<p>How difficult is it to transfer from UC to UC? Let's say from UCSC to UCB? Or from UCR to UCB?</p>
<p>UCSC/UCR to UCB would be a good shot if you're grades in SC/R were excellent. My aunt went to Cal Poly and had a 4.0 She later transferred to UCLA. =] Not a UC to UC. But i'm sure UC to UC is easier than Cal Poly to UCLA. It's a good shot.</p>
<p>sorry, but it is extremely difficult to transfer into Cal since the transfer slots are held for the community college transfers. To transfer from a UC to another one higher up the food chain, you need a VALID reason, and it can't be that Cal has more prestige or D-1 sports -- it could be personal family situation or academic (e.g., you interests change to biz and UCSC doesn't have an undergrad biz program).</p>
<p>btw: UCSC has an engineering program with an auto transfer to Cal engineering.</p>
<p>I am going to have to disagree with you on that. If you look at their statistics, about a quarter of all their transfers are from 4 year colleges and UCs get preference for the 4 year slots. You still need a 3.7 and above but its not impossible and you don't need a solid reason. You can say that its better for grad schools, etc, though the best excuse is to show proximity to the university (ie, saving on housing costs). </p>
<p>I transfered from UCSC to Davis w/ a 3.3 and no ECs, its not that difficult, especially to the other UCs.</p>
<p>By the way the 3-2 Engineering program is probably the best option because you only need to maintain a 3.3 gpa at UCSC and you are garunteed a spot in berkeley engineering after 3 years at SC, plus you get two degrees.</p>
<p>TRhopeful, I think you misread the chart (available at <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_select_criteria.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_select_criteria.html</a>)</p>
<p>According to that chart, Cal admitted 2340 from CCs and 461 from 4-year schools. So only about 16% of their transfers are from 4-year colleges, not a quarter.</p>
<p>They do have a 25% number in the chart, but that is the admission rate for xfers from 4-year colleges. Maybe our definitions are different, but I wouldn't call a 25% admission rate not that difficult since they say "no" to 3 out of every 4 students who apply from other 4-year schools.</p>
<p>hopeful:</p>
<p>yes, financial is a valid reason for requesting a transfer, but that only works if your family resides in the Bay Area.</p>
<p>What if I say the my employer has transferred me to the Berkeley office?</p>