@Anhionring Great advice you gave that I think applies to anyone with a pulse trying to transfer. I also recommend @GxBearrr to consider taking 2 or 3 summer classes to get the feel of how pressure packed and ‘on-top-of-it’ UCD may be, considering how different various CCCs are in pace and work. Nothing wrong with finding your way while you still can, it’s better to adjust these things now than in UCD when $$$ is thrown down the drain.
Best of luck!
@waiting4answer Best of luck to you too, it’s an exciting time that we’re approaching.
@Anhionring Thank You for the feedback!! The reason why I hadnt taken any General Biology classes was because I was a nursing major and only recently switched to Biological Sciences, which is why instead of taking general Bio I took anatomy and then physiology but I spoke to a counselor and will not be taking micro in the spring but will insert a bio class. Alsoo I have used assist.org recently and for my college the articulation agreement states that I can either take the basic organic chemistry and biochemistry class which is davis’ 8A/B series or take Ochem 1 and Ochem 2 which would be the 118B/C series at Davis. I was advised by my counselor and the transfer center to take the basic ochem class instead since it says on assist.org for my college that I can take either or those and clear the Ochem requirement.
Also after the spring semester I will be sitting at 68.5 units and even if I were to wait another year to apply again I would need less than or 90 units to be able to transfer as a Junior, which means I can only take classes worth 21.5 units over the course of a summer semester, fall semester, and the spring semester. A bio class is 5 units, each calc is 5 Units as well. So that would mean I would take the two bio classes that are listed on assist which are 5 units each and the two calc classes which are 5 Units each and that would leave out physics
Seriously guys thank you so much for being candid and just giving it to me as it is
Also there were issues in my family and I did mention it in my application but I was hoping that because Ive taken Anatomy and Physiology already and excelled in those courses that I would be able to take my Calc classes at the University. I would need to take Anatomy and Physio at the University anyway for the career path I am hoping to pursue
@GxBearrr You may have Organic Chem 1/2 covered, biology 1 covered (out of 3 biology courses), gen chem 1/2 covered, however, you don’t have General Physics 1/2, calculus 1/2, plant/animal biology covered which an additional year will allow you to do. Getting an A in anatomy and physiology are good signs, but they are not pre-reqs to transfer into your major so I do not believe the UC officers will really treat them differently than another GE class. However, once you transfer, you will have a background and the material should be familiar to you which puts you at an advantage to get a better grade than peers who have yet to even know the definitions of anatomy or physiology.
Whoever told you that you can’t go over 90 units at a community college is MISINFORMING YOU. You CAN go over 90 units, if you have to, in order to finish your pre-reqs and GE’s prior to transferring. The only CAVEAT is that only YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE 70 UC UNITS FOR ALL YOUR WORK AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. The REST DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS YOUR UC UNIT COUNT, BUT THEY DO COUNT TOWARDS YOUR PRE-REQS AND WILL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR WHATEVER COURSE THOSE UNITS TRANSFER AS. For example, if you took Psychology 1 and this class makes you go over the 70 UC-unit transfer cap, then you will not receive UC units for it, but it will appear in your records that you have fulfilled pre-requisites to move onto Psychology 2 at the UC.
Look at all the engineering majors and all the classes they have to take: General Ed’s (which usually make up 6-10 classes), Calculus 1/2/3 + Differential equations + Linear Algebra, Physics 1/2/3, Gen Chem 1/2, Engineering 1/2/3, English 1/2, Communications, probably some Computer science classes or organic chemistry 1/2 + biology 1/2/3 too depending on which type of engineering. You really think engineers can stay under the 90 unit cap in order to transfer successfully? ALL the UC’s accept transfers who go over 90 units as long as their units come from UC-transferable courses at a California (probably not limited to just California, but a few other states as well) community college. The one exception is that there is a limit to how much UPPER DIVISION CREDIT YOU RECEIVE. I believe it is 8-10 units of upper division pre-requisites before they start wavering your app because they are afraid you might transfer with only 2-4 upper division courses left to take before you graduate. They want you to take like 5-6 (if you’re semester) or 7-9 (if you’re quarter) upper division courses before you graduate.
