Hi all! I saw a couple 2017 threads with specific majors, so I decided to make one as well after noticing a lot of history majors! (Never met another history major while studying at a CC!)
Here’s the summary of my stats:
GPA: 3.84
Major GPA: 4.0
EC: Really didn’t write much here. Just that I had to work to support my family.
TAP: Yes
Pre-reqs/IGETC: Done
Applied to: UCSD, UCLA, UCB, UCSB(TAG)
Hello! I posted my stats on the main UCLA transfer thread, but I’ll make one here as well because why not. Glad to see other history majors here! (I also never met another History major at my CC, seems like most students took history classes just to fulfill General Ed and elective requirements, and when I told people I am a history major they usually ask me why, which for me is because I’m thinking about law school. What are your plans after you get the BA in History? Law School? Grad School? Teaching? Barista at a Coffee Shop lol?)
GPA: 4.0
MAJOR GPA: 4.0
CCC: Pasadena City College
EC: Nothing too special- i volunteer as a docent at a history museum, some stuff from high school, etc
TAP: No
PreReq/IGETC: All done by end of Fall 2017
Applied to: UCLA, UC Berkeley
As a UCLA alumni who graduated with a degree in history, I can confidently say that you two will both get accepted into UCLA’s history program, unless you are missing some requirements. But judging by your GPA’s, you’ll be in. When and if you get in, shoot me a message and I’ll give you info on which professors/courses to take and which ones to avoid.
@need2g2college, most students who graduate with a degree in history frequently transition towards law school. I think I was the only one who wasn’t going towards that route(Plus, my sibling and her spouse are both attorneys, so I have that in the family. :-0 ). I have applied to a few grad schools to pursue a masters in history, so I can teach(Maybe at a CC level but will pursue a Ph.D in the future, I just wasn’t ready to commit to 5 years just yet). I personally love history, and for me nothing else made more sense than this subject.
Best of luck to the both of you. And again, if you have further questions about UCLA’s department, do not hesitate to ask.
@need2go2UCLA @Tik1127 This is awesome!! Thank you so much for your insight, I’m hoping both of us get in as well… crossing fingers!! I am actually planning on going to law school, believe it or not-- I’m hoping UCLA will have good resources in order to guide me. :))) Thanks so much!!!
I’m a current UCLA student trying to convince my friend, who is a history major, to go to UCLA. What would you say to my friend in order to convince them to come here?
Finally a thread I can join! Haven’t met too many history majors at cc either. I’m thinking of doing law school or getting my masters in Museum Studies.
GPA: 3.91
Major GPA: 4.0
CCC: Rio Hondo College
EC: volunteer at a history museum and high school stuff
Tap: no
IGETC: 1 class finishing semester
Pre-reqs: 1 class finishing this semester
Applied to: UCSB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCB
Interestingly, History used to be an impacted major at UCLA for quite some time, its only recently that it has become non-impacted with a high acceptance rate. (For example in 2011, History was listed as an impacted major and it had a 41% acceptance rate, whereas in 2017 it had a roughly 64% acceptance rate). Does anyone know why this happened? Maybe the history department increased its class capacity allowing more students to be accepted? Or is it maybe because the History major has decreased in popularity/rankings? (I mean I’m not complaining because this actually boosts my and current applicants chances at getting in, but im curious as to why formerly impacted majors can become nonimpacted in a relatively short amount of time)
The History department is relatively large at UCLA. For the North Campus majors, outside of Psychology, Sociology, and Poli-Sci it is perhaps the fourth largest student-body. Perhaps, I may know what the cause is. From my understanding, until a few years back, students would apply as pre-history majors and when they would enroll, they would switch it to psychology, since getting into psychology’s acceptance was difficult and immensely rigorous. Sure, they would lose a couple quarters but for some, this was worth it. I believe they’ve cut this out and switching majors is extremely difficult to do so.
UCLA has one of the finest history department’s in the nation, I believe it is always ranked in the top 10. All you have to look at somebody like Professor Mary Corey who fills up a 300 students in her lectures. History is still a fairly popular subject at UCLA.
If your friend is serious about history, then he/she should be aware that UCLA has one of the finest department’s in the nation. It outranks Ivy League schools such as Cornell and Univ Of Penn, it is also ahead of Duke. Not to mention, the professors are simply amazing at UCLA and their doors are always open to you. They truly care about their students, or at least the ones who actually put in an effort. Sure, there are a few duds but every university has them. There is also a large section of courses you can choose from, so you won’t be bored, you will always find something that will interest you. Perhaps what was the most profound aspect, at least for me, was that the student body is always looking out for one another. There was always study groups going during midterms and finals. Nobody was trying outdo the other, there was always a helping hand. UCLA students are extremely extroverted.
completely unrelated, but my decision for UCSB is still pending (first batch of decisions came out today) which scares me to no extent for UCLA. I wish UCLA released decisions earlier so I wouldn’t have to fret!
