<p>I really hate it at UCSC and plan on not coming back for the Fall. I've applied for UCD BUT here's my question...</p>
<p>Lots of my classes i've taken at UCSC aren't transferable to UCD. </p>
<p>are those units taken off? because i know i need to have 90units to transfer as a junior but if the classes do not transfer, than do i lose those units or do i lose the GEs but get to keep my units? </p>
<p>PLEASE I NEED HELP! none of the counselors at ucsc knows anything about this... -.-</p>
<p>All your classes taken at UCSC transfer to UCD. All classes taken at any UC transfer to another UC. It says this just about everywhere and I have emails from both UCD and UCLA confirming this. </p>
<p>And I agree, the counselors suck d!ck at knowing about UC-UC transfer requirements (I’m transferring from UCSC too).</p>
<p>@ the OP. As stated earlier all of your classes will likely transfer so the transfer shouldn’t be too difficult. The UCs give priority consideration to ccc students, next UC students, and finally anyone else. The most important thing for you is to do your homework about UCD. What do you hate so much about UCSC? How will things be different @ Davis? Definitely good questions to ask yourself and others, because I would hate to see you wanting to transfer again. What I would do is peruse some of the threads on Davis/UCSC transfers and PM one or more people who have made that transfer. That will probably give you better insight regarding the transfer. Most of the people on this site are UCLA or Cal junkies (myself included) so you will have to be proactive about getting information. Best of luck though!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t go as far as saying a “dedicated student.” There are plenty of dedicated students at UCSC who love the academic styles/environment that the university has to offer. I feel that students don’t give UCSC enough credit as they feel the place is inferior academically and socially.
The only reason I’m transferring out is because I was enrolled in the 3-2 dual engineering program and I really don’t want to major in engineering math/stats at Berkeley. Otherwise, I’m very happy that I chose UCSC over UCSD in high school. </p>
<p>Also on a side note, you should try going to your major’s advisor for UC-UC help. Last year my academic advisor from my residential college had pretty good knowledge on the steps I needed to take to transfer out. This year, my 3/2 advisor and my econ advisor both told me which of my upper division courses would transfer over, as well as any articulation agreements they may have with other UCs. That way I could basically cut out Assist.org as a middle-man and could see what classes I had remaining at whatever school I transfer to.</p>
<p>LOLL its like practically everyone i see doing a UC to UC transfer is tryna get out of UCSC, i even know ppl at my CC who dropped out of UCSC to go somehwere else. I woulda thought UCM and UCR would have more, i guess UCSC isnt too great a place to be.</p>
<p>Cali Trumpet:
really?? where are you transferring to? are you still here?</p>
<p>Calbearguy:
some people love it but people like me hate it… i’m from the city and city life is something i can’t live without. i know davis is a town but it’s near sac. plus i have family who will be close to me and easier transportation (no car)…</p>
<p>i hate ucsc cause of the:
location
how there’s only two entrances
stupid hippies that just gross me out (bare feet and all)
some people here are very dumb
protesters dont even know how to protest properly.<br>
lacking in the asian community on campus and i want to major in asian american studies
traveling is difficult… no way out but with a bus. there’s not even a train that runs through here.
etc. etc. etc. </p>
<p>believe me, i tried to like it. i’m an intern at one of the resource center and thought maybe if i met more people and did events i would start to like it. NOPE. not the issue. this whole place in general is just difficult for me.</p>
<p>^Come to Toastmasters. That is where all the smart Econ majors are (srs). </p>
<p>I just applied to all of the UCs pretty much. I’m gunning for Davis at the moment though. UCSC is fine and there are a lot of intellectually smart people here but a lot of them are practically stupid. You are paying $30k a year to **** on your studies and instead get high everyday? Really? People protest everything just for an excuse to skip class. An interesting part is that some teachers (mainly in community studies and similar majors) actually cancel their class so students can protest. Btw, none of my hard-sciences classes have ever been canceled because of a protest. </p>
<p>It’s not that UCSC is a bad school, it’s that the other UCs represent more of what I am looking for. I also think UCSC is getting the short end of the stick in these times of budget woes. I feel like it is almost impossible to get into the classes I want and the library has embarrassingly limited hours. </p>
<p>And even the small things suck. Traveling to the airport or even downtown is rather a pain because there are too many students for the current small town bus system. Housing around the area starts from $1400/mo+ compared to <$1000/mo in Davis. </p>
<p>All and all, I’m enjoying the big-fish-in-a-small-pond feeling, but I think I would overall prefer the medium-fish-in-a-lake feeling.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mind going to Davis either. Except there’s really not much town-wise there either (they do have a Del Taco though…). Rent is pretty steep here as I have friends at Davis paying 40% of what I’m currently paying at SC. UCSC’s library hours are horrible, even though they put all that effort in rebuilding our main library.</p>
<p>Also there are quite a bit of Asians (not comparable to somewhere like Berkeley) but you just have to look for them. Colleges 9/10 + Parts of Crown + Asian frats = the whole community. Davis transportation really isn’t that much better (both towns are mostly bus-oriented). Although Davis has a train ($28 to SJ?) and Sac airport (not that close).</p>
<p>But if you are a true city kid, I guess that it just runs in your veins. I would have thought you would rather prefer LA or Irvine though.</p>
<p>The “whole big fish…small pond” is actually really great here. I’ve gotten 2 letters of rec for a summer internship at the World Bank from staff who worked there and I’m just starting an econ research opportunity with my old teacher.</p>
<p>“lacking in the asian community on campus and i want to major in asian american studies”</p>
<p>Haha, that is racist!</p>
<p>I wonder if I said I don’t like all UC’s except SB & SC because they lack the white community on campus and I want to major in white american studies if that would be racist. jk that is a legitimate reason. It sucks being a minority.</p>
<p>Guys what do I do if my major is Political Science and i’m exempt (got unit credits) from taking American Politics and Comparative Politics at UCR because I passed the AP exams, but:</p>
<p>According to UCLA’s transfer site, not only is Political Science an impacted major, but also they clearly said that AP American/Comparative Government do not satisfy the UCLA’s lower division requirement for the major.</p>
<p>Also at UCR, the only math requirement for Political Science is either Intro to Computing or Statistics, but UCLA requires statistics.I rather take the Computer Science class over statistics because I suck at math, but it’s the same question</p>
<p>On their site they also said:</p>
<p>To be considered for admission to UCLA, you must leave/have left your previous UC campus in good academic standing. We also encourage you to complete the General Education (GE) requirement of the UC campus you currently attend before you transfer. If you do this, you will be exempt from UCLA’s GE requirement.</p>
<p>So what should I do? Take American and Comparative Politics along with Statistics even though I don’t have to for UCR’s GE requirement? UCLA’s AP policy?Or the UC-UC policy.</p>
<p>@thebigsh0w
How is that even racist? i’m an asian american and ucsc doesn’t have an asian american studies major. plus, there are some old school people here who are still living in the time where minorities were not considered humans.</p>
(Assuming he is dedicated since he is on CC).</p>