FINISH YOUR PHYSICS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Physics at a UC is painstakingly hard. I’m telling you right now: you will regret not finishing them at a community college. As for calculus…please finish them at your community college too as they will save you the trouble at the UC and make your application much much more stellar as calc 1/2 are pre-reqs for your intended major. The next year will be hard for you, whichever way you choose to go: UC Davis, or staying at your community college (which I 95% am sure you will do as you are missing too many pre-requisites to even be considered as a worthy applicant in the field of HUNDREDS of other applicants who DO have them done).
Your primary focus should be on school for the next year, but, know that life isn’t just about school. 25% of what you do in school will actually help you succeed in life, the other 75% come from what you do outside of school (taking care of family, feeding/walking your dog, working, interning, researching, volunteering, playing an instrument, socializing with good people, having fun with activities that you enjoy, etc. [Though, you may not want to list some of these activities on your professional resume]).
Here’s what I recommend you take for your schedule next year if you do choose to stay at a CC or are rejected:
Summer 2018
-Calculus 1 (4 or 5 units)
-Some EASY GE if you need (3 or 4 units)
[START UC-APP INSIGHT QUESTIONS]
Fall 2018
-Calculus 2 (4 or 5 units)
-Plant or Animal Biology (4 or 5 units)
-Easy General Physics 1 (3 or 4 units)
[FINISH UC-APP INSIGHT QUESTIONS AND FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION. PLEASE CAREFULLY PROOF-READ YOUR APP 20 TIMES BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT. LOOK FOR GRAMMAR ERRORS, AWKWARD SENTENCES, INCORRECT INFORMATION, ETC.]
Spring 2018
-Plant of Animal Biology (4 or 5 units)
-GE if you need (3 or 4 units)
-Easy General Physics 2 (3 or 4 units)
-TAKE SOME BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY CLASS TO HELP PREP YOU LATER (4 or 5 units)
I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO TAKE YOUR HIGHEST ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 CLASS (IT IS A VERY HARD CLASS BUT IT WILL HELP YOU DEARLY FOR THAT BIOCHEMISTRY CLASS YOU WILL TAKE LATER) AFTER YOUR INTRO TO OCHEM/BIOCHEM class.
PLEASE USE RATEMYPROFESSOR.COM TO RESEARCH ALL YOUR POSSIBLE PROFESSORS FOR EACH CLASS SO YOU CAN MAXIMIZE YOUR QUALITY OF EDUCATION.
@GxBearrr You may have Organic Chem 1/2 covered, biology 1 covered (out of 3 biology courses), gen chem 1/2 covered, however, you don’t have General Physics 1/2, calculus 1/2, plant/animal biology covered which an additional year will allow you to do. Getting an A in anatomy and physiology are good signs, but they are not pre-reqs to transfer into your major so I do not believe the UC officers will really treat them differently than another GE class. However, once you transfer, you will have a background and the material should be familiar to you which puts you at an advantage to get a better grade than peers who have yet to even know the definitions of anatomy or physiology.
Whoever told you that you can’t go over 90 units at a community college is MISINFORMING YOU. You CAN go over 90 units, if you have to, in order to finish your pre-reqs and GE’s prior to transferring. The only CAVEAT is that only YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE 70 UC UNITS FOR ALL YOUR WORK AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. The REST DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS YOUR UC UNIT COUNT, BUT THEY DO COUNT TOWARDS YOUR PRE-REQS AND WILL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR WHATEVER COURSE THOSE UNITS TRANSFER AS. For example, if you took Psychology 1 and this class makes you go over the 70 UC-unit transfer cap, then you will not receive UC units for it, but it will appear in your records that you have fulfilled pre-requisites to move onto Psychology 2 at the UC.
