajam: I’m going to try to call UCI financial aid office! Didn’t think of that. Thanks for the advice!!!</p>
<p>Wait, why exactly will next year be bad for admissions? :(</p>
<p>^^CSU no longer accepts Spring applicants and might freeze Fall applicants. This means more students are going to be attending CCC. More students + reduced classes = impossible to get the classes and transfer on time. Because CSU is no longer available to some this would cause them to apply to a UC–and since their application increases = more competition.</p>
<p>Damn, this is awful. About Fall admissions being frozen, is that only for high school graduates? My chances of getting into a UC are pretty low so CSU are becoming a reality, and now with this bad news I’m not too optimistic…</p>