I do t think I mentioned what schools I was thinking of applying too earlier. I was gonna do: UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UC Berkeley all for business finance. My stats aren’t posted in the previous page. Do you’ve think I have a chance?
Have you looked into Haas School of Business at CAL? I think it is number one in the nation.
Yes I am aware of its rankings. The issue would be getting into the school in the first place. I’m not sure my stats are good enough. And even if they are, I’m not sure how much aid I’d get either because it’s out of state for me.
How were your job prospects after graduating from UCLA with a BA in history, or are you in grad school at the moment? I understand networking makes you or breaks you when it comes to the liberal arts.
@brbruneel: As an OOS applicant you should expect to be full pay at $65K/year since UC’s give little to no financial aid for OOS students. UC’s offer good need-based aid for in-state residents.
Here is a link for 2018 UC Transfer admit ranges by campus and major to give you an idea of your chances:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
Are there any good scholarships I can apply for that are worth a good amount of money for UC’s as an out of state student? For example, I heard UC Davis has a scholarship worth 15,000 per year and automatic enrollment in the honors college. Is there any thing like that for UCLA and UCB? Because otherwise I can’t go to either of them because they’re too expensive.
Do you know if you are able to apply for multiple scholarships at the same time and win multiple scholarships or is it limited to only one? And Berkeley has way better scholarships than UCLA some of the Berkeley scholarships found make it.l a realistic option to attend. However, most of the UCLA scholarships I qualify for could offer at most 5,000 per year which would still make school unaffordable.
@brbruneel: You could possibly get multiple scholarships if you apply to many, but check the requirements such as are they limited to 1 year only, if renewable do they have a GPA requirement etc…
I am in currently in grad school. I am working towards my Master’s degree in history. I want to work in academia and perhaps will pursue a Ph.D. in the future. The networking aspect is somewhat of a myth, sure it could help but however, it is what the elders say as baloney. This networking narrative is something USC student body has created, that their networking is a cut above, yada yada yada… Nonsense, as they say, don’t believe the hype.
For the most part, a lot of employers just want to see if you’re educated. You can move up the corporate ladder much faster with a degree than without one. For example, a buddy of mine who is a bit older than me graduated from UCLA with a degree in physiological science and now he is an SVP at a mortgage company. He took on an interim level type of job after graduation and quickly climbed the ranks in the mortgage industry. Don’t think you’re going to be bounded by your degree. If you want to work in the field of your major then wonderful, if not, you still have many options since a degree from UCLA holds value. It is natural for you to have doubts, we all do. But as I stated earlier, UCLA’s history department is world-class and your passion for the subject will grow.
I could always just renew the scholarships after a year if they are worth a year. How do I find my UC gpa and the certification courses required for business
A little late to the party, but here are my stats:
GPA: 4.0, one W
Major: CS, maybe math/stats
ECs: SI for Math, involved in some clubs
Applying to: Cal, UCI, UCLA, UCSD, CSUF, TAGing to UCD,
Major: Computer Science & Engineering
GPA: 3.90
Major Prep GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Completed by Winter
Pre-Reqs: 2 required in progress for Spring, will also be completing all articulated recommended courses
PIQ’s: Talked about leading tutor group, enduring through eye disease during school year, Basketball, and computers.
Applying to: UCLA, UCB, UCD, UCSB, UCI, and UCSD
Thanks for that amazing reply what school are you currently in for your masters if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve heard that fellowships can be competitive when it comes to grad school. Professor Arthur Verge who I took for my history honors course changed my perspective when it came to opportunities regarding grad school as he received a fellowship at USC after transferring to Santa Barbara. I also agree with you with regards to a degree from UCLA holding value regardless.
Did anyone apply to UCLA CCCP for the summer ? I was waitlisted for the summer sessions course and requested to be moved to Site Lite. The program really gives applicants an edge. I’ve heard from Santi, one of the key leaders that the acceptance rate for CCCP scholars is also high. I’ve been in the program for two years and so returning scholars are automatically admitted to Site Lite.