Look at all the engineering majors and all the classes they have to take: General Ed’s (which usually make up 6-10 classes), Calculus 1/2/3 + Differential equations + Linear Algebra, Physics 1/2/3, Gen Chem 1/2, Engineering 1/2/3, English 1/2, Communications, probably some Computer science classes or organic chemistry 1/2 + biology 1/2/3 too depending on which type of engineering. You really think engineers can stay under the 90 unit cap in order to transfer successfully? ALL the UC’s accept transfers who go over 90 units as long as their units come from UC-transferable courses at a California (probably not limited to just California, but a few other states as well) community college. The one exception is that there is a limit to how much UPPER DIVISION CREDIT YOU RECEIVE. I believe it is 8-10 units of upper division pre-requisites before they start wavering your app because they are afraid you might transfer with only 2-4 upper division courses left to take before you graduate. They want you to take like 5-6 (if you’re semester) or 7-9 (if you’re quarter) upper division courses before you graduate.
FINISH YOUR DAMN PHYSICS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. TAKING THEM AT UC DAVIS IS 99% A WASTE OF TIME FOR YOU (the other 1% exists to respect the possibility that you may really love physics and you’re willing to challenge yourself at the UC). MY BIOLOGY PROFESSOR TOLD ME YOU DON’T NEED MUCH PHYSICS OTHER THAN THE BASICS TO SUCCEED LATER IN BIOLOGY-RELATED FIELDS (unless you’re focusing in bio-engineering or Physical Biology). Physics at a UC is painstakingly hard. I’m telling you right now: you will regret not finishing them at a community college. As for calculus…please finish them at your community college too as they will save you the trouble at the UC and make your application much that much more stellar as calc 1/2 are pre-reqs for your intended major. The next year will be hard for you, whichever way you choose to go: UC Davis, or staying at your community college (which I 95% am sure you will do as you are missing too many pre-requisites to even be considered as a worthy applicant in the field of HUNDREDS of other applicants who DO have them done).
Your primary focus should be on school for the next year, but, know that life isn’t just about school. 25% of what you do in school will actually help you succeed in life, the other 75% come from what you do outside of school (taking care of family, feeding/walking your dog, working, interning, researching, volunteering, playing an instrument, socializing with good people, having fun with activities that you enjoy, etc. [Though, you may not want to list some of these activities on your professional resume]).
Here’s what I recommend you take for your schedule next year if you do choose to stay at a CC or are rejected:
Summer 2018
-Calculus 1 (4 or 5 units)
-Some EASY GE if you need (3 or 4 units)
[START UC-APP INSIGHT QUESTIONS]
Fall 2018
-Calculus 2 (4 or 5 units)
-Plant or Animal Biology (4 or 5 units)
-Easy General Physics 1 (3 or 4 units)
[FINISH UC-APP INSIGHT QUESTIONS AND FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION. PLEASE CAREFULLY PROOF-READ YOUR APP 20 TIMES BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT. LOOK FOR GRAMMAR ERRORS, AWKWARD SENTENCES, INCORRECT INFORMATION, ETC.]
Spring 2018
-Plant of Animal Biology (4 or 5 units)
-GE if you need (3 or 4 units)
-Easy General Physics 2 (3 or 4 units)
-TAKE SOME BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY CLASS TO HELP PREP YOU LATER (4 or 5 units)
-I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO TAKE YOUR HIGHEST ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 CLASS (IT IS A VERY HARD CLASS BUT IT WILL HELP YOU DEARLY FOR THAT BIOCHEMISTRY CLASS YOU WILL TAKE LATER) AFTER YOUR INTRO TO OCHEM/BIOCHEM class.
