<p>I am will be attending UCR as a freshmen this fall with my major as biochemistry. Can anyone tell me what courses I should take from UCR if I plan on transferring out to either UCLA or UCSD? I know that this is quite an impacted major in those two schools but I want to stay hopeful.</p>
<p>Take these: [ASSIST</a> Report: UCR 09-10 UCSD Articulation Agreement by Department](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST) plus biology classes and gen-chem classes. Google “UC Reciprocity” and consult your school catalog for articulated courses (I mean see course description)</p>
<p>This may be irrelevant to your initial question, but it may help. I know someone from UCR who was accepted to both UCB and UCLA with a 3.75 GPA as a biochem major. Perhaps thats the GPA you should shoot for when you get into UCR?</p>
<p>No that’s actually some good information. Do you by any chance know what classes he took to satisfy the prereq’s for UCLA transfer or UCB transfer for that matter? (with regards to biochemistry) Also, what year did he get in for the transfer? Was it very recent or a few years ago?</p>
<p>It’s almost impossible to transfer from UC to UC. Why didn’t you just attend CC instead if you’re primary goal is to “transfer”?</p>
<p>Well either my post wasn’t very clear, or you weren’t able to discern it, I have already submitted my SIR for UCR and am attending it in the fall. Going to a CC isn’t really an option at this point as you can see.</p>
<p>I understand. Good luck on your journey</p>
<p>Not so sure about the biochem courseload but you can find that information here ->
<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/files/uc_statewide_biochem.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/files/uc_statewide_biochem.pdf</a></p>
<p>He actually just got into those two schools for this Fall 2011. So a 3.75+ GPA is a pretty legit GPA to shoot for when you apply for transfer.
FYI, I’m currently in UCR as well, applying for econ transfer for Fall 2012. Good luck with your transfer. :)</p>
<p>just wondering… why did you SIR for UCR in the first place?</p>
<p>I want to know too, why did you submit your SIR to UCR? I mean if you knew you wanted to transfer and can do it, why not go to a JC for a year or two and then reach you destination. I really would like to know?</p>
<p>Wow you guys stop being so pessimistic, the reason why I SIR’ed to UCR was because it was the only UC I got into and my parents didn’t want me to go to CC’s. Even if transfer rates are lower for inter-UC’s I can still take it for what its worth at least try to apply. If worst comes to worst, I can still say I had the full four year experience at a legit university and move on to graduate school.</p>
<p>@strive101 Thanks dude, at least one of us here is hopeful, wish you luck on your transfer too.</p>
<p>Well all I can say is good luck! I was in the same position last year but was accepted to UCI and choose to attend a JC even tho my parents wanted me to go to UCI. My dream was UCLA or UCSD and I was gonna do anything to get it. Applying this year with a 3.82 GPA and I know im at least guaranteed one of my top two school. Go hard or go home!</p>
<p>If your parents are happy and your happy for attending a great legit university like UCR for 4 years why bother transferring? And btw don’t expect to have the ideal college life at UCR. It’s a commuter school in the middle of the desert</p>
<p>Well Ryan I think your forgetting the fact that there are obviously “better” schools out there than UCR and because of that it wouldn’t hurt to try getting into those “better” schools by transferring. As for your argument about how UCR doesn’t provide an ideal college life, your forgetting that UCR is still a “UC” school and that I will still get a “UC” education. If transferring doesn’t work out I can simply forget about it and just focus on to bigger things like graduate school. The main thing is that, in my perspective, transferring from one UC school to another is simply a means of satisfying some of my minor goals, that is all.</p>
<p>^ from a former ucr to ucla transfer, well said.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to be an a**hole or anything but last time I checked goals are set for ones self. I think your only trying to transfer to appease your parents, hence the “I could stay in UCR and get a UC education”. If it is your goal to transfer to UCLA or UCSD you will do everything possible until you get it. Just my two cents on it.</p>
<p>Anyone who says UC to UC transfers are impossible clearly hasn’t done any research on the subject. Acceptance rates differ only in the single digits between CCC->UC and UC intercampus transfers.</p>
<p>To UCHopeful12: </p>
<p>I had a feeling this discussion would escalate to some form of heated argument, so before we dive any deeper I would like to state that I am not trying to make you or anyone else who wishes to discuss here, an “a-hole” and if I did, then I am sorry as this was not my intention. </p>
<p>Now as for your argument about my parents, I will say this: they are not involved by any means. I can honestly care less for what my parents think of what college I go to; my college decisions have been made solely by me and only me and any goals set are only set to appease me.</p>
<p>I can understand where you are coming from when you state that CCs are an option as a route for a better process of transferring but that is simply your ideals. I just personally couldn’t see myself going to a CC (no offense to anyone who does go), and that is all. I think that one’s opinions and beliefs should not be used to chastise others no matter how different and varying they may be.</p>
<p>I agree. I would also choose UCR (…and work my ass off and then transfer) over Community College if I was denied from all the other UC’s.</p>
<p>Transferring from UC to UC is definitely not “almost impossible”.</p>
<p>Just curious, Integral, what was your high school GPA and SAT?</p>
<p>My GPA from high school was 3.83 and my SAT was 1830 (yes I know its quite average). The main reason, I think, for not getting accepted into the other UCs that I applied to was because I had zero community service… yes I now know how important they are but I didn’t really understand that concept back then so that’s mainly why I’m where I am today. I know some friends from my high school who basically had the same GPA but way lower SAT scores (1400ish) but had a bunch of community’s and got into UCLA and UCB.</p>
<p>So mostly, I’m not too angry that I didn’t get into better UCs and I know I would have had I done some communities. At this point, I just want to move on and remediate my mistakes in high school and do better, let it be UCR or at another UC (if I successfully transfer).</p>