@floresita29 Welcome to the thread!! Glad to have ya. :)))
@lovela My decision for UCSB is still pending too! I’m definitely freaking out, I don’t know how I’m gonna survive the next month waiting for UCLA decisions :-S
@floresita29 wow really?! we’re literally on the same boat :o I hoped to get my UCSB decision (my last choice) to have a fallback but even that’s still pending so my anxiety level is going up LOL! 
UCSB is my last choice too lol and I’ve been waiting for today so that at least I know whether I have somewhere to go or not. I guess we’ll have to see. Let me know if you hear back from them! @lovela
april 25 or later is the date for UCLA, it seems so close but yet so far.
My son is history major as well. This process is seriously awful, the wait is terrible. I mean some of the schools he was accepted at have start dates where he would have to move in late July, but we have to wait til May for his top 3 schools to give us a decision? Ugh.
Could it be released earlier than May 1st or is that just the end of releases? Like could they go out in early April or is it all done at one time?
His GPA is an overall 3.55 but that includes C in piano, so without elective its a 3.63 I think and .1 for grade bump for AA-T, it might be at 3.73? In May he will have an A.A-T History, A.S-T Admin. of Justice and A.A in Sociology & Behavioral Sciences. (63 units) lots of ec’s in high school 4 yrs football, 1yr swim, debate, 3 yrs ROTC, musical theater, some volunteer work and in community college he is a certified tutor.
Still Pending @ UCSB, UCLA, Stanford, USC, Cal Lutheran
San Diego State.
Accepted:Cal Poly Slo, Cal State San Marcos, & TCU, Boise, U of Az.
Denied: NAU ( they refused to look at his college grades since he had not earned a degree yet? Weird)
@Alwaysmidnight Historically the UCLA transfer decisions had always been released on the third Friday of April, but last year was an exception since they were behind and thus the decisions were released on the Wednesday after the third Friday of April (Apr 26). There is a slight chance that this year’s decisions might be released on April 20th (the third Friday of April), but there are rumors that UCLA is behind on transfer applications again this year so the release date might be shifted to April 25th, similar to last year’s date. So there’s still about 4-5 weeks of waiting left.
I have never heard of the UCs giving a “.1 grade bump” for an AA-T degree. Although this is one of the criteria mentioned on the UC transfer selection, its weight, if any, on the overall decision is negligible at best. UC transferable GPA is only based on the grades earned in UC-transferable classes, so if that elective piano class was not UC transferable, your son’s GPA would most likely be a 3.63 (which is about an average GPA for the history major).
@Alwaysmidnight woah, i’ve never heard of that +.1 in gpa for an AA-T!
Congrats on becoming a Bruin!
You will need to take History 96/97 to become a full “History Major”, it is just a technicality, but they will require you to take this course. It is a 3 hour course(In reality, professors will only do 2.5 hours), you’ll meet once a week, there will be a lot of reading assignments, and it a small course, maybe 15-20 at the max, so you will need to be on your toes, because the professor will call on the students. You will likely have to do some type of presentation. I’d advise to take this course in your second quarter, when you’ve got feel for UCLA’s quarter system. Do not take it in your first.
Here are some professors that you should take.
Take Professor Corey’s 1965 American History course. Well, technically it is 1945-1970’s (Post WWII until Watergate) She is one of a kind. She has a couple other courses. She teaches American Pop Culture. I did not take that with her, I took it with Eric Avilla. He was a cool dude. Back to Corey, people complained about their TA’s in the APC course. She also taught, American Intellectuals, a tough course but you can get an A. The readings are so dense but I did very little reading and still pulled out an A-.
Professor Waugh. She gets mixed reviews, however, I enjoyed her courses. I took Civil War History and her Gilded Age Course(1865-190(Something). The Civil War course is interesting, you learn about important details of the war that you never knew about. Her Gilded Age class course is interesting because you learn about the likes of John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and the oligarchs of the United States during this period.
Professor Summerhill- Just brilliant. His 161, Latin America economics course is a bit tough to be honest but he gives his students the benefit of the doubt. He could easily bump you up a grade depending on the curve. If you’re going to take Summerhill, take his History of Brazil Course, it is a cakewalk.
Professor Ford(Caroline Ford). She specializes in French history and World War 1. An artistic woman that cares for her students and is fair.
Professor Getty- Perhaps my favorite of all the professors at UCLA. He does Russian history, in particular Soviet Union history. He grabs your attention with his gift of story telling. He teaches every now and then, so if you have the opporunity to take him, do so, do not let it slip up.
Professor Stacey- He was one cool cat. I took his 96 course, European variables.This was more of a philosophical course than a history but you read Plato, Thomas More and a couple others. He teaches other courses, he’s got a Machiavelli course and something else(I can’t reacall right now).
Can anyone tell me do I have chance to UCLA from California community college, and my major is matheco, my GPa is 3.88
This is a thread from 2018. Please post in the Fall 2019 thread: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/2085867-ucla-fall-2019-transfer-thread.html#latest