<p>A good friend of mine is in need of a favor. He was accepted to UCD and UCLA, among other campuses... his heart has always been set on UCLA, but for various reasons (mostly beyond his control) he decided to SIR to UCD. Over the summer, he's started to regret his decision and is now looking to do what he can do to best set himself up to transfer.</p>
<p>He's very passionate (and pretty damn good to boot) at what he does, and believe that the major he plans to pursue isn't impacted. Let's assume he does one or two extracurriculars (very dedicated to these however), gets around a 3.9-4.0, and has the fact that he was already formerly accepted going for him.</p>
<p>I know you guys hate hypotheticals, but we'd really appricate this favor: What are his chances of transferring once he reaches junior standing?</p>
<p>Thanks; we definitely appreciate any help that can be provided.</p>
<p>[Note: Please don't state that "he should give UCD a chance," that "he really should have thought about it before submitting his SIR," etc. He's heard it plenty of times already---at this point, I'm trying to gather constructive suggestions for him towards his current intended goal. :)]</p>
<p>[[edit for add. information + grammar]]</p>
<p>I think if she gets 3.9-4.0 she is definately in. I'm actually applying to transfer out of UCD too! I think she should get an Internship and just do well in school and do ec's in school, and I'm pretty sure that will be good enough, since transfer to UC's don't look at SATs or even HS records; which could be a disadvantage for her if she did really well in HS. Maybe she should also apply to other universities (Cal, other private) better than LA?</p>
<p>hey oranges... it is "he" not "she."</p>
<p>he can apply again and transfer as a sophomore and all the credit as a freshman will transfer over since it's UC to UC.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information so far; keep it coming! :D</p>
<p>Angljc1: What are the chances of a sophomore transfer? I've seen that it's possible, but I've really never heard of it being done before---UC to UC seems rare enough, doing so with sophomore standing sounds nearly impossible.</p>
<p>I not 100% certin but when transfer as a soph you use you HS grades even at a UC. Just talk to a UC counclor about soph transfer and see if it will work out.</p>
<p>cccbound, i'm glad that your friend want to be a Bruin because i'm a Bruin myself. </p>
<p>For UC intercampus transfer, there is NO soph transfer, only junior level is accepted (at least in UCLA). Since UCs give priorities for students from CCC (California Community College), your friend would best if he can go to a local CCC instead of UCD. In fact, 2 years ago, I almost submitted SIR to UCR but luckily I didn't and I started going to CCC and here now I succeeded transferring to UCLA. </p>
<p>However, if it is not possible in your friend's case since he sent SIR to UCD already, I would suggest him to maintain a 3.6+ GPA (in transfer, GPA MATTERS the MOST!!!!!) to be competitive!
Secondly, tell him to finish the UC general education as soon as possible, I believe it is 48 quarter units minimum consisted of many areas like art, humantities, science and so on (if you would like details, I would provide more) for letter&science majors.
Thirdly, tell him to finish the lower-division courses because those mostly are prerequisites for upper division work and UCLA prefers students finishing them before they start their junior year. Those courses differ a lot from major to major.
Fourth, tell him to do some actitivies to brush up the application but do it if he does have free time because this only enhances his chance. What really matters again is the GPA!
Last but not least, he should have a very good essay; again essay does not count much for students with GPA 3.8+! </p>
<p>In summary:
1. GPA (3.6+ to be competitive)
2. Fullfilling general education (UC 48 minimum quarter units)
3. Fullfilling the lower-division for the majors (depends on each major)
4. Extra activities
5. Essay
Note: GPA matters the MOST and highschool records do NOT count much for transfer students!</p>
<p>Since he hasn't actually started at UCD yet, has your friend tried contacting UCLA admissions to see if there's any way he can attend this year even though he SIR'd to UCD? I don't know how the UCs handle this or if they ever gran admission due to the 'change of mind' but I'm sure they run into this issue frequently. The worse they can do is say 'no'.</p>
<p>One of my friends also run into a situation like this. She was accepted to both UCLA and UCB and she submitted SIR to UCLA and later on wanted to attend UCB so she contacted with UCB admission and they granted her permission to register for classes. However, she settled down to be a Bruin--attending UCLA. (Please don't ask me why this happened, it is her personal long story)</p>
<p>hey kevin101 i like the way you laid out your reply; its easy to read . . hopefully you could help me out a bit also . . </p>
<p>i am going to be applying for transfer as a junior from UCR to another UC (UCLA is one of them) this coming November. you mentioned fulfilling GENERAL EDUCATION and LOWER-DIVISION for the major. i think i can finish my LOWER-DIVISION for my major (psychology) by spring quarter 2007 . . so no problems with the LOWER-DIVISION . . </p>
<p>but the GENERAL EDUCATION,
1) GENERAL EDUCATION is referring to my so-called, "breadth requirements" of the humanities, arts, and social sciences college that i am in at UCR correct??
2) i dont know if i can finish all those classes by spring quarter 2007 like i could with my LOWER-DIVISION classes for my [psychology] major . .</p>
<p>How much will that hurt my chances AND if i make it, would i have to start allll over with the new school's GENERAL EDUCATION classes??</p>
<p>Good questions!</p>
<p>1) Yes, it is called "breadth requirements" in UCR, in UCLA, I believe it is called "general education" and once you completed it, you will not have to do it again.
2)Try to do finish it, I can tell you, for psychology (letter and science major) general education is very important! </p>
<p>let me give you this link:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/general_info/uc_reviews/transfer_app.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/general_info/uc_reviews/transfer_app.html</a>
the most essential factors in determining admission are: general ed, lower division, GPA... so on! </p>
<p>Also: For UC transferring to UC, your GPA STILL transfers! CCC transferring to UC, your GPA does NOT transfer!</p>
<p>K-dog, I am applying UC intercampus this Nov, will they know your grades from the fall quarter, of the spring quarter? is there like a mid-year report or something?</p>
<p>When you apply in Nov, they will know your current GPA... months later about in Feb, you will have to update your Fall grades. </p>
<p>ALso, the last quarter grades are usually not reported but you should have have average B or above and NO D and NO F to keep your eligibility of admission. </p>
<p>Off topic: Last year, many people in this forum have helped me; now, I really want to contribute to this forum with what I have learned through the admission process. I have gone through high school + transferring admission process. I also applied to many schools including the calstate system, UC system and USC so I feel I have gathered and learned a lot information about admission and i'm glad to share them with you all whenever I can but I don't claim myself to be an expert though.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply kevin . .</p>
<p>1) "in UCLA, I believe it is called "general education" and once you completed it, you will not have to do it again."</p>
<p>the thing is, i might NOT have it completed at UCR so then would i have to start all over with UCLA's GEs or would they be nice and just forget about those few classes i didnt take?</p>
<p>2) "Secondly, tell him to finish the UC general education as soon as possible, I believe it is 48 quarter units minimum consisted of many areas like art, humantities, science and so on (if you would like details, I would provide more) for letter&science majors."</p>
<p>is there any other goody details you could share for a psych major? =)</p>
<p>btw thanks for the link its really helpful~</p>
<p>my bad, he not she</p>
<p>You guys rock. Thank you so much for the help. :D</p>
<p>Just thought I'd provide a quick update: He ended up contacting admissions a few days ago. They got back to him immediately and approved his "appeal" (so to speak). He'll be heading there for Fall quarter. :)</p>