PLEASE USE RATEMYPROFESSOR.COM TO RESEARCH ALL YOUR POSSIBLE PROFESSORS FOR EACH CLASS SO YOU CAN MAXIMIZE YOUR QUALITY OF EDUCATION. BAD PROFESSORS EXIST ALMOST AS FREQUENTLY AS GOOD PROFESSORS. THEY ALSO EXIST AT THE UC (BUT THE GOOD PROFESSORS USUALLY TEACH YOUR MAJOR CLASSES, SO DW TOO MUCH ABOUT YOUR MAJOR CLASSES OTHER THAN GETTING INTO THEM).
If I left anything out, feel free to add it to your schedule. I am not the master of your life, you are.
Here’s my last tip that my father always tells me: You have to take care of your health first before you can even think about studying or doing any kind of work properly. Meaning, you get 7-8 hours of QUALITY sleep every night (WHICH IMPLIES YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING LIKE YOU CAN CONQUER THE WORLD, NOT SLUG OUT OF YOUR BED), exercise 15-30 minutes a day (push-ups, stretching, sit-ups, squats, planks, jogging, etc.), and eat healthy. Also, I don’t know if this’ll help you, but I feel more confident when I wear sexy clothes that aren’t too overly fashionable but not too ugly either. Um, try going to office hours if you have time to get to know your professors. You don’t even have to ask good questions, just go there for the sake of spending time and casually talking with your professor about your life or their life, IF YOU HAVE TIME. You never know when you might need a letter of recommendation later.
This may seem like a lot to do, and you HAVE to take it step-by-step or you will crumble. However, you have to be prepared for whatever comes later in your life and the only way to be is to endure through your tears and sweats NOW. Don’t be afraid at the work you have to do, be afraid of the things that will happen if you don’t do the work.
@GxBearrr You may have Organic Chem 1/2 covered, biology 1 covered (out of 3 biology courses), gen chem 1/2 covered, however, you don’t have General Physics 1/2, calculus 1/2, plant/animal biology covered which an additional year will allow you to do. Getting an A in anatomy and physiology are good signs, but they are not pre-reqs to transfer into your major so I do not believe the UC officers will really treat them differently than another GE class. However, once you transfer, you will have a background and the material should be familiar to you which puts you at an advantage to get a better grade than peers who have yet to even know the definitions of anatomy or physiology.
Whoever told you that you can’t go over 90 units at a community college is MISINFORMING YOU. You CAN go over 90 units, if you have to, in order to finish your pre-reqs and GE’s prior to transferring. The only CAVEAT is that only YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE 70 UC UNITS FOR ALL YOUR WORK AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. The REST DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS YOUR UC UNIT COUNT, BUT THEY DO COUNT TOWARDS YOUR PRE-REQS AND WILL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR WHATEVER COURSE THOSE UNITS TRANSFER AS. For example, if you took Psychology 1 and this class makes you go over the 70 UC-unit transfer cap, then you will not receive UC units for it, but it will appear in your records that you have fulfilled pre-requisites to move onto Psychology 2 at the UC.
Look at all the engineering majors and all the classes they have to take: General Ed’s (which usually make up 6-10 classes), Calculus 1/2/3 + Differential equations + Linear Algebra, Physics 1/2/3, Gen Chem 1/2, Engineering 1/2/3, English 1/2, Communications, probably some Computer science classes or organic chemistry 1/2 + biology 1/2/3 too depending on which type of engineering. You really think engineers can stay under the 90 unit cap in order to transfer successfully? ALL the UC’s accept transfers who go over 90 units as long as their units come from UC-transferable courses at a California (probably not limited to just California, but a few other states as well) community college. The one exception is that there is a limit to how much UPPER DIVISION CREDIT YOU RECEIVE. I believe it is 8-10 units of upper division pre-requisites before they start wavering your app because they are afraid you might transfer with only 2-4 upper division courses left to take before you graduate. They want you to take like 5-6 (if you’re semester) or 7-9 (if you’re quarter) upper division courses before you graduate.
