@Pepsi1022 Could you pm about the info for econ pre req classes also? Thank you
HI There. Possibly entering CC this fall (summer). Could someone point me to a solid resource for transfer requirements to UCB for CC students? Iâve looked at ASSIST and I have an appt with a academic counselor at my CC. I just wanted to see if there is a comprehensive resource that most people refer to. thanks
assist.org is the way to go if you are attending a California community college. Use 2016-2017 for now to see the prereqs for a specific major; the 2019-2020 agreements only show the department articulations for right now.
@uctransfer2020 Assist will be the most important thing, but also read everything on the website for the school youâll be applying to, and for the major/majors youâre considering. For example, if youâll be applying to the College of Chemistry to major in Chemistry or Chemical Biology, youâll want to read everything on their pages. Everything. Youâll want to understand, for example, how the College of Chemistry handles general edâŠdo they have their own requirements, or do they lean on the College of Letters and Sciences plan? Do they have concentrations you might choose that would then influence some of your lower division coursework at CC? For example, they have a concentration in Computational Chemistry. If that was something you were interested in, maybe youâd have to (Iâm making this part up) take certain upper division computer science courses, and so maybe it would behoove you to take certain lower division computer science courses at your CC in preparation. Thatâs something you might not see on Assist.
I would also look at the matrices they have for their students who are there for four years along with the ones for transfer students. In my opinion, to be most successful, and perhaps to be most competitive, you want to show up on campus upon transfer looking just like the most prepared students who have been there the whole time.
Be sure to look at course offerings at any nearby CCâs. My son took classes at three different schools to get the courses he needed. He couldâve leaned on âmy college didnât have any course that articulated,â but instead found what he needed at nearby schools. Donât forget you can do some courses online, so the schools donât even have to be in your backyard.
Another thing Iâd strongly recommend is to prepare for other schools as well. Berkeley is a âreachâ for everyone. Most of the UCâs are depending on your major. But what we did for my son is made sure he did all of the required AND recommended coursework for three different UCâs, one he TAGâd. Doing it this way had him taking some classes for one school that werenât required for the other, OR looking closely when choosing which bio series, for example to take. You might be able to choose between two series for Berkeley, but only one of those would work for UCLA. Do that one so youâre competitive/prepared for both schools. Conversely maybe one school says you have to take Java, and another school says you have to take MatLab. You may be able to talk to the one and see if Matlab would meet the computer science course. (This is a real example from my sonâs experience.)
Meet with your adviser every semester to check your progress and plan. Join your schoolâs Honors program for priority registration and dedicated advisers.
I could go on and on. College advising became my hobby. If you donât have a parent who enjoys that kind of thing, you should become the expert. Iâm surprised, sometimes, how some people donât know everything they need to know. If you want to go to a UC, you have to do everything right especially in terms of your coursework and your grades. Oh! That reminds me, use Rate My Professor and get THE best professors even if itâs not the best schedule time-wise. A good professor can change everything. And then nurture those relationships. A faculty adviser will greatly benefit you.
CC to four year is the best way to go for so many students. Youâre making a great choice. (For more info on that , look for a thread of mine about my sonâs CC journey.)
@Pepsi1022 Please PM me more info regarding the prereqs!
My request went through and Im offically an Econ Major! and I Pmed both of you!
@Pepsi1022 so did you take stat20?
@nontraditional haas is one of the few majors that breaks out the acceptance (5% and 18% or thereabouts). Every other major uses the first accounting â counting all applicants, regardless of eligibility. OP was not wrong to note the 5%, â it is noted on the haas site and also in podcasts. There is just another component.
And you donât need to correct a person over 33% vs 35%. Really? Be nice. ?
@nontraditional @Hip2DaGame i agree with hip. I have never considered haas in terms of rounds. Many people get in without an interview and maybe if there are interviews it is to gauge English proficiency. That is a huge concern. A few years back they had an online interview process specifically designed for internationals, using an outside company before they started their own in-house interviews, which over the last couple of years has expanded. You just never know where you might fall in the process.
thank you @uctransfer2020
I have a situation. I got accepted to Berkeley (ME major) and I have already confirmed the offer as my final decision is going to Cal. I am currently deciding on dropping a physics class (modern physics + Optics) which is not part of my major requirements that need to be fulfilled before transferring to berkeley, but that is the major requirements to UCLA and UCSD. As I donât consider going to UCLA and UCSD anymore, I want to drop this physics class so that I can have more hours at studying other subjects. So I am worrying, will it affect or jeopardize my admissions decision to Berkeley if I drop this course? If it wonât, what should I do to update my status? Do I just fill in the update form. I also notice that this course is listed as one of the conditions of my admission, I am afraid there will be any consequences after dropping this course even though that is not my major requirements to Cal. So I have sent a email to my admission officer - Shari Quinn to notify them I have this situation. I am waiting response from the offer.
wow this is great @âjesseâsgirlâ
Yes sir, I took both last semester to try and make my application look good and make up for my GPA.
Congratulations to ppl that are accepted! I have a weird question â does taking a course lower than your current level look bad on your transcript? say if I already take English 1C in the fall but decided to take English 1A in the spring, assuming English is not my major?
I think if youâre already accepted you donât need to worry about adding a class, though you can always check with your admissions officer to make sure
Huh? Be nice?
Iâm informing other students on this forum. Itâs not about 1 person.
Directly from Haasâ website:
â1101 applicants did not show planned completion of the admission requirements and were considered ineligible. Of the 761 eligible applicants, 109 (14.32%) were offered admission.â
Students need facts, not conjecture.
This.
If your really serious about top UCâs particularly in impacted majors (most STEM), maintain a 4.0 and expect to complete about 80 units to cover IGETC and all prereqs for the various top UCâs. Even then itâs a crapshoot sadly. Good luck!
Rejected from Haas with a 4.00 gpa. Should I even bother appealing?
I believe finishing IGETC wonât make you more competitive as STEM but doing strongly recommended courses and additional major requirements will
Do you guys think Fall will be online? That would be so sad. I only have 4 semesters at Berkeley