<p>Hello,
I would like to transfer to EECS at Cal. So far, I have a 4.0 (through 30 credits) from a community college in Virginia. For the Fall and Spring semesters, I am going to transfer to a California community college to finish the required prerequisites.</p>
<p>The problem I am having with this situation is the lack of information from people in my unique situation. (hence the creation of the thread)</p>
<p>Questions that have arisen:
1. Will I be looked at as a California CC transfer, even though at the time of application I will not have completed any credits at a California institution?
2. Is it at all possible for me to receive instate tuition while maintaining my dependency on my parents in VA? (I would not be able to provide for my entire tuition and costs.)(another side note: Upon calling the registrar's office, I was provided with information that directly conflicted with the policies stated on the UCB registrar's webpage)</p>
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<li>no, pretty sure you need 30 units completed at a ccc before applying to be seen as a ccc applicant.</li>
<li>yeah, pretty sure you can. need to be here for a year tho to establish residency. but i could be wrong on all accounts sooooo</li>
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<p>Yes. CCC (California Community Colleges) have priority when it comes to UC admissions. It’s very difficult for an out of state to transfer. Notice I said difficult, not impossible. For example only 92 out of 500 students were accepted as non-residents. Compare that to the 3,301 California Residents who were accepted. The average transfer GPA was also a 3.75-3.8. Very high.</p>
<p>Personally I believe that if you want to transfer as a non-resident you need to hold higher credentials. This means a near perfect GPA, stellar responses to the prompts, and extra curricular activities that hold weight. Even this alone will not guarantee admission but it will put you in a better spot.</p>
<p>Below I posted the link where I found my data.</p>
<p>UCB and the other UCs do give priority to cc transfers but I believe it is in the context of the California Master Plan for higher education which envisions high school graduates from California who are not prepared for a four year university beginning their studies at a California Community College and then after two years transferring to a UC of California State University (CSU) to complete their Bachelors degree. Priority for transfer to a UC is (1) CCC transfers, (2) other UC transfers (3) private 4 year California college transfers (4) OOS 4 year college transfers (5) CSU transfer applicants. </p>
<p>Since you will have not completed any CCC courses by the time applications to transfer to a UC must be made you are unlikely to be considered a CCC transfer even if you are actually a CCC student at that time. As a CC, even from OOS, transfer you would likely have priority over 4 year college OOS and CSU transfers and maybe similar priority to other UC transfers but I think the only way you are likely to be given the highest priority is to spend two years at a CCC in addition to the year you have already spent at the OOS CC and apply for the Fall 2012 semester.</p>
<p>In that case…
As an out of state community college student transferring to EECS at Berkeley with a 4.0, what are my chances of getting admitted?
This summer I interned with a non-profit in DC, I tutored students in Math and Chemistry at the CC, and I was an “in class” tutor for several math classes at the cc.
Do I have a chance?</p>
<p>For your information:
After a half hour on hold with the undergraduate admissions office, they informed me that I would be considered a California CC student if I finished my last 2 semesters at a California CC!! I am soooo relieved!!</p>
<p>As a CCC student, you have an excellent chance provided you are 100% sure you’ve completed all your pre-requisites. </p>
<p>As an out-of-stater, I actually STILL think you have a great chance, provided you maintain your 4.0. You can’t really beat a 4.0, and on top of that, the UCs are actually trying to accept more out-of-staters. </p>
<p>Either way, maintain that 4.0 and you should be golden.</p>
<p>Yeah as @DrAhumada said you have an excellent chance. I do agree with him though even if you weren’t considered a resident you’d have a pretty decent shot.</p>
<p>Just make sure you visit their website and go over each of the requirements. I saw somewhere that Berkeley receives around 15,000 applications and on average some 10,000 are automatically thrown out because they have not met requirements such as their prerequisites for their major. Just keep doing well in school and make sure to start early on those responses and you should be fine. Good luck.</p>