FINISH YOUR DAMN PHYSICS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. TAKING THEM AT UC DAVIS IS 99% A WASTE OF TIME FOR YOU (the other 1% exists to respect the possibility that you may really love physics and you’re willing to challenge yourself at the UC). MY BIOLOGY PROFESSOR TOLD ME YOU DON’T NEED MUCH PHYSICS OTHER THAN THE BASICS TO SUCCEED LATER IN BIOLOGY-RELATED FIELDS (unless you’re focusing in bio-engineering or Physical Biology). Physics at a UC is painstakingly hard. I’m telling you right now: you will regret not finishing them at a community college. As for calculus…please finish them at your community college too as they will save you the trouble at the UC and make your application much that much more stellar as calc 1/2 are pre-reqs for your intended major. The next year will be hard for you, whichever way you choose to go: UC Davis, or staying at your community college (which I 95% am sure you will do as you are missing too many pre-requisites to even be considered as a worthy applicant in the field of HUNDREDS of other applicants who DO have them done).
Your primary focus should be on school for the next year, but, know that life isn’t just about school. 25% of what you do in school will actually help you succeed in life, the other 75% come from what you do outside of school (taking care of family, feeding/walking your dog, working, interning, researching, volunteering, playing an instrument, socializing with good people, having fun with activities that you enjoy, etc. [Though, you may not want to list some of these activities on your professional resume]).
Here’s what I recommend you take for your schedule next year if you do choose to stay at a CC or are rejected:
Summer 2018
-Calculus 1 (4 or 5 units)
-Some EASY GE if you need (3 or 4 units)
[START UC-APP INSIGHT QUESTIONS]
Fall 2018
-Calculus 2 (4 or 5 units)
-Plant or Animal Biology (4 or 5 units)
-Easy General Physics 1 (3 or 4 units)
[FINISH UC-APP INSIGHT QUESTIONS AND FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION. PLEASE CAREFULLY PROOF-READ YOUR APP 20 TIMES BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT. LOOK FOR GRAMMAR ERRORS, AWKWARD SENTENCES, INCORRECT INFORMATION, ETC.]
Spring 2018
-Plant of Animal Biology (4 or 5 units)
-GE if you need (3 or 4 units)
-Easy General Physics 2 (3 or 4 units)
-TAKE SOME BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY CLASS TO HELP PREP YOU LATER (4 or 5 units)
-I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TO TAKE YOUR HIGHEST ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 CLASS (IT IS A VERY HARD CLASS BUT IT WILL HELP YOU DEARLY FOR THAT BIOCHEMISTRY CLASS YOU WILL TAKE LATER) AFTER YOUR INTRO TO OCHEM/BIOCHEM class.
PLEASE USE RATEMYPROFESSOR.COM TO RESEARCH ALL YOUR POSSIBLE PROFESSORS FOR EACH CLASS SO YOU CAN MAXIMIZE YOUR QUALITY OF EDUCATION. BAD PROFESSORS EXIST ALMOST AS FREQUENTLY AS GOOD PROFESSORS. THEY ALSO EXIST AT THE UC (BUT THE GOOD PROFESSORS USUALLY TEACH YOUR MAJOR CLASSES, SO DW TOO MUCH ABOUT YOUR MAJOR CLASSES OTHER THAN GETTING INTO THEM).
If I left anything out, feel free to add it to your schedule. I am not the master of your life, you are.
Here’s my last tip that my father always tells me: You have to take care of your health first before you can even think about studying or doing any kind of work properly. Meaning, you get 7-8 hours of QUALITY sleep every night (WHICH IMPLIES YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING LIKE YOU CAN CONQUER THE WORLD, NOT SLUG OUT OF YOUR BED), exercise 15-30 minutes a day (push-ups, stretching, sit-ups, squats, planks, jogging, etc.), and eat healthy. Also, I don’t know if this’ll help you, but I feel more confident when I wear sexy clothes that aren’t too overly fashionable but not too ugly either. Um, try going to office hours if you have time to get to know your professors. You don’t even have to ask good questions, just go there for the sake of spending time and casually talking with your professor about your life or their life, IF YOU HAVE TIME. You never know when you might need a letter of recommendation later.
