<p>Okay so here is the situation, I graduated from a community college with a 3.94 21 As and one B. I was accepted at Berkeley, UCLA, Irvine, and Santa Barbara. I am currently at UC Berkeley taking 13 units. Total including the 13 units at Berkeley I would have 75 transferable units, below the 90 unit ceiling. I am currently miserable at UC Berkeley, I would like to transfer to UCLA I am even considering taking next spring off. I am on financial aid. </p>
<p>Question: </p>
<p>Is it possible to transfer to UCLA. Ive heard it is very difficult to transfer from UC to UC even with a high GPA, is it possible even at 75 units with 13 from a Berkeley. Also is it possible, if necessary to simply ignore my present semester at Berkeley, simply show my transcripts from my Community College and start again as a first semester/quarter junior? </p>
<p>If you transferred from a community college, wouldn't you already have 90 units? And also Berkeley is on the semester system. If you have 13 units and multiply it by 1.5 you get 19.5 quarter units.</p>
<p>also if you have 21 A's from a community college and the courses are at least 3 units then thats 63 units already and multiply that by 1.5 since other UCs are on the quarter system you get 94.5. Could you please clarify your situation? If I am getting this right then it wouldn't be likely to transfer anymore</p>
<p>I have 62 semester units at my CCC, and 13 semester units at Berkeley. Converted in to quarter units I would have 112.5 which is also below the 135 quarter unit ceiling.</p>
<p>I had originally planned to withdraw however since it was still the first week I would have had to pay all financial aid money back, but I would also have had to pay fees incurred due to housing and a meal plan which would have been about $2,000 dollars. I could with draw after 60% of the semester and I has passed I wouldn't have to pay back financial aid which would allow me to pay off fees from housing and meal plan. Would this be the better option?</p>
<p>I think its okay if all those units were from community college, but if you had upper division courses, I'm not sure how colleges will look at it.</p>
<p>So would the best option be with withdraw from UC Berkeley, I would have to wait until 60% of the semester has passed to avoid paying back Fin Aid, so I could then pay off all fees I owe the college. Would this be the best and only option, allowing me to transfer to UCLA?</p>
<p>I would apply without submitting berkeleys info. When I submitted my application to ucla I left out a couple of community college transcripts and they never found out. They might check with other UC'S but with as many students that are in the UC system I don't think that's realistic. Either way, it doesn't sound like you have much to lose. If you don't get in stay at UC berkley.</p>
<p>^ I HIGHLY recommend you do not follow that advice. Withdrawing any transcripts from any college will get your admission rescinded easily. Even years down the line if they find out they have the right to make your diploma null and void.</p>
<p>@ Motus
Okay...so the only option I would have would be to withdraw at the 60% semester mark, again so I wouldn't have to repay any fin aid and could pay any remaining fees I owe the college. In this way I would not have an academic transcripts from Berkeley, and I could apply with only my community college transcripts, would the fact that I have financial aid from Berkeley effect me going to UCLA?</p>
<p>...your other option is to just man it out at berkeley. you should had visited cal before you made your decision. im not bashing on cal or anything, but if it sucks that bad, you should have been able to notice that on one visit. and besides, cal is still hella legit for a school. the only difference it has with UCLA is a crapper sports team, colder weather, and less attractive girls. but it does have the "college" lifestyle, wicked academics, and the prestige.</p>
<p>What are you basing your decision on? What is wrong with Berkeley? Had you visited the campus? What is your major? </p>
<p>It is quite difficult to transfer - usually - from one UC to another, especially in your situation. </p>
<p>Is it just that you haven't adapted yet to the culture of the university? I don't think anyone should rush a decision, especially after only a few weeks.</p>
<p>If you made this decision to go to Berkeley, what makes you think that UCLA would be any different? Or Santa Barbara?</p>
<p>Housing will be an issue. You didn't accept the offers to the other schools, so you will most likely have to go through the whole admissions process once again. Once you give up a spot, it is gone. You don't get to fall back on it if it doesn't work out after a semester begins.</p>
<p>i think i misread your post. If you said you haven't taken any units yet at UCB, then you could go back to community college and it is possible to apply to transfer again. But if you already have units at UCB then it will be tough to apply again. Also if you only have your sights set on UCLA, then you should consider other UCs if you're planning to back to cc, because you should always consider other options. On another note, you should definitely reevaluate your UCB situation by looking at the positives, if you focus on the negatives at the school then you'll definitely only remember the bad experiences. There is probably a lot of good things about UCB you just haven't noticed yet because of the negative feelings you've experienced.</p>