Not a problem, I’m glad I could help. I’m currently at CSUN.
I finished my bachelors with a 3.7 GPA, which was good enough to get into many schools. I took some courses, which I should’ve avoided, which is why I always try to offer future transfer students help and share my experiences with professors who I enjoyed and ones who were not all so great(BruinWalk will be another source for you, just an FYI).
My problem was finding schools that offered a Master’s in history and not many did. UCLA didn’t, SC didn’t, and the nearest school to me that did was UCSB. UCLA somewhat does but you enter the PH.D program but can leave when you reach your requirements for a Master’s. I didn’t want to go towards that route because I believe you’re not allowed back if you’ve decided to return.
I didn’t want to go out of state and I had obligations at home, so Northridge fit the bill on many levels. One, my GPA was high enough so that I did not have to take the GRE, which was a major issue for me. I didn’t want to take some exam where mathematics and science were involved and it had nothing to do with my major. I had briefly looked into NYU, where the GRE wasn’t required but this was mostly for working in museums. If you wanted to get a Master’s in Oral History then you were required for the exam.
So, I looked in Northridge and they were surprisingly ranked quite high for their graduate program for Master’s in history. Last semester was my first term and my professors were excellent. One was a Princeton Ph.D and the other was from UCLA. The courses are interesting enough and I came away with enjoying my courses. At CSUN you can also receive credits by being a TA, where you grade undergrad papers and even hold lecture(like discussion, which is something UCLA does). Not to mention, you can also receive credits by doing internships.
So, my goal is to finish with high honors, and teach in the private sector for a couple years and then I’ll decide if I will pursue a PH.D.
Grad school is all about schmoozing your professors and working on research. They(Being your professors) know that you’re close to your finish, so, you need to impress them with work so that they’ll write to you a LOR for a job or maybe even for a PH.D. Second, as I stated it is all about research and writing in a different manner and style. It becomes far more historiographical than writing whatever the professor had repeated through lecture or from a book. So, it also becomes your narrative and also research based.
One of my courses required me to do an independent research project with only primary sources. The professor held lecture for the first few weeks and then let us go on our own. If we had any question we had to visit her in office hours. But it was a wonderful experience. I really loved doing research especially looking through newspapers from the 1950s and 60s and seeing the country decades earlier(Sorry, I’m nerding out right now).
Sorry about the long-winded reply, once I start talking about history, i can’t stop. So, as I stated, to you and other students who are applying to the history department at UCLA (or if you want to take history classes just to gain units at UCLA as an elective ) feel free to tag me and I’ll reply as soon as. I can.
Best.
So for my UC application, I am going to be a junior, but I switche majors to business fairly recently so I’m starting my pre-reqs for business at my current school this coming semester and by the time the TAU comes up in January, I will only have my grades for one semester of pre-reqs. Will this affect my admission decision for a UC? Will they ask for a copy of my second semester transcript to clarify my grades for the rest of my pre-reqs?
It depends how many pre-reqs are missing. It could be a problem.
I’m not entirely sure what the UC schools require for pre-reqs for business I haven’t been able to find it for any of the 4 schools I would apply too (Davis, Irvine, Berkeley, and UCLA) but I will be taking business law, microeconomics, financial accounting, business math, and psychology this coming semester. My second semester will have business statistics, business calc, managerial accounting, macroeconomics, and a political science course of some sort. Also does anyone know if you only pay one application fee for UCs and apply to as many as you want or if it’s an individual fee for each UC you want to apply too? Thanks!
@brbruneel: What major are you applying to at these schools?
For UCD are you applying for Managerial Econ or Econ? For UCI, Business Econ or Business Admin? For UCLA, Business Econ?
For UCB Haas, here is the link for requirements: https://haas.berkeley.edu/undergrad/admissions/
Have you checked assist.org for the required courses to transfer for each campus?