<p>^^ I've been wondering the same thing. I imagine though that the opennings at each department varies greatly.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure each department varies in its number of openings, but the admission rates depends on how many students apply for the limited openings (impacted majors). The more impacted, the lower the admissions rate simply because they turn away more applicants.</p>
<p>Hi Guys...I'm new to this site and thread...I've read your thread completely, ha ha I was intrigued by the developing storyline...Congratulations to everyone who got into their favorite UC'S...</p>
<p>I'm a Sociology/ Asian American Studies or Ethnic Studies major from Sacramento City College...I applied for the fall quarter as well and got admitted into UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Riverside...Still waiting to hear from berkeley though=) </p>
<p>So far UCSC is the one on top of my list...Truth be told I wasn't even considering it except for as a safety school...But now that I have visited the campus I'm sold, it is ridiculously beautiful and as awesome as any school can get, I'd liken it to berkeley...If stanford and berkeley were to have a love child it would be ucsc, that's how awesome the vibe there is, at least from what I can tell=)</p>
<p>I'm really digging the soc. department at Santa Barbara, I wish I could pluck it from there and plop it down on the ucsc campus...I'm going there tomorrow morning to visit the campus so that I can decide between the two...I'll let you know how it goes...</p>
<p>Is there anybody on this thread who lives in Santa Barbara?</p>
<p>question.</p>
<p>after transferring over to a UC, do u keep ur comm. college GPA and go from there, or do u start from scratch?</p>
<p>Mansoor, all I know (from living close to UCSC and having local friends who went to UCSB and returned here) is that Santa Barbara, though beautiful and great fun, is A LOT more expensive a place to live.</p>
<p>lilomui, you start your gpa all over again. an exception that i know of is that if you enter ucla's honors program your first quarter there, then they will keep ur cc gpa.</p>
<p>I go to Santa Barbara City College and i live in Isla Vista (nex to UC campus were everyone lives) and you should really consider coming to SB because it is one of the best environments to spend college in!</p>
<p>^^r u serious rdtg?!!?!?!?
so you're saying,
we really dont have to working all that hard this semester, cuz it really doesn't matter?!</p>
<p>rdtg...
are you sure? I mean say for instance you are pre-med or something and you maybe took a gen chem or bio class at a cc..... you have to take it over again at a uc for it to count? what about all of the GE stuff? It doesn't count towards your bachelor's degree??</p>
<p>rdtg, i doubt that highly. the classes that transferees are taking/have taken at CC are supposed to be the equivalent of what the 4-year universities are offering. It would be ridiculous if we were all to start from scratch.</p>
<p>Let me clear the doubts...When you transfer to an UC, you start with a new "UC" GPA. But, your CC classes and grades (effort) will not just go away. They are still there in your new transcript. So, it does not really matter if it is a UC gpa or any other GPA. What matters is your undergrad GPA (4yrs). When you apply for grad/medical school, I guess you list all the classes you took and the grades. They dont care about UC GPA. However, some grad schools look at your upper div only.</p>
<p>Oh, that makes much more sense, indie_boy. But to be more precise, I think it's the "major GPA" that grad schools look at more. I do remember a friend of mine who is an EE grad from UCLA that he has two GPAs on his resume - his GPA, and his "major" GPA. It was 3.6-ish and 3.8-ish, respectively.</p>
<p>you are right thatz what I meant to say...I think they simply look @ your upper divs and not care about lower divs...can the experts here on this thread clarify this?</p>
<p>Paging experts please! :)</p>
<p>I am particularly interested in how upperdiv coursework that a student completed in a CC will be counted, eg Organic Chem. Coz those are upperdiv, if memory serves me right, in most UCs if not all.</p>
<p>hey what's up guys..i'm new to the forum too..i've read all the past posts and i just want to congratulate all those who have gotten into the schools of thier choice. I know that the big schools are coming up this week and i want to wish everyone the best of luck. </p>
<p>I'm a sociology major with a 3.51 GPA. I've done all the required classes for my major and i'll be IGETC certified by the end of the spring semester. I've taken a class at UCB through their concurrent enrollment program for a major requirement that was not articulated at my school, or even at many cc's for that matter. </p>
<p>What do you guys think? Do you think i have a shot a UCB or UCLA. Any other sociology majors out there? if so, please post your stats. I know that mansoor is a soc major. What are your stats mansoor?</p>
<h2>im sorry if you guys misunderstood me. lilomui was talking about the gpa, so i thought it was inferred that i was talking about the gpa and only the gpa. im not sure why you thought i was saying that all your classes wouldn't be given credit. my boyfriend is at ucla and his gpa does not have his cc grades factored into it. his sister graduated and her grades from her cc were not on her ucla transcript; it had the classes taken at the cc listed and the units given, but no grades.</h2>
<p>And from the UCLA catalog:</p>
<p>Only grades earned in regular session or Summer Sessions at any UC campus and grades earned by Arts and Architecture and Letters and Science undergraduate students in UCLA Extension courses prefixed by XLC are computed in the UCLA grade-point average. Grades earned at another institution or in UCLA Extension courses other than those prefixed by XLC do not affect the GPA.</p>
<p>Other schools and agencies may calculate GPAs differently from the University when evaluating records for admission to graduate and professional school programs. Students should contact them about their policies in this regard.</p>
<p>other experts, please testify...again, do "top" grad school only look @ upper divs or do they also look @ our lower divs?</p>
<p>indie_boy it really depends. Law Schools look at all college coursework ever taken even if it was 20 years ago. It depends on where you're applying.</p>
<p>So that means if I'm doing a UC to UC transfer then my grades from my current UC will be calculated into my future UC's gpa right? .. Actually for me starting over doesn't sound too bad...</p>