my appeal to ucsb got rejected today, and in the letter it didnt say anything about entering in the spring, but i was wondering if anyone knew if ucsb did the whole spring admission thing…thanks.
also
SDSU or Community College Transfer
please help me decide
<p>Also, about 1500 students applied to UCSB from a 4 year university, and 800 were admitted. do u think it would be a reach if i went to SDSU for a year, or a year and a half ( however long it would take me to get 60 units) and then try to transfer?</p>
<p>yes. A) it takes 2 years and B) every single ccc has guaranteed transfer to UCSB. Why would you pass that up?</p>
<p>sockherplayer, I am about in the same situation as you. After UC Davis rejected my appeal, I had to think hard of where to go. Recently I slashed out SCU from my decisions list and I have SFSU and community college in my mind but so far, I"m leaning towards the transfer route. </p>
<p>As easymack63 said, there is a guaranteed transfer and I might take that for UCD. </p>
<p>Anyways, here's my reasoning...if you know exactly what you want to do in SDSU, then I say go for it. Also, if you visited the campus, how did you feel there? Sometimes it's just that gut reaction that adds on to the logical reasoning here.</p>
<p>i did the guaranteed thing to ucsb for sociology. its really great.</p>
<p>im planning on majoring in sociology or psychology...so wait becky did u go to sbcc? i still dont know if going to a cc is right for me. or if i should just go with sdsu.. but if i go to sdsu id always be bummed about ucsb.</p>
<p>No, I went to Ventura College which is only about 40 minutes away from UCSB. However, you can go to ANY CC and get the transfer agreement for UCSB. Go to assist.org for the transfer courses you need to take. I would suggest not going to sbcc (not sure if you're concidering it) unless you live close to it. It's not any different from another cc and my boyfriend goes there and he hates it! =) Think about the long term plan for you. If you really want UCSB then go for the cc for 2 years and transfer. You won't lose anything and in fact, the cc's are much easier. SDSU . . . i don't hear many good things about this school. And as you know, the transfer rate from a 4 yr institution is horrible. You can always get a BA at SDSU and try for your masters at UCSB. But if I were you, I'd go the CC path. It's easier and cheaper and guaranteed!</p>
<p>Sockherplayer - what you decide should depend on what you really want. The CC option is definitely best if your priority is to graduate from UCSB. It's guaranteed, and inexpensive. But it takes self-discipline to go that route. I know several students who tried but never finished. Also, you will miss the "college experience" your first two years. (It's just not the same at a CC.) If you go to SDSU you will get the college experience (in spades) at a school which is less prestigious but still well respected. (I don't know anything about SDSU's psych or soc departments - my son is in pre-business there.) I can pretty much guarantee that if you go to SDSU you won't spend the rest of your life being bummed about not going to UCSB - for what it's worth, I know a couple of students who were accepted to both and chose SDSU over UCSB for one reason or another.</p>
<p>kluge, you're right in general about the CC to UC path missing the college experience. However ucsb is a bit unique in that many CC students at SBCC (Santa Barbara City College) live in Isla Vista (the place adjacent to campus where students live after frosh year). So you can get a lot of the ucsb experience, plus SBCC has a program that allows you to take a ucsb class every semester, you can meet with ucsb counselors, and so on. While it still takes self-discipline, its easier to see yourself as a ucsb student when you're living right off campus and even taking some ucsb classes than it is when you're attending a distant CC and living at home.</p>
<p>I'd agree with your overall sentiments, though; a student can do fine at either sdsu or ucsb.</p>
<p>if i pass my ap tests, i will have 30 transferable units to UCSB so i would only have to get 30 more units to transfer, so i could in theory do it in a year. does anyone have any thoughts about being at the "sophomore" age but being at the junior level? would it make my life crappy or happy? hah. okay. oh btw i am planning on going to sbcc because of their honors program and ucsb class and i think the sbcc get a tiny bit more priority than other ccers. i THINK. not sure. AHHHH i still dont know what to do. but i have to make my decision very very very soon.</p>
<p>see comments in the other thread on the ucsb specific forum. Bottom line, though, is that if you xfer 30 AP units to a UC they don't count against the cap of units you are allowed to take before you have to graduate (200 in ucsb's case). So as far as hitting the cap, it would be as if you were starting with 30 units. You have enough room due to the AP credit to act as if you're just a sophomore, not a junior, because you'll still be able to take almost as many classes as any other soph.</p>
<p>Actual ucsb students who have completed one year typically have 48 units (12 from 1st quarter, 16 from the next two). You'll have 60 units after subtracting the AP credit, so its not too much more.</p>
<p>Remember than junior standing is just based on college units you have completed, but you don't have to take upper-division classes. You could spend your entire 1st year after xferring to ucsb taking all the lower-division classes you desire, just like any other student who's only completed 1 year at ucsb. In other words you can ignore the units count and take classes just like any other soph does.</p>
<p>The only catch I can think of is that some majors require you to complete the pre-major requirements before you've accumulated a certain number of units, often around 144 or so. Its not clear whether this number includes AP credit or not, so you might want to ask a ucsb counselor.</p>
<p>BTW many students don't take all upper-division their last 2 years. A lot of people continue to take lower-division classes to explore areas of interest. For most majors you only need 60 units upper-division to graduate, and not all of those 60 have to be taken in your major. Since you need 180 units min to graduate, this means you could take 2/3 of all your classes lower-division if you wanted. See <a href="http://www.advising.ltsc.ucsb.edu/graduation/units.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.advising.ltsc.ucsb.edu/graduation/units.php</a></p>
<p>As far as sbcc having priority, I don't know about that. But one thing is for sure. Complete the required classes with the specified gpa and you are guaranteed ucsb admission. That's as good as it gets!</p>
<p>Guarnateed admission only applies for fall term. AP units are counted in quarter units so remember to do the conversion when adding your sem units from sbcc to your ap units. (1 sem=1.5 qtr) You need 90 qtr units and the correct pattern of courses. See their website at <a href="http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/selectionprocess.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/selectionprocess.asp</a></p>