<p>so i got rejected from all the UC's i applied to except riverside (and i havent heard back from irvine) and i was wondering how hard is it to transfer out of ucr to ucla/sd/sb? do i have to stay at riverside for 2 years? i have decided to not go to san luis obispo or a community college because it's always been my dream as a little kid to go to a good UC, but i never expected riverside to be a main option (sorry if im being arrogant, and yes i know i shouldve tried harder in high school, but i realized how important high school gpa is too late)</p>
<p>if you have transferred out of ucr, please tell me.. or if you know how to transfer out of ucr..</p>
<p>People do it (transfer up the UC chain) but, not many. If you got into SLO, odds are you worked plenty hard in school. </p>
<p>If you were my kid, I’d council you to more deeply evaluate your life long dream. As you exit your teen years, dream bigger and longer term. College is a short stop on a long path - not a destination. Your job now is to choose the institution that will provide you the best education, exposure and opportunities. I’ll let you in on a little secret. The vast majority of successful Californians didn’t attend a UC. </p>
<p>If you have to choose between Riverside and SLO, I’d point you at SLO. If Irvine accepts you, it would depend on the major and your career interests.</p>
<p>Good luck. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t advise SLO over UCR without knowing the major. UCR is a good launch in a lot of majors where SLO isn’t particularly strong. Some areas SLO would be stronger than UCR. If you don’t know what you want to do, personally, I think a UC would offer more flexibility as you decide. However, if you would be in a computer science major, for example, definitely SLO, imho.</p>
<p>People do transfer but you can’t absolutely count on it so still pick for the long term, I would suggest. I do know UCLA only accepts transfers after junior year.</p>