I was wondering if it is possible for me to transfer to UCSB to UCI in a year. I committed to UCSB mainly because I had to attend a 4-year university in order to receive my scholarships (one of them is a renewable scholarship for 4 years) . I wasn’t accepted to any local schools so UCSB was the only real option for me. I want to transfer to UCI because that’s the closest UC to my area, or even to CSUF or CSULB. So far I have no college credit, but have already met the foreign language requirements for UCSB. Would it be impossible to transfer within a year?
UCI takes Junior level transfers so 90 quarter units which includes the required GE’s and major prep courses. If you have AP class credits they can be used for some of the transfer credits.
What major are planning to pursue? Also if you transferring from one UC to another, getting a letter of reciprocity for the your GE requirements will help so you do not have to retake any GE’s.
You will only have 2 quarters of grades to submit to UCI and will you be able to complete all transfer requirements by end of Spring 2019 for admission Fall of 2019?
https://www.admissions.uci.edu/apply/transfer/index.php
Why not give UCSB a chance since most likely you will need to spend at least 1 1/2 to 2 years there to meet the transfer requirements? Or the other options are take a Gap year and reapply to UCI or attend a community college and TAG to UCI which again may take 1 1/2 to 2 years but at a lower tuition rate?
If you want to be in the UCI area your best bet is to go to a CCC for two years and TAG Irvine (guaranteed admission). Considering you got into UCSB as a freshman (which is a hard thing to do) you should have no trouble getting to UCI as a transfer from a CCC.
Highly unlikely you can do it in one year. Irvine technically will take applications from lower-division transfer students for some majors, but for the current academic year Irvine did not actually accept any applicants. See the counselor info at http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/ETS18/alternative-path-lower-division-transfers.pdf page 10 Without a boatload of AP credit and taking high unit loads (starting with summer school this past summer) you can’t get enough units to qualify as a junior after 1 year of college.
Your choices at this point likely are to attend UCSB for 2 years and apply to xfer during your 2nd year, or cancel your enrollment and attend a CC in your area (assuming classes have not already started). If you do the latter you can take advantage of the TAG program for guaranteed admission.
@mikemac It’s too late for me to enroll in my local CC (Cypress) since the school year has already started. I’m undeclared so would that affect anything? Also do the UC’s consider factors such as low income and family issues at home? If the chances of transferring to another UC is slim, can I still take advantage of the TAG program if I drop out of UCSB the first year and attend a CC the second year? I know that I should first give UCSB a chance, but the financial reasons, anxiety, and family problems make me wish that I had attended a CC from the beginning.
@mikemac Also would my financial aid be affected at all in any case? Sorry for all the questions. Thank you so much.
To TAG, you need a minimum of 30 semester units at a CC.
If you are unable to attend your local CC for this semester, I would remain at UCSB for at least the Fall quarter, then start at Cypress college for Spring Semester. Unfortunately, attending a CC for only 1 semester will not give you enough units to TAG for UCI Fall 2019 so you would probably need to stay another year. If you want to transfer to CSUF or CSULB, you could possibly complete all the needed transfer requirements for Spring 2020 since these CSU’s do accept Spring Transfers.
For UCI, you need to declare a major as a transfer applicant. They do consider you being low income when it comes to financial aid. Family issues can be addressed in personal insight essays.
The 30 units neeed to TAG can be from anywhere, including 4-year. As long as you have 30 semester units by end of summer and enroll in a CCC for fall, you can apply for TAG that Sept.
You need 30 units from a CCC ** by your final term **to qualify for priority as a CCC applicant. That’s the part that trips people up.
is there a little to no chance of being accepted as a low division transfer? I’m just concerned because of the renewable scholarship that required me to enroll and attend a 4-year university. The schools that I’ll probably apply to in the future are UCI, UCLA (long shot), UCR, CSUF, and CSULB. I was accepted to UCR, but disregarded it due to a personal reason and now I regret not enrolling. Would it be difficult to get back into UCR when I didn’t accept their admission the first time?
I don’t see denying an acceptance then reapplying as a hindrance. However, I can’t say anything about the scholarship situation. You need to verify before you make any move. UCSB is a great school, don’t discount it so soon.
Every year some majors at some UCs might accept sophomore standing. It varies year to year. You need to go here and check. Plus keep in mind there are very few openings so it’s a long shot.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/check-majors/
Hey I have a similar issue. i got into ucsb and chose to attend it but now I’m freaking out because i’d rather stay near my fam. i live in the same-ish area as you. Did you end up deciding on something? If so, what? Do you think i should attend sb for a quarter and then transfer to a community college and later a cal state? my financial aid and transportation probs are what are stressing me out. Please helpppp
alsooo if I choose to stay for an entire year, would it be possible to transfer to a calstate as a lower division transfer?
@panicked101 you should start your own thread so this doesn’t get confusing
^^^ good point.