This may seem like a lot to do, and you HAVE to take it step-by-step or you will crumble. However, you have to be prepared for whatever comes later in your life and the only way to be is to endure through your tears and sweats NOW. Don’t be afraid at the work you have to do, be afraid of the things that will happen if you don’t do the work.
UC TAUs are now open to update. Be sure to complete them by the 31st!
Does anyone know the chances of getting into UC Davis as an out of state transfer. I currently have a 3.6 GPA majoring in Computer Science. There’s plenty of extracurricular activities on my application and I believe I have written pretty decent essays.
I heard that if you take English and Math classes during the spring semester will affect your chance to get into UCs. It is basically because they only look at your grade before fall and most of the UCs care about English and Math classes A LOT. My current GPA is 3.7 and majoring in Communication. I took my first English class and Math in fall sem, but I still need one more English. I plan to take my second English class in spring sem. Anyone knows if that will affect the chance I get accepted?? Anyone got accepted to UCs and took their English class in spring sem before transfer?
@jasonhey I really wish nothing but the best, however UCs want you to finish English and Math before Spring. Especially if you TAG into a school and didn’t complete both English classes and math prior to the last semester/quarter–completion of those courses are heavily recommended, if not required.
It would also help to have IGETC done by the spring.
EDIT: I should add that the GPA looks great, so perhaps you are in good shape–so as long as you pass English. In which case, contacting an admissions rep or an UC counselor at your CC would be the best recourse for advice.
Major: Communications
GPA: 3.67
IGETCE: completed
AA-T Degree in Comm: completed
TAG: approved
Excited to be going to UC Davis next year. Any other communications majors?
As an out of state transfer it’s pretty difficult unless you have really good grades. A 3.6 is alright, I’d suggest completing IGETCE and all pre reqs for your major and trying to boost your GPA a bit!
Hi all! I’m happy to have found this thread as we’re getting closer to results time.
Here are my stats:
Major: sociology
GPA: 3.49
IGETC: complete
AA-T Degree in Soc.: will have at end of spring
I applied to UCB, UCD, UCSB, UCLA, UCI, UCR, and UCSD!
I tagged UCSB, and my tag was accepted!
Good luck to everyone, and I’m excited for all of us to get our results!
anyone chance me?
current uc student hoping to intercampus transfer for UCD
cc units+uc units
stats:
gap 3.8
igetc-will not complete
pre-reqs- done by spring/7 prerequisites in total currently taking 3 winter quarter the last spring quarter(3 completed)
major gpa: 3.7
some extra curriculars and volunteer work related to major
@wwoooohoo Good? I would have to know your major to say with any conviction, but those stats should give you a good chance for most majors.
Hi everyone!
Major: Clinical Nutrition (but planning to change it to Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems)
Transfer GPA: 3.6
Major GPA: 3.7
TAG: Nope
ECs: Internship at UCB
IGETC: done
Pre-Reqs Completed: Missing bio series
Other: I’m a re-entry student, student-parent, and first-gen college student
What’s up fellas?
GPA: 3.3
MAJOR: Computer Science
IGETC: DONE
PREQ: DONE w/ ALL A’s
I have gotten accepted by UC Riverside and Sac State. I pretty happy with UCR but I am still waiting on UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, San Diego State, and Northridge. Good luck to everyone, regardless of what school ya go to, just go kick ass regardless!
By the way, I am taking stats for San Deigo State but I don’t think I will be accepted. You think UC Riverside will be mad at me dropping stats and denied me afterward? Or do they care at all, I mean I was accepted but I kind of don’t like my professor, I can’t suck it up anymore either…
@Joseguz101 Howdy! Interesting stats but I’d say with the highly impacted competition with your major, I hope you have things go your way, admission-wise. Best of luck!