<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I was accepted as a freshman last year to UCB but i enrolled in another school. I'm having second thoughts about my current school and am contemplating a transfer to UCB. I was wondering if anyone knew the UC's policy on my situation. Is it similar to deferred enrollment or am i thrown into the same applicant pool as everyone else? Basically, would i have an advantage as a transfer applicant?</p>
<p>Are you going to a California Community College (CCC), a California State University (CSU), a different UC campus or a some other type of four year university or college. Berkeley normally accepts transfers only in their junior year from any of these types of institutions and it makes a big difference where you are when you try to transfer to UC Berkeley. I doubt having been accepted as a freshman will play any role in whether you are accepted as transfer to Berkeley.</p>
<p>CCC transfers have the highest priority and you would have very good chance if you are at a CCC. Transfers from other UCs have lower priority but a fair number do get accepted. If you are at a private or out of state four year college you have much lower priority and it is very unlikely you would be accepted as a transfer student. If you are at a CSU you have the absolute lowest priority and practically no chance of acceptance at UC Berkeley as a transfer.</p>
<p>Q. If I am unable to attend the semester for which I am admitted, will Berkeley defer my admission to a later term?</p>
<p>A. No. Admission is valid only for the term in which you are admitted. If you wish to attend Berkeley in a future term, you must reapply without an admission guarantee. You will compete with all applicants who apply for the same term.</p>
<p>source:
[Freshman</a> Admission FAQ — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“Prospective freshman FAQs - Berkeley Engineering”>Prospective freshman FAQs - Berkeley Engineering)</p>
<p>If you are at a 4-year, drop out, go to a CCC and begin planning how to transfer within X amount of years with a very high GPA. </p>
<p>You could mention on your transfer personal statement your reasons for not going to Berkeley and the reasons why you changed your mind now. If I were you, then I WOULD mention that I was accepted before. Berkeley doesn’t guarantee you admission as a transfer just because you were accepted as a freshman, but it may be in your favor if they knew.</p>
<p>@Lemaitre1 i’m at a private school on the east coast so i guess i’m not looked very favorably upon as a candidate.</p>
<p>@WingedYoshi thanks for that blurb. pretty much sums up what i had imagined.</p>
<p>I think it will help you since getting into CAL as a freshman is much much harder than as a transfer. I would mention it when you apply.</p>
<p>So,if you are a freshman at 4-year private college(in East cost), you can apply when you are a sophomore so you can transfer when you are a junior??</p>